{"id":64509,"date":"2018-02-28T11:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=64509\/"},"modified":"2018-03-01T10:23:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T09:23:04","slug":"newest-environmental-podcast-launched-ucph-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/newest-environmental-podcast-launched-ucph-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Your newest environmental podcast, launched by UCPH student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhen we help nature, we help ourselves,\u201d MSc Climate Change student Stine Eiersholt says.<\/p>\n<p>This is her inspiration for the launch of the podcast Influenced by Nature \u2013 along with her experiences with her family as well as her work in Kenya and Peru. The podcast highlights important environmental problems but with an emphasis on solutions. Whereas environmental news can be grim, this podcast does things differently.<\/p>\n<p>It aims to instill a sense of optimism to listeners and show us that while large scale environmental degradation is happening, there are also many people out there passionate for a better world and working to make it happen.<\/p>\n<h2>A horrific revelation<\/h2>\n<p>Stine grew up spending time outdoors in Jutland. Her parents\u2019 passion for nature was passed on to her from a young age. In particular, she remembers an experience hiking and camping in Oslo, just to wake up to a view over the lake. To her, nature and natural science are the basis for how things work. After high school, about six years ago, Stine took a trip to Kenya to teach in schools around Maasailand. Her time there was also spent on building water projects and vegetable patches to promote self-sufficiency. This experience pushed her cultural perspectives as she saw how closely people lived with nature, that animals were part of the shared land.<br \/>\n<!-- end of module 1 --><br \/>\nA few years later, Stine, working on her Bachelor\u2019s degree in Nanoscience at KU, joined in on innovation hackathons happening around Copenhagen that were aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals for clean and safe water. It was these events that she really began to see that nature and human well-being are inextricably linked and that the two do not have to be mutually exclusive.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about one particularly impactful moment that prompt her to begin the podcast, she referred to the 2016 World Wildlife Conservation Conference in South Africa. Hearing about it, she was stunned with the inability of countries to carry out regulations against the trafficking of wildlife due to lack of infrastructure. Animals were being allowed to cross borders despite authorities knowing that they were being trafficked. Due to their poor infrastructure, authorities could not keep the animals alive even if they were to rescue them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t un-see what you have seen or close your eyes for what you have already read so there is really only one thing to do; act on it,\u201d she says. This horrific revelation was something that Stine wanted to make sure the entire world knew. It was at this time, thoughts about launching her podcast were really becoming serious.<br \/>\n<!-- end of module 2 --><\/p>\n<h2>Enabling people to take action<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe are the only species that does not live in harmony with others,\u201d Stine points out. Early 2017, Stine was on a trip to Peru to study spider monkeys with Arc Amazon (Alliance for Research and Conservation in the Amazon) when she got to see first-hand not only the destruction of the Amazonian rainforest but also the beauty. She acquired mixed feelings of the two.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are nothing in the rainforest; you can get stung, bitten \u2014 even get completely lost within a heartbeat. It is a true display of the majestic powers of nature. At the same time, it was the most beautiful and peaceful place I\u2019ve ever been to,\u201d says Stine. Yet, the habitat destruction was harrowing. This trip to the Amazon was where Stine began to interview guests for the podcast. By May, right around the launch, she had accumulated 10 episodes for release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">About Influenced by Nature<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bi-weekly podcast hosted by Stine Eiersholt of MSc Climate Change<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Topics concerning the environment, climate, biodiversity and sustainability<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Focused on projects, initiatives and individual work being done to help the environment<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.influencedbynature.com\">www.influencedbynature.com<\/a> is a solutions-hub for information and inspiration<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.influencedbynature.com\">www.influencedbynature.com<\/a> to learn more about the podcast<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Listen on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/influenced-by-nature\/id1232521452?mt=2\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/influencedbynature\">Soundcloud<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/influenced-by-nature\">Stitcher<\/a> and follow on social media outlets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWith all this urbanization, we forget how much we depend on nature,\u201d Stine states. She wants the podcast listeners to consider how important nature is to the functioning of daily life and put the environment on the same level as human life. She hopes to make the case for people to be inspired and enabled to take action.<\/p>\n<p>The name Influenced by Nature was an accumulation of her life, one in which nature has played a large role in, and a realization that humans should consider how their own lives are influenced by nature. The food we eat and the weather Copenhageners cycle are only two examples.<\/p>\n<p>The podcast guests range from organizations to local individuals who are passionate about a project or are making changes for the better. With its launch last May, Influenced by Nature has since completed 21 episodes covering the topics of conservation, plastics, circular economy, and food waste, to name a few. Stine takes great enjoyment in researching new projects, outstanding individual work, and organizations to have on the podcast. \u201c[It\u2019s] amazing to meet all these people; their knowledge and depth, their passion and their will to make this planet slightly better day by day. I see no selfish intentions, just pure affection for the world we live in,\u201d says Stine in reference to her guests. To her, there is great satisfaction in the feedback she gets from guests expressing their appreciation for having them on.<br \/>\n<!-- end of module 3 --><\/p>\n<h2>Spread the word<\/h2>\n<p>Recently, Influenced by Nature teamed up with an Australian start up, Twig.fm, for women podcasters about nature. \u201cMy goal for this year is to spread the word of the Influenced by Nature Podcast so that the ideas and initiatives by our guests can inspire as many people as possible,\u201d she says. This coming May will be the one year anniversary and an event is sure to be set. 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Nearly one year later, the podcast is growing strong and she is hoping to push her ambitious ideas forward.","use_post_excerpt":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":false,"contributors":[{"use_registered_user":true,"user":{"ID":53,"user_firstname":"Michelle","user_lastname":"Lee","nickname":"michellelee","user_nicename":"michellelee","display_name":"Michelle Lee","user_email":"nxv997@alumni.ku.dk","user_url":"","user_registered":"2017-12-05 12:57:42","user_description":"","user_avatar":"<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/657a55d87dc2902850cc5b04f029ae66e3f009d62f74907e7d3ca4b89b6f9967?s=96&#038;d=identicon&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/657a55d87dc2902850cc5b04f029ae66e3f009d62f74907e7d3ca4b89b6f9967?s=192&#038;d=identicon&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>"},"contributor_name":"","contributor_title":"","contributor_image":false}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>\u201cWhen we help nature, we help ourselves,\u201d MSc Climate Change student Stine Eiersholt says.<\/p>\n<p>This is her inspiration for the launch of the podcast Influenced by Nature \u2013 along with her experiences with her family as well as her work in Kenya and Peru. The podcast highlights important environmental problems but with an emphasis on solutions. Whereas environmental news can be grim, this podcast does things differently.<\/p>\n<p>It aims to instill a sense of optimism to listeners and show us that while large scale environmental degradation is happening, there are also many people out there passionate for a better world and working to make it happen.<\/p>\n<h2>A horrific revelation<\/h2>\n<p>Stine grew up spending time outdoors in Jutland. Her parents\u2019 passion for nature was passed on to her from a young age. In particular, she remembers an experience hiking and camping in Oslo, just to wake up to a view over the lake. To her, nature and natural science are the basis for how things work. After high school, about six years ago, Stine took a trip to Kenya to teach in schools around Maasailand. Her time there was also spent on building water projects and vegetable patches to promote self-sufficiency. This experience pushed her cultural perspectives as she saw how closely people lived with nature, that animals were part of the shared land.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Quote","quote":"When we help nature, we help ourselves","quotee":"MSc Climate Change student Stine Eiersholt","style":"extended"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>A few years later, Stine, working on her Bachelor\u2019s degree in Nanoscience at KU, joined in on innovation hackathons happening around Copenhagen that were aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals for clean and safe water. It was these events that she really began to see that nature and human well-being are inextricably linked and that the two do not have to be mutually exclusive.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about one particularly impactful moment that prompt her to begin the podcast, she referred to the 2016 World Wildlife Conservation Conference in South Africa. Hearing about it, she was stunned with the inability of countries to carry out regulations against the trafficking of wildlife due to lack of infrastructure. Animals were being allowed to cross borders despite authorities knowing that they were being trafficked. Due to their poor infrastructure, authorities could not keep the animals alive even if they were to rescue them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t un-see what you have seen or close your eyes for what you have already read so there is really only one thing to do; act on it,\u201d she says. This horrific revelation was something that Stine wanted to make sure the entire world knew. It was at this time, thoughts about launching her podcast were really becoming serious.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Image","image":{"ID":64512,"id":64512,"title":"Stine Eiersholt_interview","filename":"stineeiersholtinterview.jpg","filesize":228861,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtinterview.jpg","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/newest-environmental-podcast-launched-ucph-student\/stine-eiersholt_interview\/","alt":"Stine, in an interview with Stephanie Benedetto of \u201cQueen of Raw,\u201d for an","author":"4","description":"Stine, in an interview with Stephanie Benedetto of \u201cQueen of Raw,\u201d for an ","caption":"Stine, in an interview with Stephanie Benedetto of \u201cQueen of Raw,\u201d for an ","name":"stine-eiersholt_interview","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":64509,"date":"2018-02-27 13:28:10","modified":"2018-02-27 13:33:43","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2638,"height":1760,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtinterview-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtinterview-480x320.jpg","medium-width":480,"medium-height":320,"medium_large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtinterview-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtinterview-1280x854.jpg","large-width":1280,"large-height":854,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtinterview.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1025,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtinterview.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1366,"featured-soft":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtinterview-290x193.jpg","featured-soft-width":290,"featured-soft-height":193,"featured-hard":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtinterview-290x180.jpg","featured-hard-width":290,"featured-hard-height":180,"narrow":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtinterview-700x467.jpg","narrow-width":700,"narrow-height":467,"extended":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtinterview-990x661.jpg","extended-width":990,"extended-height":661}},"style":"narrow","text_placement":"metadata-below","image_link_url":"","image_link_title":"","caption_prefix":"","enable_alternative_caption":false,"alternative_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<h2>Enabling people to take action<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe are the only species that does not live in harmony with others,\u201d Stine points out. Early 2017, Stine was on a trip to Peru to study spider monkeys with Arc Amazon (Alliance for Research and Conservation in the Amazon) when she got to see first-hand not only the destruction of the Amazonian rainforest but also the beauty. She acquired mixed feelings of the two.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are nothing in the rainforest; you can get stung, bitten \u2014 even get completely lost within a heartbeat. It is a true display of the majestic powers of nature. At the same time, it was the most beautiful and peaceful place I\u2019ve ever been to,\u201d says Stine. Yet, the habitat destruction was harrowing. This trip to the Amazon was where Stine began to interview guests for the podcast. By May, right around the launch, she had accumulated 10 episodes for release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">About Influenced by Nature<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bi-weekly podcast hosted by Stine Eiersholt of MSc Climate Change<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Topics concerning the environment, climate, biodiversity and sustainability<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Focused on projects, initiatives and individual work being done to help the environment<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.influencedbynature.com\">www.influencedbynature.com<\/a> is a solutions-hub for information and inspiration<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.influencedbynature.com\">www.influencedbynature.com<\/a> to learn more about the podcast<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Listen on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/influenced-by-nature\/id1232521452?mt=2\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/influencedbynature\">Soundcloud<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/influenced-by-nature\">Stitcher<\/a> and follow on social media outlets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWith all this urbanization, we forget how much we depend on nature,\u201d Stine states. She wants the podcast listeners to consider how important nature is to the functioning of daily life and put the environment on the same level as human life. She hopes to make the case for people to be inspired and enabled to take action.<\/p>\n<p>The name Influenced by Nature was an accumulation of her life, one in which nature has played a large role in, and a realization that humans should consider how their own lives are influenced by nature. The food we eat and the weather Copenhageners cycle are only two examples.<\/p>\n<p>The podcast guests range from organizations to local individuals who are passionate about a project or are making changes for the better. With its launch last May, Influenced by Nature has since completed 21 episodes covering the topics of conservation, plastics, circular economy, and food waste, to name a few. Stine takes great enjoyment in researching new projects, outstanding individual work, and organizations to have on the podcast. \u201c[It\u2019s] amazing to meet all these people; their knowledge and depth, their passion and their will to make this planet slightly better day by day. I see no selfish intentions, just pure affection for the world we live in,\u201d says Stine in reference to her guests. To her, there is great satisfaction in the feedback she gets from guests expressing their appreciation for having them on.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Image","image":{"ID":64513,"id":64513,"title":"Stine Eiersholt_prep","filename":"stineeiersholtprep.jpg","filesize":158285,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtprep.jpg","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/newest-environmental-podcast-launched-ucph-student\/stine-eiersholt_prep\/","alt":"","author":"4","description":"","caption":"Stine Eiersholt in her home living room prepping for a recording ","name":"stine-eiersholt_prep","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":64509,"date":"2018-02-27 13:34:39","modified":"2018-02-27 13:35:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":916,"height":916,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtprep-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtprep-480x480.jpg","medium-width":480,"medium-height":480,"medium_large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtprep-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtprep.jpg","large-width":916,"large-height":916,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtprep.jpg","1536x1536-width":916,"1536x1536-height":916,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtprep.jpg","2048x2048-width":916,"2048x2048-height":916,"featured-soft":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtprep-290x290.jpg","featured-soft-width":290,"featured-soft-height":290,"featured-hard":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtprep-290x180.jpg","featured-hard-width":290,"featured-hard-height":180,"narrow":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtprep-700x700.jpg","narrow-width":700,"narrow-height":700,"extended":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/stineeiersholtprep.jpg","extended-width":916,"extended-height":916}},"style":"narrow","text_placement":"metadata-below","image_link_url":"","image_link_title":"","caption_prefix":"","enable_alternative_caption":false,"alternative_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<h2>Spread the word<\/h2>\n<p>Recently, Influenced by Nature teamed up with an Australian start up, Twig.fm, for women podcasters about nature. \u201cMy goal for this year is to spread the word of the Influenced by Nature Podcast so that the ideas and initiatives by our guests can inspire as many people as possible,\u201d she says. This coming May will be the one year anniversary and an event is sure to be set. As for the future, Stine hopes to get movie and debate nights happening, as well as partnerships and sponsorships, and be part of events and festivals.<\/p>\n<p>To Stine, the podcast is a place for inspiration and information. It shows that problems in environment, biodiversity, climate, and conservation are all linked and that action is needed, whether on an individual level or through a network. \u201cI hope we will realize how dependent we are of nature and appreciate what it provides us and who knows, maybe even allow ourselves to get influenced by nature,\u201d Stine says.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ArticleEnd"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Newsletter","lang_select":"Dansk","identifier":"Newsletter","headline":"Receive a weekly newsletter in your inbox","button_text":"Tilmeld nu","class":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"OtherStories","headline":"","hand_picked_posts":true,"references":[{"reference":{"ID":57599,"post_author":"28","post_date":"2017-10-26 08:53:28","post_date_gmt":"2017-10-26 06:53:28","post_content":"<h2>\"My all-time favorites are definitely <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/radiolab\/id152249110?mt=2\">Radiolab<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/radiolab\/id152249110?mt=2\">This American Life<\/a>\"<\/h2>\r\nOur first expert, <strong>Tim Hinman<\/strong> is primarily working on his own Danish podcast,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/dk\/podcast\/third-ear\/id336149343?mt=2\"><strong>Third Ear<\/strong><\/a>. He started producing the very first episodes back in 2009. Since then, Third Ear's podcasts [secrettext face=\"have become popular in Denmark\" text=\"Especially their serialized stories with investigative reporters trying to solve a mystery - such as 'Kvinde med den tunge kuffert' (The Woman with the heavy suitcase)\"]. It is a must for every podcast lover who understands Danish. But which podcasts would the local podcast guru - our words, not his - recommend?\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n<em>So, first of all, what are your three favorite podcasts?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"Good question. I mean, my all time favourites are definitely <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/radiolab\/id152249110?mt=2\">Radiolab<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/this-american-life\/id201671138?mt=2\"><strong>This American Life<\/strong><\/a>. I know this is pretty obvious but I do really like to listen to them. Both are free and [secrettext face=\"offer great stories of all kinds\" text=\"Radiolab, for instance, will cover pretty much everything: History, surveillance, crime, all sorts of science, politics, sports, the nature of time, you name it \u2013 often focusing on one surprising story told through interviews, reportage, sound effects and music.\"]. I personally just really enjoy listening to actual stories rather than interviews or chitchats. Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/serial\/id917918570?mt=2\"><strong>Serial<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/s-town\/id1212558767?mt=2\"><strong>S-Town<\/strong><\/a> are brilliant podcasts if one wants to follow an exciting mystery story. Those podcasts never get boring and are great on long journeys.\r\n\r\nAnother favourite of mine is <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/reply-all\/id941907967?mt=2\"><strong>Reply all<\/strong><\/a> by Gimlet. This is an American podcast which is all about technology and the internet. PJ and Alex, who host the podcast, unravel popular culture in a funny way. It's\u00a0informative but also fun and serious at the same time.\r\n\r\nAnd if you want to go into some weird corners and odd perspectives of the human mind, you should listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/here-be-monsters\/id564425626?mt=2\"><strong>Here be Monsters<\/strong><\/a> by Jeff Emtman and Bethany Denton. This is also a favourite podcast of mine. The audio and sound is brilliant and is bizarre stories of\u00a0scientists, philosophers or journalists told with a good sense of humour.\u00a0One of my favourite episodes is \"Call 601-2-SATAN-2\" - a story about a prayer hotline\u00a0receiving prayer requests from people all over the country. Even though that might sound weird, I promise, this podcast is worth a try.\"\r\n\r\n<em>When do you normally listen to podcasts?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"For me podcasts are definitely a travelling thing. So, I normally listen to a podcast when I am sitting on a train or travelling by plane or\u00a0actually <em>[he starts laughing]<\/em> also in the bath tub.\"\r\n\r\n<em>Are you currently working on a podcast yourself and what are your upcoming projects?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"I am always busy with producing new episodes for Third Ear. But because Third Ear is only in Danish, I am also working on another English-language podcast, namely\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sound-matters\/id1073135021?mt=2\">Sound Matters<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by B&amp;O Play. This is a podcast about sound and everything what comes with it. We tell stories about sound in relation to art, inventions, discoveries, ideas, science etc. I think it is a fascinating topic.\"\n<!-- end of module 2 -->\n<em>And last question: Which podcasts would you recommend especially to students?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"I guess that would depend on their study programme. But I think,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-digital-human\/id824163293?mt=2\"><strong>Digital Human<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by BBC Radio 4 would be a recommendation of mine as they have a very interesting way of approaching our digital world and combine that with lots of different scientific stories.\r\n\r\nA second podcast I would recommend to students is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/short-cuts\/id655015882?mt=2\"><strong>Short Cuts<\/strong><\/a>, a British podcast produced by Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4. It\u00a0is hosted by the comedian Josie Long who is presenting short documentaries addressing [secrettext face=\"a lot of different topics\" text=\"Some recent examples: Roles Models, Tough Love, Lost in Translation. \"]. Their episodes are usually 30 minutes and perfect for busy students.\"\r\n<h2>\"I would recommend any podcast that informs someone about the world, e.g.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/late-night-live-full-program-podcast\/id73330961?mt=2\">Late Night Live<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/science-vs\/id1051557000?mt=2\">Science VS<\/a>\"<\/h2>\n<!-- end of module 3 -->\n<strong>Lena Rutkowski<\/strong> is a [secrettext face=\"freelance journalist\" text=\"And a former University Post reporter and copy editor\"] and currently working as a full-time translator at Watch Media. She also produces her own podcasts.\r\n\r\n<em>So, first of all, what are your three favourite podcasts?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"That is actually a really hard question. There are way too many I love to listen to, so there might be more than three.\r\n\r\nOkay, one of my most favorite podcasts is probably\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/call-your-girlfriend\/id881487725?mt=2\"><strong>Call Your Girlfriend<\/strong><\/a> by Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow. It is about two long distance besties who are mostly discussing topics related to mostly feminism but also pop culture, politics and culture. It is quite casual and therefore easy to follow.\r\n\r\nOther than that I really like to listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/slates-double-x-podcasts\/id317166278?mt=2\"><strong>Double X<\/strong><\/a> by Slate Magazine. It is a roundtable of three women discussing gender issues and different feminist topics in a more academic style.\u00a0I like to listen to their conversations and the fact that there is a\u00a0great range of viewpoints. That makes it more relatable.\r\n\r\nAnother favourite of mine is <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/short-cuts\/id655015882?mt=2\"><strong>Short Cuts<\/strong><\/a> by BBC Radio 4. Those mini radio documentaries can sometimes be very odd but in a good way. It is well made, very creative and sometimes rather experimental which I do appreciate.\r\n\r\nAnd lastly I want to mention\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/revisionist-history\/id1119389968?mt=2\"><strong>Revisionist History<\/strong><\/a> by Malcolm Gladwell. I am a big fan of this podcast and I like the idea that every episode re-examines something from the past - a person or an event - and asks whether we failed the first time round, or did well right away.\"\r\n\r\n<em>When do you normally listen to podcasts?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"I listen to podcasts all the time. For instance, when I am biking, cleaning up, and also when I am lying in bed. You will almost always find me wearing my headphones and listening to a podcast.\"\r\n\r\n<em>Are you currently working on a podcast yourself and what are your upcoming projects?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"Well, I stopped producing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-snak\/id1211202085?mt=2\">The Snak<\/a><\/strong>, which got\u00a0produced in cooperation with Heartbeats. I wanted to continue doing\u00a0an English-speaking podcast about Scandinavia though. This is why I recently started my own independent podcast, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radionordic.co\">Radio Nordic<\/a><\/strong>. This podcast is all about\u00a0pop, politics and people from Scandinavia and beyond. There will also soon come an episode about KU's course on Beyonc\u00e9. So, stay tuned.\"\n<!-- end of module 4 -->\n<em>And last question: Which Podcasts would you recommend especially to students?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\"I mean, that really depends on their personal field of interest. But I would recommend any podcast that informs someone about the world.\r\n\r\nAs I am an international coming from Australia but living in Denmark, I would like to suggest two English-speaking ones.\r\n\r\nThe first one is an Australian podcast, namely <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/late-night-live-full-program-podcast\/id73330961?mt=2\"><strong>Late Night Live<\/strong><\/a> by ABC Radio. I personally \u00a0follow them for quite a while already and would recommend it to every student regardless their study area. Philip Adams, the host of Late Night Live, is a brilliant journalist and his\u00a0interviewing techniques are awesome.\u00a0The podcast is all about current events and debates in relation to politics, science, culture or philosophy.\r\n\r\nAnother one I would recommend is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/science-vs\/id1051557000?mt=2\">Science VS<\/a><\/strong> by Gimlet Media. I heard this one is very popular among students. Each episode is very informative and the topics seem to be well researched. Everything is related to the sciences and finding out what is true, and what is not, or what even might be in-between. They incorporate topics like climate change, love or immigration.\"\n<!-- end of module 5 -->\n","post_title":"Listen up! Here are some cool podcasts you have to check out","post_excerpt":"Whether you are going for a run or commuting to uni - podcasts always come in handy. We talked to two podcast experts. They recommended 18 podcasts.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"listen-cool-podcasts-check","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2017-10-27 13:39:44","post_modified_gmt":"2017-10-27 11:39:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=57599\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":59766,"post_author":"28","post_date":"2017-12-14 15:13:06","post_date_gmt":"2017-12-14 14:13:06","post_content":"It is quite common to think you have to sign up for language school if you want to learn a new language. Going to language classes is great to get in the basic grammar and vocabulary, for sure. But spending up to six hours a week at a language school can be hardly doable next to uni, a student job, and your social life.\r\n\r\nThis is why the University Post wants to give you advice on how to learn Danish outside a language school. We have also\u00a0talked to two expats who explain how they managed to overcome all their struggles, and we reveal some personal study tips.\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n<h3>1. Put up sticky notes<\/h3>\r\n[secretimage face=\"Juliane\" imageid=\"59804\"] from Germany came to Denmark when she was fifteen. Back than,\u00a0Juliane was living with a Danish host family on the island of Fyn and attended the first grade of gymnasium. This is the reason why she was kind of forced to learn the language pretty quickly in order to be able to follow the school lessons and properly talk to her classmates.\r\n\r\n\"I didn't attend any language school - the best school for me was my host family. We put up sticky notes all over the house and I slowly began to widen up my vocabulary and to understand more and more - it just came naturally\", says Juliane.\r\n<h3>2. Study Online<\/h3>\r\nIf you are not a great fan of going to a language school, you might consider studying online.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.strokes-international.com\/Daenisch-lernen\/?XTCsid=466e8ebcac1bc8954a956ddf733f6834\">Strokes Danish<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is a language learning software which offers three levels. Each consists of 100 short lessons including a brief\u00a0dialogue and a handful of vocabulary exercises. You can also do oral exercises as the software will correct your pronunciation. This way you can choose when and, of course for how long, you want to study.\r\n<h3>3. Read Danish News<\/h3>\r\nCatch up on the latest news with\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dr.dk\/ligetil\">DR LigeTil<\/a><\/strong>. This is a Danish news site which is quite easy to read and therefore makes it\u00a0understandable for a broader audience of Danish learners. Each week, you can also do small tests about the articles you have read, to improve your reading comprehension.\r\n<h3>4. Find yourself a Tandem Buddy<\/h3>\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mylanguageexchange.com\/Search.asp?selCountry=27&amp;selX13=true\">Here<\/a><\/strong> you can find a bunch of different people who are looking for an online \u201clanguage tandem partner\u201d. There are also many Danes who are looking to learn your native language.\u00a0 If you prefer to meet in person, there are also some great <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/de-DE\/topics\/language-exchange\/dk\/copenhagen\/\">MeetUp Groups<\/a><\/strong> in Copenhagen. That might be a perfect opportunity to also learn a language in a more cosy environment. You might even get a new friendship out of it.\r\n<h3>5. Use what you can<\/h3>\r\nDon\u2019t be shy to try out your Danish Skills in real life. Pull yourself together and use whatever you can, whether you are going to order your coffee in Danish or start greeting your Danish friends and colleagues with a friendly \"Hej,\u00a0hvordan g\u00e5r det?\".\u00a0It will help you get more comfortable with your pronunciation and the language.\r\n\r\nJuliane also says: \"From the very beginning I tried to implement all the Danish words I already knew into my sentences and all my text messages. That really helped a lot to get used to using Danish on a daily basis.\"\r\n<h3><strong>6. Make people correct your language<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThe last piece of advice for implementing your Danish skills into your daily life is making people correct your language. It might make you feel uncomfortable, but Juliane explains why it is worth it:\r\n\r\n\"I had to do an effort to make people correct my language all the time. I encouraged everyone around me to tell me whenever my grammar or pronunciation was wrong. That was hard for my self-esteem sometimes, but a great help to finally\u00a0get fluent in Danish. You have to be very patient with yourself when learning a language and accept that you constantly feel 'handicapped' because you can't express yourself and show people who you really are. But don't give up - at one point you will feel more confident speaking Danish.\"\r\n<h3>7. Read children's books<\/h3>\r\nEven though you might feel a bit awkward, Juliane also recommends reading children's books. According to her, it really helps to stay motivated as you get the feeling that you can actually read something in Danish without having to look up every second word.\r\n\r\n\"Most of the books I have\u00a0normally previously read in German. It makes it a lot easier when you know what the story is about beforehand. Reading different children's books just really helped me to get used to the Danish language and to learn more Danish words along the way - but without any pressure or homework. So,\u00a0<em>[she starts laughing]<\/em> Harry Potter taught me Danish\", says Juliane.\n<!-- end of module 2 -->\n<h3>8. One day a word<\/h3>\r\nOne word a day is still better than no word a day. With the help of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovativelanguage.com\/word-of-the-day\/Danish\"><strong>Word of the day<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0you will learn one new Danish word every day. You can also listen to the pronunciation and try to use the word in a sentence.\r\n<h3>9. Mingling with Danes<\/h3>\r\nThe second expat we have talked to, is [secretimage face=\"Norkka\" imageid=\"59827\"]. She is originally from Peru and came to Denmark 10 years ago.\u00a0Unlike Juliane, Norkka actually went to a language school and found it really helpful in the beginning. Going to the language school was her \"kickstart\" into the Danish language - but not enough to become completely fluent.\r\n\r\n\"Nowadays I am studying and working in Danish.\u00a0Mingling with fellow students or my Danish colleagues is helping me a lot to improve my language everyday. But I still feel I\u2019m learning Danish all the time. Learning Danish will probably always be an ongoing process,\" says Norkka.\r\n<h3>10. Watch something Danish<\/h3>\r\nIf you want to spice up your Danish learning game, you should start watching Danish series. If you are into crime stories, you have to check out\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1733785\/\">Broen,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0826760\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2\">Forbrydelsen<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5180734\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">Gidseltagningen.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0You might have to concentrate very hard in the beginning, but it will get easier from time to time. It is really satisfying if you notice your own progress and get better in following the plot and understanding the dialogues.\r\n\r\nOf course, you could also watch some Danish YouTubers or find yourself a Danish movie or Danish documentary at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dr.dk\">DR<\/a>.<\/strong>\r\n<h3>11. Make use of \"undertekster\"<\/h3>\r\nHere comes a quick follow-up on the previous advice on watching something in Danish.\r\n\r\nIn Denmark, there is no\u00a0dubbing - instead we are fortunate to have Danish subtitles. By watching English movies with Danish subtitles, you can pick up on various words or useful phrases. Watching Danish movies and television with Danish \"undertekster\" can help you a lot with building up your vocabulary. Try and let your brain slowly match the language with the on-screen visuals.\n<!-- end of module 3 -->\n<h3>12. Listen to Podcasts<\/h3>\r\nTo really challenge your listening skills you should try listening to Danish podcasts. A good one to start with might be\u00a0Copenhagencast.\u00a0It provides you with functional language and\u00a0clear explanations on when and how to use certain vocabulary, so that you can easily apply it in your daily life - there are loads of everyday phrases which make you sound more \"native\".\r\n\r\nIf you feel your Danish is already more advanced, go and check out\u00a0<strong>Third Ear's<\/strong>\u00a0podcasts by Tim Hinman. This particular podcast is one of the most popular in Denmark. It is all about serialized stories with investigative reporters trying to solve a mystery.\r\n<h3>13. Make it fun: Board Games &amp; Karaoke<\/h3>\r\nWhatever you do, make sure you have fun doing it. Invite some of your friends to play some Danish board games such [secrettext face=\"as Matador\" text=\"Danish version of Monopoly\"].\r\n\r\nNorkka also found a quite amusing way to overcome her Danish\u00a0pronunciation struggles. She says:\r\n\r\n\"It also helped me to learn some Danish songs and sing a lot of karaoke. Believe me, it is real fun and you learn something without feeling you are working hard. I would recommend it to everybody who is struggling learning Danish.\"\r\n<h3>14. Duolingo and Babbel<\/h3>\r\nThanks to recent technology, learning a new language suddenly seems doable. Or at least, apps such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.duolingo.com\">Duolingo<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.babbel.com\">Babbel<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0are making it a lot easier to learn a language. Duolingo is even for free and you should go and download it now. The sooner the better - before the company gets wise and starts charging.\r\n\r\nEven if you choose to only spend 5-10 minutes each day studying Danish on one of those apps - you will quickly feel a difference. You can also adjust your study time from 5-25 minutes\u00a0towards your personal needs and goals.\r\n\r\nWith those Apps you can not only practice your writing, reading and listening, but also to revise certain vocabulary, grammar or spelling mistakes.\r\n<h3>15. Switch on the Danish radio<\/h3>\r\nTry to listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dr.dk\/radio\/\">Danish radio<\/a> on a regular basis or at least make it a thing when you for instance have to clean the apartment, are taking a shower, or cooking dinner. Believe it or not, but you will automatically learn new bits and pieces here and there even if you are only partially following it. It is an easy \u00a0and fun way to surround yourself with the Danish language without putting to much focus on it.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/strange-danish-expressions\/\">Read this article<\/a><\/strong> to\u00a0understand the mysterious words, phrases and expressions in Danish everyday conversation.\n<!-- end of module 4 -->\n","post_title":"How to learn Danish - 15 tips","post_excerpt":"Learning Danish can be fun, but it can also be very frustrating. With the help of two expats, Copenhagen's University Post has put together some tips on how to learn Danish.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"tips-on-how-to-finally-learn-danish","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-03-05 08:37:47","post_modified_gmt":"2021-03-05 07:37:47","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=59766\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":57194,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2017-10-16 11:16:12","post_date_gmt":"2017-10-16 09:16:12","post_content":"<h2>\u201cIn Berlin I\u2019m constantly anxious about missing out on something.\u201d<\/h2>\r\n21-year-old <strong>Gina-Josephine Fischer<\/strong> sips on a coffee on V\u00e6rnedamsvej on the border between Vesterbro and Frederiksberg when Uniavisen meets with her. In Berlin, she began her studies in \u201cculture and media.\u201d She was on exchange during the Autumn semester 2016, and after a brief stint back in Berlin, decided to return to Copenhagen. She is currently doing an internship at the Goethe Institute while writing her bachelor thesis.\r\n\r\n<em>Tell me a bit about where you come from<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u201cI grew up outside the centre of Berlin, so it was about an hour-and-a-half into the city, which has always seemed very overwhelming to me. It\u2019s so big - almost too big, and you end up spending a lot of money and time in traffic. On the other hand, it\u2019s also really cheap in Berlin. So you can enjoy life on little money. The problem with Berlin is that so much is happening at once. There is always a concert to go to, a dance floor to dance on. That also makes it hard to find real friends, because they\u2019re always busy with something or other. Too much partying, maybe. It happens so often, that I end up doing nothing at all. The decision is too hard. And then you end up feeling anxious about missing out on something.\"\r\n\r\n<em>And you decided to move back to Copenhagen. How did that happen?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u201cIt was actually pretty easy to decide to move back. During my Erasmus I made heaps of Danish friends - and also met my boyfriend with two months left of my exchange. He\u2019s from Seattle but lives in Copenhagen, and we met at a Huset KBH event. We were the only two there dancing. We liked each other straight away and started seeing each other regularly. He studied in Copenhagen and already had his own apartment on Vesterbro, so it was obvious for me to come back and live with him.\"\r\n\r\n<em>What makes Copenhagen a great place to live?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u201cCopenhagen is significantly smaller than Berlin, so you can easily get around by bike, and you quickly get to know the city, because the core is so small. The study environment is also really good, so I feel more productive here. I make videos, and I have experienced that I dare to challenge myself much more in Copenhagen because it feels like people support creativity much more. For example, I got a total of 12 friends to participate in a video that I filmed at Refshal\u00f8en. That would never have happened in Berlin, having someone dance on camera for free.\r\n\r\nThere are also so many interesting places in the city which still feel untouched. I love this place near Nordhavn, with a playground on the roof of some new buildings. [Konditaget L\u00fcders]. You can see the whole city and the sea, and it\u2019s really amazing. To be close to the sea and feel the wind makes me feel alive.\"\r\n\r\n<em>What\u2019s the hardest thing to get used to?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u201cWhat\u2019s missing in Copenhagen are hidden spots around the city. There\u2019s so many in Berlin, but Copenhagen feels very controlled in that way. There aren\u2019t as many nooks and crannies to hide in. People are generally very rule-abiding and proper in Copenhagen, so I feel bad not always being that way myself.\"\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n22-year-old <strong>L\u00e9o Tamayo<\/strong> was born in Paris but grew up on the small island of La R\u00e9union off Madagascar. He has lived in several places in Europe, usually for six months at a time. His first visit to Copenhagen was a few years ago when taking on an internship. Leo liked the city so much that he decided to come back and take up his Masters in Migration Studies.\r\n\r\n<em>Tell me a bit about where you come from<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u201cWhen I was younger, I lived in Montmartre with my mother but we had to move to La R\u00e9union for her work. When I later moved back to Paris, I lived in a suburb with my father. Paris is very large, so the experiences you have in the city depend a lot on where you find yourself. \u00a0Where I lived was very multicultural, so I enjoyed that a lot. I don\u2019t see that so much in Copenhagen, besides N\u00f8rrebro.\r\n\r\nMany people in Paris are just naturally stressed - everyone is running around. People even run around the supermarkets. I like the fast pace, but it often becomes too much. Especially because there isn\u2019t enough nature in Paris to help me disconnect. I grew up on a tropical island, so I miss nature and am sick of all the pollution in major cities like Paris.\"\r\n\r\n<em>And you decided to move back to Copenhagen. How did that happen?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u201cI think just because my first experience in Copenhagen was so good. When I was out in the city, I felt at home. I didn\u2019t feel like a tourist when I tried to express myself. I ended up applying for masters in several places, but Copenhagen was my first choice. I had a precise plan: I would study my masters and then find a job. The apartment was already in place. It\u2019s near the Botanical Gardens. Truly Copenhagen-esque idyll.\"\r\n\r\n<em>What makes Copenhagen a great place to live?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u201cThe city is amazing. When I walk around the streets I think to myself: it\u2019s so fucking beautiful here. There are also many parks and that was something I found I missed when I lived in Paris.\r\n\r\nThe city is really comfortable - everything is made and designed so that it is ideal. Danes also spend a lot of time indoors when it gets cold, so it\u2019s important that there are really nice environments where you can cocoon.\r\n\r\nCopenhageners also seem to have a lot of trust in each other. At first you think that maybe people are naive, but you then realize that it\u2019s just because people behave nicely.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s also really relaxing that everything doesn\u2019t have to be controlled, for example, due to terror threats, which is happening in Paris. You often have to show your ID card or something.\"\r\n\r\n<em>What\u2019s the hardest thing to get used to?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u201cIt feels like there is no spontaneity at all in Copenhagen. Making a plan with Danes requires so much planning, because everyone is planning all the time. It\u2019s a very rigid way to live if you have to make coffee dates 2-3 weeks in advance.\r\n\r\nNor does it seem like Danes particularly like eye contact. I often end up feeling impolite on the metro if I look at other people. I am not used to everyone taking their privacy so seriously. On the other hand, I love going out on the street without anyone contacting me.\"\n<!-- end of module 2 -->\n<h2>\u201cWelfare means a more relaxed lifestyle\u201d<\/h2>\r\n24-year-old <strong>Josephine Cheng<\/strong> is sitting by the water on S\u00f8ndre Campus. She was born in Macau, China but has lived in Seattle, Washington since she was 10. She studied part of her Bachelor in Denmark, and has now returned to study a master in \u201cIT and Cognition\u201d while working at Paper Island.\r\n\r\n<em>Tell me a bit about where you come from ...<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u201cEveryone drives around in cars in Seattle. Otherwise, there\u2019s only buses and there tends to be too much traffic so I prefer to drive. \u00a0Seattle is a very relaxed city and the outdoors are very prominent, because it\u2019s surrounded by mountains, so I tend to head to the mountains on the weekends and enjoy the serenity and fresh air.\r\n\r\nLiving costs are largely the same as in Copenhagen, but the big difference is eating out. Eating out can definitely be affordable in Seattle, so I often did that with my friends. In Copenhagen, you only do that on special occasions, at least if you\u2019re a student.\"\r\n\r\n<em>And you decided to move back to Copenhagen. How did that happen?<\/em>\r\n\r\nIt was actually a really impulsive decision. I applied for a masters two days before I moved back to Denmark and I actually had a back-up plan to study in Los Angeles, but I decided to move to Denmark instead, partly because my friends really encouraged me to.\r\n\r\nThe structure of the education gives students a lot of freedom to explore themselves and the world, so everything seems a lot more relaxed, which is something that really draws me.\"\r\n\r\n<em>What makes Copenhagen a great place to live?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of good-looking guys. Copenhagen is a really charming city. It\u2019s small, people seem trustworthy and the architecture is really beautiful - both the old and the new. Danes seem much more family-oriented relative to Americans, who in my opinion are much more money-oriented. I think it\u2019s because welfare gives the opportunity for a more relaxed lifestyle.\r\n\r\nThe entire city is lovely, but my absolute favourite place has to be my collegium which is close to DR-byen. It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve lived in a collegium and I have just been really lucky. One of my other favourite spots is Tivoli - especially in the Autumn, when they celebrate Halloween and you can see fireworks from my window. I am totally in love with it.\r\n\r\nWhen I come back to Copenhagen after travelling, I always feel home. I could definitely see myself growing old in Copenhagen.\u201d\r\n\r\n<em>What\u2019s the hardest thing to get used to?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s not actually hard to get used to the idea of having to live here permanently. I can always go back to Seattle if everything goes wrong. What I have been most puzzled by are really small, banal things like \u201cWhy do Danes run so much?\u201d or \u201cWhy do Danes love rye bread and liquorice so much?\u201d It\u2019s also frustrating to get used to expensive restaurant prices. This means I have gotten significantly better at cooking, so I can socialise with food in a completely different way now.\"\n<!-- end of module 3 -->\n","post_title":"Why a German, a Frenchman and an American decided to call Copenhagen home","post_excerpt":"FOMO in Berlin, stress in Parisian supermarkets and good-looking Danes - there are many reasons to return to Copenhagen after an exchange program is finished. Uniavisen spoke with three young people who did just that. ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-a-german-a-frenchman-and-an-american-decided-to-call-copenhagen-home","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2017-10-17 08:48:08","post_modified_gmt":"2017-10-17 06:48:08","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/derfor-valgte-tysker-franskmand-amerikaner-kalde-koebenhavn-hjem\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":12609,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2013-05-13 08:29:36","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-13 06:29:36","post_content":"He is a film editor, and he is an associate professor in film at the University of Copenhagen. He is Peter Schepelern, and he now offers University Post readers his recommendations for seven Danish-language films. They each, at the same time, represent a significant part of Danish cultural heritage\r\n\r\n\u201cThe Danish film scene is doing well these years\u201d, explains Peter Schepelern to the University Post.\r\n\r\nIn Denmark, ticket sales for Danish-language films are booming, while Danish directors like Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Only God Forgives), Susanne Bier (In a Better World), and actors like Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal, Casino Royal, as well as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) generally make significant impressions with their work at film festivals and in big international productions.\r\n<h2>Take a look, and flash some trivia at parties<\/h2>\r\nSchepelern finds it remarkable that Danish-produced films, in which Danish is actually the spoken language, keep popping up around the globe.\r\n\r\n\u201cDenmark has a conspicuously prominent status, when it comes to participation in international film festivals and winning prizes. You can almost always find Danish-language films in various international competitions despite the fact that it is a small country, and that only approximately 20 Danish-language films are produced every year,\u201d he says.\r\n\r\nSo let\u2019s get on with it. Here is the chance to get a closer look at the Danish-language films, so you yourself can flash some film trivia. The trailers below give you a first glance, the links are to where you can purchase the films.\r\n<h2><em>The Word (Danish: Ordet), 1955<\/em><\/h2>\r\n<strong>Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer<\/strong>\r\nCarl Theodor Dreyer is considered the most prominent director in the history of Danish cinema alongside Lars von Trier. He is probably the only Danish director whose name can be found in any reference book on film history around the world. His classic film The Word is based on a play by Danish author Kaj Munk and takes place in an austere, religious setting in Jutland, revolving around the conflict between faith and doubt. \u201cExcept the French-produced The Passion of Joan of Arc, which is one of the great works in the history of film art, the Danish-language The Word is arguably Dreyer\u2019s most timeless production,\u201d describes Schepelern.\r\n\r\nSee a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-uQEPjRog84\">trailer for the film here.<\/a>\r\n<h2><em>Hunger (Danish: Sult), 1966<\/em><\/h2>\r\n<strong>Director: Henning Carlsen<\/strong>\r\nAlthough Hunger is directed by the Danish Henning Carlsen, the film is more of a result of a Scandinavian co-production than a Danish film as such. It is based on Knut Hamsun\u2019s famous modernist novel of the same name, following the restless roaming of a starving young writer in Kristiania (Oslo) in 1890. The film seeks to reflect Hamsun\u2019s thematic dealings with fragmentation and perplexity. According to Schepelern, \u201cCarlsen succeeds in making the film modern art, excluding a regular plot in favour of a subjective depiction of a human mind in despair.\u201d Hunger gained international attention and American author, Paul Auster, has written a comprehensive essay called \u2018The Art of Hunger\u2019 inspired by the novel and the film.\r\n\r\nSee a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M1HMw4Xw4KU\">trailer for the film here.\u00a0<\/a>\r\n<h2><em>Pelle the Conquerer (Danish: Pelle Erobreren), 1987<\/em><\/h2>\r\n<strong>Director: Bille August<\/strong>\r\nPelle the Conqueror is yet another Danish big-screen adaption of a canonical literary work, Martin Andersen Nex\u00f8\u2019s novel of the same name. It takes place in a Danish rural milieu in the 19th century, where Pelle and his Swedish father, played by Max von Sydow, are in dire straits and treated like slaves. The film might sound cheerless, but according to Scheplern, it also displays warmth and optimism: \u201cPelle the Conquerer is a humanistic depiction of a young boy\u2019s ideological escape from poverty and discrimination,\u201d he says. Pelle the Conquerer both won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Golden Palm prize at the Cannes film festival. Also, it became a stepping stone to an international career for director Bille August.\r\n\r\nSee a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eY0FXywewc0&amp;list=PL1489420D350AEE58\"> trailer for the film here.<\/a>\r\n<h2><em>The Idiots (Danish: Idioterne), 1998<\/em><\/h2>\r\n<strong>Director: Lars von Trier<\/strong>\r\nSchepelern describes Lars von Trier\u2019s The Idiots as a \u201cform of anti-Hollywood initiative, which is full-blown anarchistic and a solid slap-in-the-face to the Danish middle-class\u201d. The film is about a group of young people, who play around with their identities and try to seek out their own inner \u2018idiots\u2019. Like many other von Trier films, The Idiots kicked up controversy. Not least because of its explicit sexual content, including group sex and a near-pornography penetration scene. Being part of the avant-garde Danish Dogma-movement from the 90\u2019s, the film adheres to a very basic technique. It was made with a hand-held camera and followed a manifesto rule, which favoured narrative in spite of special effects. \u201cThe Idiots is a bold masterpiece. It follows a set rules, while at the same time breaking all the rules\u201d, says Schepelern.\r\n\r\nSee a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tGAa8WF0vxo\">trailer for the film here.<\/a>\r\n<h2><em>King\u2019s Game (Danish: Kongekabale), 2004<\/em><\/h2>\r\n<strong>Director: Nikolaj Arcel<\/strong>\r\nKing\u2019s Game is made by one of Denmark\u2019s most talented young directors, Nikolaj Arcel. In Denmark, Arcel is known for painting with broad, filmic strokes. In his relatively short career, he has managed to both make a romantic comedy and a large-scale adventure flick, while last year he was nominated for an Academy Award for his historical drama, A Royal Affair. King\u2019s Game, on the other hand, is a \u201cwell-crafted political thriller about everything, which is \u2018rotten in the state of Denmark\u2019. A film which might as well have been created in Hollywood\u201d, analyses Schepelern.\r\n\r\nSee a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vVSTy7SJLWo\">trailer for the film here.\u00a0<\/a>\r\n<h2><em>Klown (Danish: Klovn the Movie), 2010<\/em><\/h2>\r\n<strong>Director: Mikkel N\u00f8rgaard<\/strong>\r\nDenmark has a tradition for quite na\u00efve and cheerful melodramas, which are more or less harmless. Klown from 2010, however, showed a much more daring approach to comedy. Based on the immensely popular Danish TV sitcom Klovn and starring the same lead actors, Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam, the film became the most watched Danish film in ten years. Christensen and Hvam is probably the most popular and productive comedic duo in Denmark in recent years, and in Klown they play self-satiric versions of themselves as two friends, who embark on a wild trip through the Danish countryside. This trip involves a broad variety of awkward moments and scenes, where the viewer is left in a mild state of a mixture between amazement and uneasiness. Both sitcom and film are very inspired by the American hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm, which also wallows in uncomfortable situations. Currently there is talk of an up-coming US version of the film.\r\n\r\nSee a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zdKgDpI2hsY\">trailer for the film here.<\/a>\r\n<h2><em>The Hunt (Danish: Jagten), 2012<\/em><\/h2>\r\n<strong>Director: Thomas Vinterberg<\/strong>\r\nTogether with Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg launched a \u2018golden age\u2019 for Danish cinema in the 90\u2019s. He had an international breakthrough with his Dogma-drama, The Celebration, from 1998 about a family gathering, where a father is revealed as having sexually abused his children. The film shocked the entire film industry, but Vinterberg had a hard time following up on his success, directing several problematic and poorly received films the ensuing years. However, according to Schepelern, last year\u2019s The Hunt marked a strong comeback for the Danish director. \u201cThe Hunt plays out as a reversal of the themes of The Celebration. But while The Celebration is about a guilty man who has got away with his crimes, The Hunt portrays an innocent man who is victimized for something he has not done.\u201d The film has been very well received worldwide and Mads Mikkelsen won the Golden Palm award for his role.\r\n\r\nSee a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YsYn6L5fF9Q\"> trailer for the film here.<\/a>\r\n\r\nSo this was it. 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