Danmark
When is spring coming to Copenhagen?
Like so many times before, since I returned to Denmark last July, I went for a walk today with my friend Peter. It is now April 2 and one would expect the trees and the grass to be light green. But it is not. The trees are still completely naked, the soil brown and until [...]
Aktivering: Opbevaring eller opkvalificering???
Aktivering – hvad er det egentlig? Som arbejdsløs har jeg virkelig svært ved at forstå rationalet. Hvert halve år skal jeg minimum i aktivering 1 måned. Men som akademiker skal jeg ifølge loven “varetages” af en 2. Aktør. En anden aktør skulle efter sigende være en konsulentvirksomhed der kan hjælpe mig med at komme i [...]
My 5 stay-the-same New Year resolutions
Going into a new year usually makes people think about resolutions. They often consist of things they want to change – like stopping to smoke or lose 10 kg etc. I decided that I would rather like to focus on the things I like to stay the same.
Being part of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15)
Next week I start working as an attache to the Danish Foreign Ministry during the COP15 in Copenhagen. Although it is a short period of time (December 2 – December 19) the selection procedure and preparation for employees have been very long. I applied for a position at the end of July this year together [...]
Returning to Denmark and doing the Danish thing
After one year silence on the website, I have returned home – both to my website and to Denmark. Since Thomas and I are no longer living together or in the same country we will be writing from different locations and give you an insight into our lives from there. We hope this will give [...]
Video: Suntanning in Danish graveyards …
Huh..? You are joking?!? No, I’m actually not joking. I’m dead serious. This video shows you the beautiful graveyard with suntanning people. Close to my house in the centre of Copenhagen is a beautiful, old graveyard called “Assistens”. It is the last resting place of a long line of famous Danish people such as H.C.Andersen [...]
Video: Traditional Danish birthday celebration
In some countries and in some religions birthdays are not celebrated. But in Denmark, which is traditionally a protestant, Christian country, we consider birthdays as something very important and a great opportunity to celebrate. The video below is from my sister Pia’s birthday (on July 10, 2008) and gives you an idea about the way [...]
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