Okay so have just returned from an 8 day trip from good ol Munchen (haha and yes, before you ask – I am quite a studious person – well at least I can be … I think my rather evident ability to restrain myself from blogging all the time is a case in point!!!).

Well moving right along, I think my 8 days away let me actually take in my experiences thus far in kbh and let me realise that I am truly lucky to be on exchange at Copenhagen Uni at the moment and I am so glad that I decided to take that leap of faith and apply for an exchange!!! Having said that, I am still by far the worst exchange student to have ever hit the streets of Copenhagen when consideration is given to the fact that almost 8 weeks have flown by and I am still yet to see this damn mermaid or go to any castles (actually I did go to Rosenborg – but that was when I first arrived and was terribly jet lagged) or eat any of the famous Copenhagen ice cream (well I suspect it is famous considering all the stores in Brissy! – is it famous???) or anything else really ‘touristy’ … and the bad thing is I have decided that I might try knuckling down and actually doing some uni work sometime soon (whether this in fact occurs is, of course, a totally different matter!!!) so things are looking grim on the touristy front!

As for my trip to Munchen – it was a blast – definitely go if you happen to be here in Copenhagen when it (Oktoberfest) is on … sure you may miss out on a week’s worth of classes … hahaha but say 6 or so steins, 1 giant pretzel and a pork knuckle later and you won’t even be able to remember what classes you are missing out on in the first place! (as I recently discovered!). Another thing that sticks out to me – my gosh it was good to hop on the tube in London and hear English instructions for once – I guess you don’t really realise what you have been missing – it’s all the small things I guess! Anyways, I know this has no point whatsoever (I am just feeling guilty for not posting as much as all the other bloggers – does the fact that I am posting whilst sick at 1:22am count for anything!?!?) and probably has not helped any potential students make up their mind on whether Copenhagen Uni is the place to apply for so apologies for that! Hopefully you have made it this far and, whilst in the process, have not become dumber as a result of my ramblings!!!

Okay so I thought I would post a quick blog seeing as I have failed miserably in achieving anything that I was meant to do and have neglected this for such a long time … but in my defence, the internet connection at where I stay has been down for a while (ie: f**k you TDC and your half arsed efforts that led to 4 days in the wilderness – yes, I hate to admit it but I have become somwehat dependent on the internet whilst on exchange!!)

Anyways, (now for my old man moment where I just insert a random thought into the conversation) it is kind of strange, but looking back I genuinely believe that the more I continue to acquire knowledge about Copenhagen (and ‘all that jazz’) the more information I continue to lose … for instance, I seem to have lost the ability to do homework, be on time for planned events and also, at some points, have completely forgotten how to string a sentence together in English! I don’t know if anyone else has found this, but the life of a student on exchange is quite ‘party party party’ (followed by ‘sleep sleep sleep’) – bahaha I am not afraid to admit that travels/social events/sightseeing are much higher on the priority list than homework/attending classes at the moment!

Neverthless, I am intent on posting something useful on this site tonight! The new official (well, it is endorsed by me) ‘shit list’ (aka Nick’s bitch session!):

  • #1 Danske bank – why on earth would you continue to send me letters in Danish when clearly I do not know a single word of Danish?!?! … a little tip for any exchange students – you can select an option to have all correspondence form the Danske bank sent to you in English (I found this out after the 5th ‘wtf’ visit to my local branch!). Doing this will save you a great deal of hassle and also expensive transaction fees (whilst waiting on the Danske bank to process my application and send me out EVERYTHING I need I have accumulated almost $100 AUD worth of charges!). Please see http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15154561639
  • #2 TDC – how long does it take to repair a net connection? and what is it with your mobile rates? (admittedly I was advised against TDC by some locals) and how hard is it  to recharge? – another tip for exchange students who are stupid like me and go with TDC – sms *101*(code 1)*(code 2)# to the number on your recharge receipt and you can save yourself (and Danish landlady for that matter) listening to the voice prompts that eventually lead to cold rejection!
  • #3 ‘E-books’ - why on earth does the university implement this kind of technology when clearly it is more pain than gain! Seriously, students have downloaded books only to find out that they can’t actually print them (as they need to print from the original computer) … this in turn has led to an outcry which has forced the university to refund purchases … in my humble opinion, perhaps the university would be better off opening up a ‘copy shop‘ where course readers can be purchased in hard copy (this would save students hours of frustration and the university could make a tidy profit too!)
  • #4 Jelling Stones - save yourself the trouble and just read this instead of making a stop at the stones: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelling_stones … and if that doesn’t satisfy your curiosity/fetish for large inanimate objects then may I suggest a quick drive by (ie: getting out of the bus is not worth the effort!)
  • #5 My ‘mentor’ – for want of better words, ‘where the bloody hell are you?‘ – yes I realise that it is a voluntary job and that you do have things in your life that keep you occupied but why on earth do you go and volunteer when you have no intention on doing anything??? Haha yes I have abandonment issues! (note: most of my friends who got a mentor have glowing reviews about them so don’t let this discourage you from applying for one as they really are helpful – just pray that you don’t get my one!!!)

Okay so by now I have kind of realised that I am rather laxed in my blogging entries thus far … will this change now that I have had this epiphany? – short answer would be most likely not (but some of me still holds out hope!).  So a quick summary of what I got up to on the weekend:

  • Woke up on Saturday morning on a very nice friend’s couch in the clothes that I was wearing the night before … also discovered that I was that little bit poorer (actually, make that quite a bit poorer! – don’t go swiping your credit card here, there and everywhere when it also accrues conversion fees!) and my left knee really hurt for some reason (still haven’t quite figured out why). Also some drunk took hold of my camera and took photos of a person (who, oddly enough, closely resembled me) doing rather immature and ‘classy’ things!!!
  • Saturday night I was in old KUA at a humanities orientation party and then caught a bus home with a random but very nice American exchange student (who incidentally, loved Brisbane!) studying at DIS… sooo am I a humanities student? – no. Am I usually inclined to party next to the library on Amager? – no. Do I usually talk to people at the bus stop? no. Am I more knowledgeable on what ‘DIS’ is? – hmmm not really!. I guess what happens in Copenhagen stays in Copenhagen, right? (well, I guess posting it on here doesn’t strictly adhere to that philosophy, but it’s not like anyone reads this!)
  • Sunday was a lazy day in (ie: some much needed R&R) … is it just me or should KU think about overhauling their timetable/punkt ku system – as it is very difficult/downright frustrating to find out where your classes are! (admittedly looking it up at 1am on they day classes begin may not have helped!) also, if anyone from Danske bank is reading – pick up your bloody act with processing my application for an account (yes, it has been a month now!) … should have applied at Nordea bank – good ol Stine & Ivan would never have treated me like this!

I have also managed to embarrass myself at a volleyball trainning session (here is a little hint – don’t go signing up for experienced trainning session unless you have actually been active within the last couple of years!) and, unforutnately, turned up to many classes where the lecturers haven’t turned up to!!! (and no, I wasn’t at the wrong classroom – the lecturers simply did not show up!!!). I have found myself rather tired lately (I think it is the whole back to uni blues kicking in) and craving mi goreng noodles for some reason! and finally, why is it called a library when you can’t actually rent out books from the place??? – yes, you know who you are!!!

(L-R): wtf?, a Moose (but not the beloved Moose!), Danske bank – you dissapoint me!

(L-R): Nordea bank, Ivan (why again does he have a hook for a hand?), the beloved text, a quotable quote, a day in the life of Stine & Ivan

Okay, so now that it has been a good 5 or so days since pre-semester Danish courses finished up I thought it would be best to type a few reflections on the course while the memory is still fresh (and while I can still remember some Danish!). As for first impressions, I thought the opening orientation ceremony was rather uneventful and at times, quite boring (I hate to think what it would have been like had I not got lost on the metro and actually turned up on time!). The only positive was that there was free (bahaha – a student’s favourite word!) fruit and water bottles as you left for class.

In regards to classes themselves, well it was indeed a bitter sweet experience. Initially, the novelty factor was huge and it was great getting to know a few people and discovering where everyone had travelled from and why they had chosen Copenhagen. The whole getting up at 7:30am (for me at least) for class was fun at first. Hahaha but as the week/s progressed and parties/socialising became more frequent (and, suprisingly, doing your homework became more infrequent) the whole getting up in the morning became a pain. I swear that there were somedays where I woke up to find myself stranded on struggle street destination nowhere – but somehow I always managed to drag my lazy ass to class on time (which is more than I can say for a few of my fellow students!).

The whole ‘I am only ever going to speak to you in Danish come hell or high water‘ mentality was, objectively speaking, a great idea as it promoted an accelerated learning process. However, the whole ‘sink or swim‘ attitude adopted by the teaching staff became quite a nuisance when you would only ever get answers (svars) to your questions (spørgsmåls) in Danish – how on earth are you meant to improve if you don’t understand it in the first place??? – I observed that most of the people had their will ‘to find out and learn more’ broken within the first week or so!!! On the other hand, the fact that your teacher only conversed with you in Danish meant that you quickly acquired new ways of saying often (tit) , goodbye (farvel), shut up (hold mund) and my personal favourite way of saying finish (slut).

As for the textbook – well it was entertaining in parts (for instance, refer to page 14) but on the whole, it left much to be desired – the fact that all of the homework instructions were in Danish made it difficult to complete the task properly (mind you, the fact that I was attempting to do it at 12am probably didn’t help either!) and the little emphasis placed on basic nouns, verbs and syntax left you prone to errors! Nevertheless, the textbook was responsible for introducing me to the wonderful lives of Stine, Ivan, Søren, Sofie and Markus and for this I am thankful :) ! Hahaha but I do have to question the repeated reference to Nordea bank … was this subliminal advertising or what? (mind you, having experienced the joys of aplying for an account with the Danske bank part of me wishes I did go to the Nordea bank – who knows maybe one of my newly acquired friends could have helped me out – providing they weren’t on frokostpause!!!)

As for the cd accompanying the textbook – I listened to it once – enough said?

The exam – it would have been nice to have been given the exam format earlier and also at the same time when the other classes received their notices (ie: not 2-3 days after!!!). Furthermore, I don’t think that it was entirely fair that the story about Jane was examinable given the fact that our class learnt about her on the day of the written exam (and 1.5 days before the oral exam!) but that is all in the past now. As for the actual exam, I think it was very well done and definitely not as daunting as I had anticipated (even given the fact that I picked out the story of Markus & Sofie!). The written exam was also administered quite well too.

The ‘closing ceremony’ – it was interesting to see that after 3 weeks of intensive study (well at least class participation!) we students weren’t the only ones left a bit bemused by this language they call ‘Danish’ (which, incidentally, is the only language you can eat!). It was rather painful to watch the song “Vi skåler med vores venner…” being performed by some brave students (but full kudos to them for doing it despite the fact no one else knew the words and technology let them down at the last minute!). Again, the saving grace was the free fruit and water bottles on offer!

As for the cultural course – the canal tour was very good fun, I unfortunately missed the rundball tournament (though I have heard it was fun), the tour of Statens Museum for Kunst was good and the trip to Amager Strandpark was alright (I stress ‘alright’ mainly due to the fact that, as was pointed out to me, we Aussies are quite spoilt when it comes to beaches!).

So final conclusions? – on the whole I would definitely recommend doing the pre-semester Danish course offered by the university! (in fact, it should be made compulsory!) Although it may not be reflected in my aforementioned thoughts, the course has provided me with so many benefits and has really allowed me to settle into Copenhagen and get to know some people before real university kicks off. Admittedly, I still may chuckle like a little school girl whenever I see shop window signs displaying the word ‘slut’ (but I think that is more attributable to my lack of maturity then anything else!) but some of the Danish phrases (the ones I can actually remember!) have proved to be useful when interacting with people within Copenhagen (not to mention the fact that they are also great ‘ice breakers’). So definitely sign up for the course – it is definitely a wise choice!!!

Oh and if you’re wondering whether I passed? – I did (selvfølgelig!!!)

(L-R): Amager Strandpark, the class, the Museum entrance, end of course celebrations

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Well it certainly been a long time between drinks (at least in the metaphorical sense). What have I been preoccupied with, such that I have not found the time to post – well there are number of factors (other than my general laziness) which have contributed to my dismal posting rate and maybe, just maybe, you may be able to deduce some of them from my rather random and somewhat abstract thoughts that I am about to type:

  • As an exchange student I have found (so far) that there are parties/gatherings/social events on almost every day of the week…most of which you find yourself attending! (much to the displeasure of your liver, head and Danish teacher the day after).
  • The pre-semester Danish language course is quite useful, it is a perfect opportunity to meet people in a relaxed and rather social environment before university officially kicks off. Everyone in the class is in the same boat (except for those dam Germans!!!) so don’t be afraid to sign up! If you are contemplating whether it is worth coming earlier in order to attend these, I would strongly advise you to attend them as there are so many unforseen benefits of this course (and it’s free too!) … heck, who knows, you may even learn some Danish while your at it!
  • The question of whether to buy or not to buy a bike, is one (of many) that still deeply troubles me (even though this is my 3rd week here!). On the one hand, your fitness will improve from riding everywhere, it is relatively cheap after the initial outlay for the bike, hahaha you won’t have to catch the bus, Danes do it (and you wanna be Danish, don’t you?), you will learn to cycle in all types of conditions (ie:sun/rain/wind/inebriated) and you will help to save the planet! However, buying a bike means that you (most likely won’t have a bus card) and thus you have to ride EVERYWHERE come rain, hail, shine or tsunami (hahaha and yes you can kiss goodbye your ever so stylish hair that you spent hours perfecting in the bathroom!)…so it may be okay to ride to your classes and what not, but there is a part deep down in all of us that does not, after a big night out, want to be hopping on their bike at 6am in the morning and rely on ‘pedal power’! Another important factor to consider is, when will my bike be stolen? before or after your time on exchange? (I stress when because it is only a matter of time – 2 people (out of probably the 8 who ride) in my Danish class have already had their bikes stolen so far!) but offsetting this is the whole, will I lose my bus card? I believe this is critical to consider as you cannot get a replacement bus card issued (as I found out the hard way!!!). So I guess it is really just up to you! (real helpful, huh?)

Well that is about all for now … I will post more after I study for my Danish exam (or at least pretend to in order to make myself feel better) which is (unsurprisingly) rapidly approaching!!! I will post my bittersweet review of the pre-semester language course after I complete my test! … and just a heads up (so you just don’t think that I am bitter (well moreso) if I crash and burn in the exam) that I am already a bit dissapointed with some aspects of the course…hahaha but I will save that rant for a rainy day (which, knowing Copenhagen, shouldn’t be too long!)

One final thing, before I forget, I was reading the other bloggers posts (see florence.blogs.ku.dk & vicki.blogs.ku.dk) and I read on two of them about their various encounters with racism in Copenhagen and at first instance, I thought that (pardon my language) they were shit out of luck, but funnily enough on Sarturday as we were walking down Stroget, a rather charming bunch of lads decided that it would be funny to mockingly greet us (presumably the Asians in the group) with ‘ni hao’ (which means ‘hello’ in mandarin Chinese) as we passed by. Now I don’t know if this one isolated incident can really be dwelled seeing as it was simply that – one isolated incident – but it does make you take a step back and ponder a little bit (mainly because I simply cannot remember the last time I was out on the town at home and was taunted on the basis of my race – then again, I usually hang out with a predominantly white group of friends). Perhaps racism is more prevalent in male to foreign female contact than male to foreign male contact, who knows? (I for one surely don’t!!) Either way, it should not be tolerated and hopefully, this will be my one and only time that I have to blog about it…haha afterall I still have plenty more rants to go about rude people on the bus!

Pictures: (L-R) Gay pride concert, Egmont party, Exam notice (wtf?)

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Okay so I just got back from a bus trip on the 6A and I just need to vent a little bit about my journey! What is it with Danish people and bus etiquette? (or more precisely, lackthereof of etiquette!) … today when I was about to board the trusty old 6A, after having patiently waited in a long line, I had some old lady blatantly shove me out of the way so that she could get on ahead of me! I thought to myself, ‘ok, just breathe – she obviously had some urgent need to get on the bus’. So I let this one slide not thinking much of it. However, upon entering the bus I couldn’t help but notice that there was a rather frail older lady being forced to stand as no one with a seat was willing to stand up to accomodate her and her obvious need for a seat. Heck she was barely managing to stand up and when the bus took she nearly fell right on her ass! I don’t know if it is some unwritten rule of Denmark, but I was taught that if someone more in need of your seat hops on the bus (or simply someone alot older), then you politely offer them it and also, whilst I am having a rant, sitting on the aisle side of the seat when the window seat is not occupied and there are people standing is just plain RUDEif you do this, then you deserve to die (ok maybe a little bit dramatic) … but quite simply both of these unspoken social rules seem to be completely non-existent, or at least not adhered to here in Copenhagen!!!. Anyways, as I was standing in the middle of what was a rather filled to the capacity kind of bus, I found myself being pushed into as people got off – this normally is no drama for me as people need to get off at their stop – but what did piss me off was when a seated older lady kicked my bag because it bumped into her leg when someone was trying to get off – what the??? Seriously who does that? I apologised to her for my bag (accidentally) bumping her leg to which I got the response of a big head turn … nice, real nice. Finally, just as I thought my trip couldn’t get any more irritating, a middle aged lady completely stood on my foot (as I was wearing thongs) with her sneakers as we were moving along and she simply chose not to acknowledge it, despite my best efforts to death stare her, when our eyes met. Thank christ my stop was the next one otherwise I think I would of found myself making a scene on the bus!!! Arrgggh learn some bus etiquette Danish people!!!

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Okay so it has been just over a week in Copenhagen right now and I thought that it was about time that, amongst other things, I shared some information that may (or may not) help with those planning on doing an exchange in Copenhagen.

Well the past few days have been quite busy and also quite not busy (if you get what I mean!). Last Thursday I found myself ‘hitting the town’ of Copenhagen at night for the first time … needless to say I was quite excited by the prospect of exploring an unknown city in the dark! So the original plan was to attend the mythical Irish guy’s party (it was actually Simon’s 20th birthday!) but just before I was about to leave I got an sms saying that they couldn’t find it and as such, an alternative plan was arranged – that plan being none other than cracking open a few coldies by the riverside planetarium (yes, before you ask, we are a very classy bunch indeed) and then go and explore for a bit. After a few drinks in the park we wandered on in to the city centre around 10ish in search of the so called Moose bar! However, our trip was unexpectedly cut short when the heavens opened up (hahaha surprise surprise raining in Copenhagen – who would’ve thought!) So we ended up taking cover in the local KFC shacked up with some Danish folk who, may I add, seemed to be enjoying there chicken and beer (the quintessential accompaniment) a bit too much, until the rain passed over (by the time it did, we had all decided to go home and study our Danish for class the next morning!). Subsequently, the first night out ended with a bit of an anti climax.

Not to despair though, as Friday night delivered all the fun and laughter that Thursday promised (except, again, we never made it to the Moose!). Yes we had Danish class in the morning – but that wasn’t very exciting so I will do us all a favour and spare you the details (haha can you tell I’m lovin these Danish courses?) – besides it was the night where all the fun began! The majority of the international students seemed to have converged on the Studenterhuset that night for some festive fun and frivolity – good times seemed to be had by all. I met quite a few different people, from quite a few different countries, and it was great to be able to talk with a few pre-semester Danish classmates who I hadn’t actually gotten around to talking to. The beer was reasonably priced (25 kroner a pop) and the atmosphere was, unsurprisingly, very cosmopolitan (haha with exception of the fact that almost half of the students there seemed to be from Germany!). A (presumably) homeless man came up behind me during the night demanding that I give him money and, despite being the learned student that I am, I was still quite surprised to hear myself automatically say, ‘undskyld, jeg kan ikke tale dansk’ (okay so maybe by that time of the night it was a bit something more like, ‘lidt dansk errr ikke udgood’ but all the same who would of guessed that the pre-semester Danish course would pay dividends so early!) Towards the end we ducked out for a hot dog at Norreport, in short this was a bad idea – similar to ducking out for a kebab in Brissy – except the hot dog costs more and does not give you anywhere near the grease fix you need!. Oh well, I guess you have to try it to believe it. The night ended round 3amish when they called last drinks and just a little piece of advice I learnt the hard way – make sure you know how to get home (haha or at least know how to pronounce the street name you live on) and save yourself the embarrassment of having to ask the hot dog lady, ‘hey, do you know how I get home?…’. (note: for those of you who catch the 6A – the 84N and 96N are what you want).

I guess that brings me to last night (Saturday) – we finally found the Moose!!! Did it live up to all the rumours and hype that had surrounded it the past few days? – well yes and no … it is a great place to drink as a pint of beer there is only 18 kroner and it does have a unique atmosphere/character to it. We also ran into a couple of mates from Danish class so that was good (yes, I am beginning to realise that Danish class seems to have a lot of secondary benefits) On the other hand, it is a pub in which smoking indoors seems to be allowed and depending on your taste (or is that standards?), it may not exactly be your cup of tea! (but being a poor ass student – it suited me fine!) Either way, it is a must do when in Copenhagen (hahaha that way you can wow your friends by telling them that you have seen both the Mermaid AND the Moose!). After the Moose, we went to a housewarming party out past Vesterport which was good – there were a few people there and it was good to meet other people from different classes – nothing extra special happened but it was still a good night! The bus home was alright (the driver made us pay extra as we were actually in Zone 3 and hence our monthly passes were no good – the whole, ‘but I am an international student and didn’t know any better’ card did not pay off!. When we got back to Norreport, hahaha I knew exactly how to get home so that was a real plus! Oh well, a good weekend in all – haha bring on the Danish classes tomorrow! (oh jeez, just remembered I still have to do my homework – oh well no time like the present!).

As I sit here typing out what could be, at best, described as a post (and at worst, verbal diahorrea) it slowly dawns on me that today is not the day that I discover what this magical and mysterious game of Rundball exactly is!!! From all accounts I am missing something special (sigh) … bahaha various quotes used to describe it include; ‘like softball but not’ (helpful, huh?), ‘think rounders’ (apparently it is similar-thus begging the question of what is rounders?) and ‘it’s better than chocolate *wink*’ (okay, so maybe I made that one up). Anyways, the moral of the story? – I missed the proverbial rundball bus and now all that awaits me is an essay to write (in Danish) about my classmates (oh the joys of presemester language class at Copenhagen continue!).

And who says learning Danish is all work and no fun?

An excerpt from our Danish language guide

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Where to begin? well I arrived here just under a week ago (yes, despite the fact that I am jobless, friendless and in a foreign city, it has still taken me this long to get a blog up – bahaha and I only have started due to the fact everyone else’s blog seems to be up and running!) and my initial thoughts/reflections/personal insights thus far go something a little like this:

  • ‘Udgang’ is Danish for exit – this kind of information is priceless for those jet lagged travellers who fail to recognise English upon arrival in Denmark and consequently spend a good 5 mins walking up and down the airport!
  • Pre semester Danish courses are taught in Danish and nothing but Danish, you will learn to hear, breathe and eat Danish – hence your tutor using any English words to help explain Danish should thus be truly appreciated for the value commodity that it is!
  • Danish is a hard language to learn (haha even harder when you don’t completely do your homework … or at least that’s what I have been told).
  • Always read the label/sign/writing carefully – this helps to avoid bringing youghurt home instead of milk and also having Danish people point out to your dumb ass that what you need help with is in fact actually written in English!
  • Youghurt is no substitute for milk in tea (or cereal for that matter)
  • The Metro will let you down when you need to be on time and it will work perfectly when you aren’t in a rush
  • Monthly bus/rail passes (which are available at Norreport St) are a god send for lazy students who have not yet found a bike!
  • Beer, water and chips become acceptable staples of your everyday diet when consideration is given to the cost of eggs/coke/eating out/food in general unless, of course, you are willing to part with a kidney or two!!!
  • The Danske bank does in fact close at 4pm on a Monday – no exceptions!
  • Packing mainly winter clothing for August and beyond in Copenhagen is a bad idea…a really really bad idea
  • Younger people rarely stand up for older passengers on the buses and when they do, do not expect a thankyou!
  • Blink and you will miss the international office and find yourself walking up and down and all around the city
  • The ‘Copenhagen City Map’ is your bible – consult it when you feel lost or face agonising periods of walking around! (refer above).
  • Visit the gents/ladies before hopping on an hour or so long canal tour around Copenhagen! (trust me, you will one day thank me for this pearl of wisdom!)
  • Never be afraid to ask for help from Danish people – usually you will find that they are more than willing to help! (well at least, so far so good!)
  • Simply being an international student in Copenhagen gives you plenty to talk about with your fellow international students – don’t be afraid to say g’day!
  • Writing a blog is a great way to avoid having to do your Danish homework – other highly successful methods include; visiting the studenthouse, counting how many steps it takes to walk down stroget, updating your facebook status for your friends abroad, catching the wrong bus and not realising it until after you’ve klipped! and lining up for the sign on for the Danish National Art Gallery cultural activity tour.
  • Writing about how you avoid doing your Danish homework is probably not such a good idea…oh well fortune favours the brave (and the stupid too)!

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