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My mother doesn’t believe in materialistic gifts, especially at Christmas time. Well before I was born, she decided family Christmas would not simply be a zealous unwrapping of gifts on the 25th. Instead, each year our family embarks on a surprise *experiential* trip, the whereabouts unknown to my siblings and I until Christmas morning. My…
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Scandinavia as your home, Europe as your classroom. A trademark of DIS, the above slogan emphasizes the place-based learning methods employed by the program throughout the academic experience. Although “experiential” and “place-based” learning are frequently used interchangeably, DIS highlights that while you can simulate an experience from anywhere, place-based learning depends directly on the physical…
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What do you think is the most important lesson you’re going to take away from your experience abroad? Though maybe a little cliche, these are the types of questions my mother uses to engage with me. I’ve always held a deep appreciation for the way in which these questions require me to pause and reflect…
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The ability to leave class on Friday (or even Thursday night for some) and board the metro straight to Kastrup, the Copenhagen airport, is all too tempting. Being abroad in Europe makes traveling to the coast of southern France for a beach weekend or north towards Tromsø to witness the miraculous Northern Lights seem effortless.…
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Dear future DIS students, If you’re anything like me, as you begin your abroad experience, at some point or another, you will probably get lost in the sea of advice, packing lists, and all the other posts, stories, etc. that are supposed to help you but really only make you overwhelmed. About a week before…
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I feel the most connected with nature when I’m learning how to trust it; I love this process. It happens when I’m hiking in the White Mountains and begin to understand with just a glance which rocks are stable and those that will cause a funny-looking fall should I step there. Or when I jump…
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If my college search junior year had taken a major chill pill, it would resemble my abroad search. That is to say, I wasn’t always fixed on Copenhagen and I definitely did some browsing, but ultimately, I can’t think of a place I would rather be spending four months studying abroad. And, chances are, no…
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As with so many moments in life, it’s incredibly easy to submit to societal messaging regarding study abroad. It felt as though no matter where I was—picking up coffee at the cafe in my picturesque, quaint town, casually mentioning my abroad plans to a Professor during office hours, or saying goodbye to friends—phrases like the…
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My most significant childhood memories come from the gray house that sat perched on a hill and nestled among pines, overlooking a little lake in western New Hampshire. It makes sense that I chose Wellesley, the on-campus lake and trail system, my go-to safe haven when life gets overwhelming. In choosing to study abroad in…
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Tivoli I only just became a fan of amusement parks. Thankfully this personal development occurred just in time for a visit to Tivoli Gardens, one of Copenhagen’s infamous tourist attractions, and the second oldest amusement park in the world. Between my visit in August to Le Monde (Montreal’s Six Flags) and our trip to Tivoli—both…
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