Spring is in the air in Denmark. The sun is shining (at least some of the time), the birds are singing, and the plants are blooming. The weather has been great with lots of sun and warmer weather, but not too hot. This new season resets many of the items on my to-see list since … Continue reading Spring into Action →

This Saturday I went with my host, the other DIS student who lives in the homestay along with his girlfriend on a daylong roadtrip to visit three castles in the area just outside of Copenhagen. We visited three places: Frederiksborg Castle, Fredensborg Palace, and Kronborg Castle. We started the day by going to Frederiksborg Castle. … Continue reading Castles Just Outside Copenhagen →

Last week I wrote about some general tips for traveling over spring break. In this post I am going to tell more about my trip to help give some ideas to others about what to see in Greece, but also as a way to help me remember and reflect on my trip. It was unique … Continue reading My Trip to Greece →

Last week was the second travel week of the DIS spring semester. Since I had my core course week (if you have not read them, go back to read them to learn more about the unique experiences at DIS) during the last travel week, this week was a spring break week were I was able … Continue reading Spring Break Advice →

During the first week of March my core course, Health Delivery and Prioritization, had our long study tour. During this week we went to Helsinki (Finland) and Tallinn (Estonia) in order to learn about public health in the two countries. If you have not read Part 1 about Helsinki, I would highly recommend reading it … Continue reading Long Study Tour Part 2: Tallinn →

This past week my core course, Health Delivery and Prioritization, had our long study tour. If you have not read about the short study tour core course week, I would recommend going back to that to get a better understanding of what a core course week is. In short, it is a combination of travel … Continue reading Long Study Tour Part 1: Helsinki →

This past week I had my second and third field studies at DIS for the semester. They were very different from each other and also very different from the first field study that I had. Before I talk about these field studies, I will repeat some general information about field studies for those of you … Continue reading Field Studies: Part 2 →

This past weekend, one of my friends came to Copenhagen to visit me and see the city. I knew that we only had one full day to go around the city so I planned a walking tour to show them many of the famous sites in Copenhagen as I could in one day. After doing … Continue reading Tips for a Daylong Walking Tour of Copenhagen →

One of the unique features of the DIS program are the two study tours that you take during the semester as part of your core course. During the first one, you spend a few days in either Western Denmark or Sweden, and the second study tour is for a week in another country or countries. … Continue reading Core Course Week →

First of all, many of you may be wondering what a field study is. Every Wednesday, instead of having normal classes, one or two classes will have a special activity for half of the day. These academic events can be anything from a visit to a place in Copenhagen, or a guest lecturer. For each … Continue reading My First Field Study →