Posted on September 5, 2008 11 Comments
In a move to help Danish companies fill openings and find skilled knowledge workers, a new organization has just launched a rather extensive career web site. The site, Career Guide 2 Denmark, aims to help both Danish companies, particularly those open and interested in skilled workers from abroad, and foreign workers looking for jobs by listing most of the major as well as […]
Posted on August 29, 2008 1 Comment
The Danish Chamber of Commerce (Dansk Erhverv) is holding two special events for the Expat community including a seminar about Settling in Denmark and a JOB FAIR (“for the expat partner”). The organization created a Web community called Expat In Denmark http://expatindenmark.com/ launched June 30 this year that is free to join and offers Expats a social networking […]
Posted on August 26, 2008 2 Comments
Einstein did it, so did Dali, Napoleon, Edison, Churchill and Kennedy so why doesn’t everyone? Power naps, cat naps and other naps of the sort are scientifically proved to help you function better, reduce stress and perhaps help you live longer. And if we take a cue from the Mediterranean countries, we should all take siestas! Many […]
Posted on August 21, 2008 1 Comment
I proudly point you to a blog about Finnish design that is featuring the photos I took from the Marimekko fashion show. Visit Finnish Design Blog to see the entry. Cheers!
Posted on August 13, 2008 2 Comments
Danish actress Connie Nielsen has created her own personal guide to Copenhagen for a series on CNN called, “My City, My Life.” The videos are highlighted in an article about the program on Wonderful Copenhagen’s web site and the videos can be viewed here: MyCity_MyLife: Connie Nielsen Part 1 (5:10) MyCity_MyLife: Connie Nielsen Part 2 […]
Posted on August 11, 2008 2 Comments
Yes, I did actually see a model trip on the runway during the Copenhagen Fashion Week. She was wearing a gorgeous bright yellow silk dress with a super long train. The dress flowed and whirled behind her like rays of dancing sunshine as she walked down the catwalk. Just as I leaned over to comment, […]
Posted on August 5, 2008 Leave a Comment
Time magazine’s recent article about Denmark hosting the UN climate summit in 2009 in Copenhagen entited, “How Denmark Sees the World in 2012,” outlines the importance of this summit due to the negotiations necessary to put a plan in place by the time the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. Time reports: …we need to have a plan in […]
Posted on July 31, 2008 3 Comments
As a follow up to my “Where to find green leafies in Denmark,” post I have discovered a couple more tid bits of info that may be of interest. First, I was tipped off on a web site called http://www.farmersmarket.dk that led me to discover one of the biggest/best farmer’s markets in Copenhagen is located in […]
Posted on July 30, 2008 5 Comments
The annual Mercer Worldwide Cost of Living survey was recently published for 2008 in late July. Not surprisingly, Copenhagen ranked 7th, down from 6th in 2007, and Moscow ranks number one as the most expensive city in the world. Click on the link above to see the entire list. Mercer also ranked Copenhagen as the 11th […]
Posted on May 21, 2008 6 Comments
It really hasn’t been that long since the last time I was in the States (August of last year), yet somehow it seems like a lot has changed and some of it not for the good. In just a few days I have been inundated with bad news from every angle. This country doesn’t feel like […]