Language has not been much of a problem in Denmark. Everyone that I’ve met here speaks English perfectly. Since I’m taking master’s classes, most people are international, so everybody speaks English as the common language. I’d say that living in Denmark with the Danish language hasn’t been difficult, but just different. I’m not used to sitting on a bus or eating in a cafe and not being able to understand the different parts of conversations happening around me. I’ve never had a lost in translation moment; even if someone initially spoke Danish to me, they quickly changed to English once it was obvious that I didn’t understand.
While I haven’t learned much of the language, one of the words that I picked up was “hygge.” It’s really hard to translate, but it’s basically a sense of warmth and coziness. This becomes even more important as winter comes with the cold, dark, and rainy Danish weather.
