Henriette Johnsen
A guide to Danish school life!
New to Danish school culture. Learn how to best support your child.
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A blog about the good expat life
by Henriette Johnsen
Welcome to my blog! Here you’ll find everything from guides on various aspects of Danish culture to personal accounts from other expats - and most importantly, an in-depth look at some of the psychological challenges of expat life. I hope you will use these blog posts to enhance your expat experience.
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Henriette Johnsen
Jan 164 min read
Tips on befriending Danes!
It’s no secret, that Denmark has a lot to offer, but being an expat in one of the seemingly happiest countries in the world is no walk in...
Henriette Johnsen
Jun 1, 20237 min read
Rights and responsibilities of children in Denmark
In Denmark, adulthood starts at the age of 18, but long before then, the process of becoming independent from one's parents and of taking...
Henriette Johnsen
May 10, 20231 min read
Do Danish Babies Sleep Outside?
Many moons ago, a young Danish mother was arrested and incarcerated for 36 hours for leaving her child to nap in a pushchair outside a...
Henriette Johnsen
Mar 8, 20235 min read
How to support your expat child(ren)!
“Where do you come from?” A perfectly normal question to ask first time you meet someone. As you get to know them and realise their...
Henriette Johnsen
May 25, 20204 min read
Teenage life: friendship, freedom, efterskole, sex and alcohol
Friendships mean the world to children and teens. This is where they develop their sense of self and identity, they learn social coding...
Henriette Johnsen
May 23, 20203 min read
Student gradutation celebrations
Many international students finishing their IGCSEs go on to IB; and you may have noticed that upon graduation, they are rewarded a white...
Henriette Johnsen
May 21, 20202 min read
Teenagers' spare time jobs
Lots of teenagers want to earn their own money. Many start out babysitting for friends' or have a news paper round before moving on to...
Henriette Johnsen
May 21, 20202 min read
Baptism and Confirmation
Denmark is a largely Christian, protestant society with approximately 60% of all children born in Denmark being baptised into the Danish...
Henriette Johnsen
May 21, 20201 min read
Danes can't help forming associations
For more than a hundrede years, Danes have established associations; for private as well as professional/business reasons. The Sports...
Henriette Johnsen
May 21, 20204 min read
Children's birthday parties
In Denmark, tradition is for school children to invite either all the girls, all the boys or the whole class around for buns and cake...
Henriette Johnsen
May 21, 20202 min read
Childcare facilities and schooling
In Denmark, all children from the age of 6 months , have the right to be looked after outside their home if needs be. Unlike some other...
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