Like I mentioned in my last post, May was full of uncertainty and stress. However, once most of that was settled came in the excitement. By the middle of July I was finally able to pick out my whole schedule for the spring semester, apply for whatever housing I wanted, get all my required documents in, and learn all about Copenhagen. A lot of what I was most curious about was how to dress and not look like a tourist so I wouldn't get pick pocketed. I spent months on this topic looking on google, on vogue, on tik tok, on instagram, on random magazines. By January I still had no idea what to pack. Writing this now I just landed today and still am not sure if I packed the right things. Besides all the fun stuff of my preparation also came looking for and applying to scholarships, receiving my passport, determining what I needed to do for a visa. If you are also a student that somehow stumbled across this little site of mine let me give you some insider information. Apply for scholarships that are specific towards your region or country, apply for Gilman (if you are eligible), and honestly just do some simple searches at your college or university and on google. This was the most beneficial for my preparation and looking for them early was especially helpful. I found the scholarships I wanted to apply for for the most part by the end of august so I didn't have to worry about looking for more as I was trying to start my courses for the fall. Most of the scholarships I applied for had a deadline of late September or early October for spring semester programs just as a heads-up. As for documentation make sure you fully understand your study abroad countries programs because Denmark allows citizens from certain countries to enter visa free for the first 90 days of their stay or something like that. So I didn't have to worry about any immigration business until after I arrived. Anywho, for me a lot of my packing was just clothes because the housing provided came fully furnished so packing was relatively easy in having a list. Going to a country like Denmark or any that has four seasons it was still tricking to determine what kinds of layers to bring. The packing list, thinking about packing, and scholarships applications/ decisions were the majority of what occupied my mind from September through January. A lot of it was just sitting and waiting which I do not do well so this fall semester I really learned what it meant to be patient.
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