Wondering what a semester in the life of a DIS student is like? Follow Briona Butler, Grinnell College, throughout her spring semester here at DIS Copenhagen.

Briona took 'A Sense of Place in European Literature' as her core course in the European Humanities program, traveling to Western Denmark during her short tour as part of Core Course Week, and to St. Petersburg for her week-long study tour. Both on tour and in class, she met several well-known contemporary European authors. She also enrolled in an Optional Study Tour that took her on a faculty-led Optional Study Tour to explore impressionism in Paris.

Briona lived with Danes and other international students at a kollegium. She also enrolled in 'Danish Language and Culture', 'Nordic Mythology', 'Danish Fashion', and 'Holocaust and Genocide' (also an Optional Study Tour course with a trip to Hamburg). She volunteered as a DIS Ambassador, meeting with local high school students to discuss topics related to American culture, and she attended the Diversity and Identity Social Club with students from DIS as well as other universities here in Copenhagen.

Imagine what your spring will be like here in Copenhagen!

Thanks to Briona for sharing her story.

Video by David Gwynn, Marketing & Communications Videography Assistant & DIS Fall 2011 Alumnus.

About DIS
DIS is a non-profit study abroad institution with locations in Copenhagen and Stockholm, offering semester, academic year, and summer programs taught in English. Established in 1959, DIS offers students enrolled in North American universities engaging and challenging coursework enriched by faculty who teach what they do, hands-on learning opportunities, and study tours across Europe. Cultural engagement opportunities integrate students into the local culture and students gain academic knowledge and intercultural skills to prepare for a globalized world. DIS students are usually undergraduate juniors or seniors from highly selective North American universities.

Visit us at www.DISabroad.org to learn more.

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