Living the last couple of months in Denmark have been a rollercoaster. The country was incredible, everyone was pleasant to talk to, traveling was incredibly convenient, and the people I met were amazing. However, it wasn’t the easiest adjusting to a new environment.
It is never easy to move to a new place by yourself where you have very little people to engage or socialize with. I would recommend it to everyone who is studying abroad to take the initiative to join one or two clubs at the beginning of the semester, this makes it much easier to find people with common interest and to socialize with. It is what I did, and I think everyone can benefit on their study abroad from it.
Another word of advice, be sure to live in the country. I have heard so many people say they regret how they utilized their time abroad because they traveled so much that their host country felt like a “home base” and they were never not a tourist. Yes, I think people should take advantage of the opportunity and travel some, but make sure you get the experience you came to get. Get a feel for life in another country. Connecting back to my previous point, joining a org or a club can help you meet people of many nationalities and learning what their culture is like from a first-hand source, gives you a global view without having to actual leave the country. I made friends with people from France, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Romania, Denmark, Argentina, etc., and they all told me what it was like where they were from.
I think easily the best thing about Denmark is the public transportation, getting around Copenhagen, or even Denmark is super convenient with just a little effort of researching where you need to go or how it works, but once you get a hang of it, travel is incredibly easy.
Through this exchange with CIBS at Copenhagen Business School, I traveled all throughout Denmark, went to Sweden, Italy, Iceland, and even crossed a bucket list item off by attending Cannes Film Festival in France as an “industry professional”.
