This last week has been full of adventure around Denmark! A lot of my posts have focused on my travel outside of the country, so I thought it’d be fun to walk you through a week in my life here! Saturday, November 9th On this day, Elinor and I went over to our Farmor’s house …
Category Archives: Guest Lecturers
A Taliban Embed
For two hours, I sat in the same room as Nagieb Khaja, listening to him speak about his experiences as a Danish journalist in Afghanistan and Syria. Lately, I have been adopting quite an interest in journalism (even going so far as to add it as a double major), so being able to hear from …
A Glimpse at September
As the temperature starts to drop and the classwork starts to ramp up here in Denmark, my schedule has been crazier than ever. As everyone is now adjusted to DIS and to life in Copenhagen, my calendar only has a few open days for relaxation or exploration. Here are some of the highlights from this …
Speaking with an Eyewitness
Four years ago, a terrorist attack struck Copenhagen and shook Denmark to the core. A couple of days ago, we had a guest lecturer in my Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism class who was at the first attack. Let me give you some background: The attack involved two shootings, one at Krudttønden and one outside of a …