It's true, my Denmark trip is less than a month away, and I'm learning new lessons about the power of serendipity.
I picked the DIS program as my study-abroad for a number of reasons; the choice of classes, positive reviews of the program, etc. However, since committing to the program, two pieces of news have come out that I'm extremely excited about.
1) The UN Climate Change Conference is taking place in Copenhagen in December. Sure, it'll be happening while I'm trying to write my final papers and whatnot, but it will be a great change of pace to see environmental issues become local news.
2) Greenland is taking steps towards independence from Denmark. There are definite environmental and economic issues involved, and it will be great to talk to Danes about this.
Neither of these things were public knowledge (at least among the average American college student) when I chose this program, but now that they're happening, I feel like I got lucky. It's like Denmark is actively working to help me with my Peace Studies research!
Less than four weeks to go!
The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily the views of the company (EnerNOC, Inc). If you thought otherwise, you probably thought Greenland was thriving with plant life.
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