Greetings Avid Readers!

This is my blog to document my time in Denmark this semester! I leave tomorrow (August 18th) and will be in Copenhagen through December!

Some background information:

I will be studying Sociology and International Relations while at DIS (Danish Institute for Study Abroad). I will be living in a Traditional Kollgieum in the city of Copenhagen which is kind of like a student apartment dormitory type deal. I have a roommate...I haven't heard from her yet, but I'm sure she's great! I have never been to Copenhagen or anywhere in Scandinavia before and I speak absolutely no Danish (the native language of Denmark).

While I have read extensively about this program and am super excited for my stay, it would be extremely accurate to observe that I am jumping feet first into a cultural experience for which I am totally ill prepared...but then it wouldn't be as fun right? :)

It is my hope that this blog will serve to keep my friends and family updated on my adventures and my experience while abroad. I have plans to travel to Glasgow in the beginning of September, Munich at the end of September, and a mandatory school trip to Turkey in late October. Many other small trips will likely surface throughout the months I am there.

I can't wait for this adventure to begin and I feel so unbelievably blessed to have this experience. Stay tuned! -Helen

P.S. This is a picture from my time in Scotland the summer of 2010....but I felt like this post needed a picture so here ya go!