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So this is Christmas… in Iceland

Sun, 16 Dec 2018 20:51:52 +0000

It is third of advent, so here are more Christmas traditions to continue in my mini-series. This time we will have a look at Icelandic Christmas traditions. Icelandic Christmas traditions: Jolasveinars – the dwarfs Although Icelanders do celebrate advent as other European countries, they have a special way of giving gifts. More particularly – they don’t …

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Tales of Iceland part 3: About Icelanders and dating

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:26:10 +0000

The last part of my blog about living in Iceland is dedicated to Icelanders. To be more specific – how was it to date an Icelander and about themselves. How different they are from other parts of Scandinavians. Dating in Iceland Dating in Iceland is very different due to a small population. So for example …

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And so this is Christmas… this time in Czech

Sun, 09 Dec 2018 14:21:27 +0000

Unlike in Denmark, Czech Christmas traditions are usually just during advent time. St. Nicolaus and his sidekicks St. Nicolaus is the guy who brings Christmas to Denmark. Well, in Czech he would go from house to house finding out whether kids were good this year. He would bring angel and I guess you can …

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Tales of Iceland part 2: about driving and my roommate

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 21:49:47 +0000

The last time I was writing about my experience with coming to live in Iceland. Here are some more stories from Iceland. This time about my German roommate and about my driving experience in Iceland. Stories from Iceland: My German roommate This deserves a special episode. I liked Nika, she was a lot of fun. …

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And so this is Christmass… in Denmark

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:34:01 +0000

Even though Denmark might sound like a boring place to spend Christmas, the local traditions are quite interesting. I decided that over the advent week I will collect traditions from the places where I lived and where I traveled. So let’s start with Christmas traditions in Denmark. Early start I would say that first Christmas …

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Tales of living in Iceland part 1: First impression and countryside

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 13:47:56 +0000

Now, when you heard a lot about Denmark and Sweden, let’s move to another country and all the way up to the north. I mean Iceland. I used to live in Iceland for about half a year so I have a lot of stories from that time. So here are my tales of Iceland – …

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The truth about Hygge

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:17:17 +0000

The truth about danish hygge and how to do it. For a very long time, Danes won the title of the happiest people in the world. Even though now they are third, it is still a big success. According to some people, they are the happiest due to thing that they call “hygge”. And by …

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Study in Denmark part 2

Fri, 05 Oct 2018 05:10:17 +0000

In my previous post, I was trying to describe how to get to school in Denmark. Now when you know that, there are some important things about studying itself. Study environment Most of the schools in Denmark expect you to be able to study both in groups and independently. Which basically means that the important assignments that …

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Study in Denmark starting manual

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 08:53:45 +0000

Studying in Denmark become more and more popular over the years. Denmark offers a high-quality education that is free for EU members (Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland as well). So it is a great opportunity for those who don’t want to begin their adult life with debt and are interesting in something better. So here is …

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Working in Denmark

Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:52:01 +0000

A lot of people are asking me (especially on Twitter), how it is to work in Denmark and how easy or hard it is to find a job. Well, this is a blog that will hopefully answer all the questions. Lesson 1: Everything is about luck It is true. I moved to Denmark and with …

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