At the Danish Institute for Study Abroad, all students are enrolled in a "core course": a course that is seminar-style and focuses on a particular subject. I am in the 'European Sustainable Development' course, and we went on a three day trip to Sweden to observe sustainability initiatives in southern Sweden.
Lund, Sweden:
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| We visited S:t Hansgarden, a municipality-funded after-school center for children ages 10 to 12. The center focuses on fostering sustainable lifestyles, and provides students with educational and recreational opportunities, such as practical history lessons, blacksmithing lessons, gardening, cooking, art & crafts, etc. All students are given a bunny rabbit to take care of. The bunnies are kept in the center's barn, and the children must feed and take care of it on a daily basis. |
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| All of the animals on the premise are free-range. |
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| Farm cat! |
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| This is the barn where the bunnies and other farm animals are kept. The barn has a green roof, a roof covered with soil and plants, which helps with the building's insulation and managing rain-water runoff. |
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| Many of the chickens like to hang out in the compost bins during the cold months, as the gases from food and waste decomposition keeps them warm! |
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| Forest garden: a garden designed by permaculture principles to resemble a natural forest setting. The children have lessons and play in these areas during the warm months. |
In the town of Lund:
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| Lund Cathedral, built in the 1000s. |
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| Attending a lecture at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University. |
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Åhus, Sweden:
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| At dinner with classmates at Åhus Gastehaus. |
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| Fancy dinner of mushroom crepe and potato. Yum! (or as the Danes say: "nom nom!") |
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| Our hostel was located right next to the Absolute Vodka factory. |
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| At hostel in Ahus! |
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| Kristianstad Biogas Plant: cool in concept, but disgusting when you have to observe (and smell!) a pool of sludge. Gross! |
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| Kristianstad Biogas Plant is owned by the local government, and fuels all local public buses with biogas! |
Bäckaskog Slott in Bäckaskog, Sweden: an old monastery and later turned castle owned by Danish royalty. While it is considered a castle, I wouldn't quite classify it as one in my book.
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| Inside the courtyard. Most of the castle looked like this. |
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| The parlor. |
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| "Red barns" originated in Sweden! |
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Learning how to Curl!
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| Curling! |
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