Study Abroad Stories

DIS Story Competition

At the end of each semester, DIS invites all students to participate in the DIS essay contest. Students write study abroad stories based on their experience in Denmark and travel adventures throughout Europe.
Topics range from cultural, social and political aspects of Denmark to anecdotes and tales from studying abroad at DIS and, of course, from study tours and travel. Please browse through the essay titles below.

Selected Stories

Peanut butter shelves and baked good from scratch
By Kira Nightingale, Gettysberg College (Biotechnology & Biomedicine)

Learning to Live
By Arti Patel, University of Maryland, College Park

A Letter Dedicated to the Spaces in a Danish Metropolis
By Tiffany Chu , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Architecture)

Memorable Collisions
By William Yon, Oberlin College (European Politics & Society)

A Russian Bathhouse Story
By Stina Skewes-Cox, University of California, Irvine

Cycling Through Denmark
By Lucy Marcil, Davidson College

A Night of Hygge with Queen Margrethe II
By Kilangsungla Yanger, Carleton College