vivi torontali

  • The police got involved

    Not caught up? Read Episodes 1-27 here. As you read in the last episode, “Immigrated, Infiltrated, Integrated,” my mom and I passed our Danish exams and have since moved on to Module 3. For the first time, my mom got a teacher she likes– she learned more in one class than in every prior class…

  • Immigrated, Infiltrated, Integrated

    Not caught up? Read Episodes 1-26 here. Last you heard from me, I was in the midst of the largest amount of snowfall Copenhagen has seen in forever. Lucky for you, I lived to tell the tale, and now I can confidently say that spring has officially sprung! It goes to show how long it’s…

  • Thanksgiving

    Not caught up? Read Episodes 1-21 here.  The first Thanksgiving away from New England was bound to cause homesickness. It was around this time last year that my family decided to leave the US. The year before that, I was on top of the world– I was in love, I was in school, and I…

  • Reasons to celebrate

    Not caught up? Read Episodes 1-20 here. I have found many reasons to celebrate over the past few days. Copenhagen received its first coating of snow and its first taste of the holiday season. In America, you know ‘tis the season when Mariah Carey breaks out of her block of ice once again to sing…

  • Reclusive state

    Where have I been these past two weeks?! Perhaps you’ve been missing me, or perhaps you haven’t even noticed I’ve been slowing down with my writing. Most days I spend in the café and in the city, weaving in and around hoards of people in tight spaces. When I’m out of work, I become a…

  • The herd is together!

    Not caught up? Read Episodes 1-16 here. It seems like everything we’ve been wishing for in the past year is coming true: we’re all together, we’re safe, happy, stable and thriving, and we’re all pursuing exciting career opportunities. On the morning of September 27th, my sister arrived at the Copenhagen Airport. After travelling to several…

  • Science and art

    Not caught up? Read Episodes 1-13 here. Welcome back to another episode of a blog I still don’t have an official name for! After giving you permission to yell at me in the comments if I haven’t finished the Duolingo course by this episode, I picked up the pace out of fear. I thought I’d…

  • Sleep-action balance

    Not caught up? Read Episodes 1-12 here. When I started writing this blog three months ago, I could only try to predict all the things I would write about one day. I didn’t think our moving boxes would come in so soon, nor did I think my family would have so much trouble ordering bikes.…

  • I got a job!

    Not caught up? Read Episodes 1-11 here. That’s right, you read that correctly. After about three months of living here, I finally got employed. A couple days ago, I was very anxious because it seems like all hope was lost– I only applied for jobs I thought I was totally qualified for, yet it seems…

  • On the right track

    Not caught up? Read Episodes 1-10 here. Hej! I haven’t been ready to update y’all on my recent adventures until now because there have been so many of them! I’ve been spending a lot of my week meeting new people and expanding my network. While I love socializing, I am more than happy just to…