Books as key to the wide world
‘It is books that are the key to the wide world; if you can’t do anything else, read all that you can.’ Jane Hamilton (novelist) If you don’t have the opportunity to travel, or if you want to prepare for…
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Baking a Galette des Rois: I can do this!
When was the last time you tried something new? And how did you feel about it? Do you challenge yourself and do you see failure as an opportunity to learn? For my upcoming book, I’ve been recently writing about growth…
How to make friends with Danes
Expats find Denmark one of the most difficult countries to make local friends, as is shown in the annual survey of InterNations, the global network for expats. But why do expats find particularly Denmark difficult for making local friends? I…
Learning the local language
One of the challenges an expat often faces when moving abroad is the local language. In a time when you are trying to settle into a new host country and culture learning a new language might seem too much of…
Navigating an increasingly intercultural workplace
Workplaces have become increasingly intercultural (1), and more and more people need to be able to navigate this new reality – even when not living abroad themselves. Research shows that to be successful in intercultural contexts, people need intercultural competencies…