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Learning to make beautiful mistakes
After a second summer session in Copenhagen, Lily reflects on her experience. From her psychology course, to her Study Tour to Vienna, to exploring Copenhagen through a different perspective, she brings her time abroad to…
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The most fulfilling three weeks of my life
Spending two summer sessions in Copenhagen, Lily recaps her first three weeks. She discusses her academic experience at DIS and what it’s like getting settled in Copenhagen, and shares tips for making connections once you…
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When endings lead to new beginnings
Sophia discusses her summer session in Stockholm, her Study Tour to Dublin, and how she spent her free time. As her time abroad comes to end, she leaves us with an important takeaway message. Hej…
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Growing my cultural competence in Copenhagen
After spending a summer session in Copenhagen, Sophia reflects on her time there. She discusses the course she took, The Human Health and Disease: A Clinical Approach and how being immersed in a new environment…
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Taking the leap
After a summer session in Copenhagen, Mace looks back on their time abroad, sharing highlights from their Session 2 course, Applied Psychotherapy, and their Study Tour in Zurich. They also reflect on the worries they…
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Takeaways from a month spent learning in Greenland
Camille is in the inaugural Arctic Experiential Studies cohort this Summer 2026. Spending two weeks in Copenhagen and four weeks in Greenland, the group is studying Greenland from multiple perspectives — climate change, eco-psychology, and…
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What it’s really like to study in Greenland for a month
Camille is in the inaugural Arctic Experiential Studies cohort this Summer 2026. Spending two weeks in Copenhagen and four weeks in Greenland, the group is studying Greenland from multiple perspectives: climate change, ecopsychology, and global…
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Getting in touch with the Greenlandic Outdoors
Camille is in the inaugural Arctic Experiential Studies cohort this Summer 2026. Spending two weeks in Copenhagen and four weeks in Greenland, the group is studying Greenland from multiple perspectives — climate change, eco-psychology, and…
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The best summer yet
As her time in Scandinavia comes to an end, Ruth reflects on her last three weeks in Stockholm. With a final rose, thorn and bud, she discusses her favorite parts of the city, the difficult…
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The start of my Scandinavian summer
After a summer session in Copenhagen, Ruth reflects on her time there, using a rose, bud and, thorn system. She discusses why she chose to study abroad, her favourite parts of her course Strategies for…
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Falling into place: Lessons from Stockholm to Venice
After a summer session in Stockholm and a Study Tour in Venice, Ruth looks back on what she learned abroad: her rose, bud, and thorn. She shares highlights from her Session 2 course, Curating Today:…
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The distance between home and belonging
As her time abroad comes to a close, Ani reflects on her final summer session in Copenhagen. She discusses what she learned in those three weeks; from educational policy in Scandinavia, to the importance of…
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Finding my people: A term of curating and community in Stockholm
After a summer session in Stockholm, Ani reflects on who she was upon her arrival, and who she is leaving as. She discusses the important lessons studying abroad taught her; leaning into discomfort, cultural insights,…
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What Copenhagen and Berlin taught me about gender, equality and activism
Tina discusses her Study Tours to Copenhagen and Berlin during her summer session in Stockholm. She shares what she learned about the two cities through the lens of her course, Gender, Equality, Race, and Sexuality…
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Life in the lab and Stockholm
Nolan reflects on his last summer session in Stockholm. He discusses how he developed a sense of belonging, what he took away from his lab courses, and how his study abroad is an experience he…
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Research, exploration and life in Stockholm
After spending a summer session in Stockholm, Nolan looks back at time there. He discusses his favourite running routes, what its like to commute in Stockholm via bike, what museums he’s been to, and what…
