Mary's Exchange to Danish School of Media and Journalism | Denmark
I had only ever travelled to Bali
before, so realistically I hadn’t actually been outside of Australia… But I
chose to study over in Europe in the small Scandinavian country of Denmark.
The main reason I chose to go to
Denmark was the amazing Journalism school there, DMJX (Danish School of Media
and Journalism). I stayed in Aarhus, the student city of Denmark. The school
put me in situations that made me act and behave as a real journalist. I handed
in weekly, sometimes even daily, articles. I obtained a press card and
travelled to Brussels where I interviewed politicians and people affiliated
with the European Union… I even attended a press conference!
During my time abroad I made some of my closest friends who
I still keep in touch with today. I met people from all over the world and
consistently catch up with them.
Some of my favourite experiences include: going to music
festivals down in the city, travelling for class trips to nearby cities or
different countries, working at the University bar and travelling by myself to
Eastern Ukraine to report on the war.
One of my most fond memories is of a music festival just
after we had finished all of our assignments so most of the exchange class
attended, we drank cheap booze, listened to some interesting music and danced
all night with our friends.
During my time in Brussels my friend and I met up with some
others at their Airbnb, we drank and played party games. When it was time to
leave it took us over half an hour to walk home in the pouring rain… the next
day we figured out it should have only taken us 5 minutes. We never understood
how it took us so long to get home that night.
While I was in Eastern Ukraine with my fixer, we stayed in
Avdiivka, a town on the border of the frontline. We stayed in an abandoned in
apartment that had no running water and no windows. The second night we were
there we drank red wine as we listened to the shelling. We walked to the local
deli and got speaking to the owners who told us about their involvement in the
war and what it meant for them. I bought everyone wine and we spent a couple of
hours chatting and listening to the stories.
The. Best. Experience. Ever.
I would 100% recommend studying abroad to anyone and
everyone. I would not change it for the world.
My advice would be to SAVE your money before you go. Don’t
go out, don’t buy new clothes, don’t go on shopping sprees. Save every cent
because the more money you have the more options you have while away. Keep in
contact with friends and family at all times, they want to know how you are and
make sure you are safe. Talk to everyone you see, everyone has an interesting
story and 9 times out of 10 they will be willing to share it with you. Use your
time to travel, as soon as you are away from Australia everywhere is so close
together, most places are just an hour plane or train trip away make the trip.
My advice would be to SAVE your money before you go. Don’t
go out, don’t buy new clothes, don’t go on shopping sprees. Save every cent
because the more money you have the more options you have while away. Keep in
contact with friends and family at all times, they want to know how you are and
make sure you are safe. Talk to everyone you see, everyone has an interesting
story and 9 times out of 10 they will be willing to share it with you. Use your
time to travel, as soon as you are away from Australia everywhere is so close
together, most places are just an hour plane or train trip away make the trip.
- Mary studied abroad at the Danish School of Media & Journalism in Aarhus, Denmark
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