Sunday, October 5, 2014

ESN

Whatever you do when you study abroad, make sure to go on an ESN trip. Even if you don't go to Denmark specifically, this still applies to you. If you don't know ESN, it stands for Erasmus Student Network. Erasmus is a big network of resources for European students when they go on exchange.

Arguably my biggest regret during my time in Denmark was not seeing more of Denmark itself, and more specifically, not doing an ESN trip.

Almost all European universities have some local ESN chapter established. They routinely go on trips to nearby places, both in and out of country.  And don't worry, you don't have to be in European to be included. You can buy a membership card for like 50 DKK, if I remember correctly. When you want to join a trip, you get a 50 DKK discount on each trip.

I really really wish I was able to go on three specific trips: the Danish trip which covered a few other major cities in Denmark like Aarhus and Odense, the Mons Klint trip to see the famous white chalk cliffs, and the Legoland trip to see where the Lego was first created and the fun amusement park.

In Denmark, I actually only saw Copenhagen, Lyngby, and Kronburg Castle. There are a lot of other cities to see. The biggest ones are Aarhus, Odense, and Aalborg, which also has an exchange program with UIUC Engineering like DTU does. The Danish trip covers those other cities, and you get to go as a big group. I've heard it's a lot of fun.

From everything I heard, Mons Klint is a great place to visit. I was really close to going there, but at the last minute, some things didn't work out. 

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