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Newsletter - April 2011
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| NEWSLETTER 04/2011 |
13 April 2011 | |
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Welcome to 263 new members of Expat in Denmark this month. |
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Dear Members of Expat in Denmark
We hope this mail finds you well.
As spring is trying it's hardest to arrive, we have some events just around the corner before Easter arrives, and a lengthy number immediately afterwards.
Coming up post-Easter we have seminars on Tax in 2011, Pensions and Insurance, a return of Expat Dinners, a picnic in Copenhagen's Dyrehaven anda celebration of Skt Hans Eve.
In the meantime, however, we hope you will join us for one our upcoming events.
A bg thank you, last of all, to all from Expat in Denmark and Hjemvendte who took part in our recent Global Cross Match - see more below.
Easter Greetings,
Expat in Denmark
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Upcoming Events
Expat in Denmark Socials 2011 - April
Join us for a 100% social and "hyggelig" time, as we meet up to network and mingle in April. Don't forget to bring friends, colleagues and family along, Danes and expats.
The upcoming socials will take place here:
Copenhagen - Avenue Hotel
April 14th, from 5:30 pm More information and registration here.
Odense - Cafe Kræz
April 27th, from 6:00 pm More information and registration here.
Aalborg - Café Vi2
April 28th, from 5:30 pm More information and registration here.
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Easter is coming up and along with the holiday a possibility for hard working people to relax and spend some time with their family.
For many Danes Easter includes a variety of traditions. These include decorating the home with handpainted Easter eggs (or home-bought ones, should one's creative streak fail) and bringing in fresh daffodils for display around the house.
A major tradition for children, and any Easter egg chocolate lovers, is making a "Gækkebrev" (a fool's letter). It compares a bit to the American Valentine, and is a homemade paper clipping with a short spring poem or riddle.
The letter is signed by an amount of dots equivalent to the letters in the senders name. When you receive a "Gækkebrev" you must guess who the sender. If you can not guess the sender, you are "one playing games" (a fool) and you owe that sender an Easter egg. If you guess the sender, the sender must be the giver of an Easter egg.
Another tradition is gathering the family for a "Påskefrokost", or Easter lunch. The food compares to the Christmas lunch, and is somewhat justified by a famous line in a traditional Danish Christmas carol stating that Christmas lasts till Easter (Julen varer lige til påske...), eventhough Lent comes in between. Should you be discouraged from trying to put on an Easter lunch together yourself with all the trimmings, many restaurants put on "Påskebord" buffets during Easter holiday, so that you may have a chance to try it out without lifting a finger.
When not eating, Danes may enjoy a nice long walk in the Spring sun. They may also spend their holidays visiting museums around their neighborhood. Several libraries and museums are doing Easter workshops for children and adults alike to participate in. Another option is to find the nearest park, or even, in the case of Copenhagen, enjoy a trip to Tivoli or Bakken.
To learn read more about Easter in Denmark and tips on making your own Gækkebrev, please click here.
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Expat in Denmark Global Cross Match
Members of Hjemvendte and Expat in Denmark gathered at the marvelous Toldboden restuarant for an evening of speed networking as Danish-English author Robin Wildt Hansen, member of Hjemvendte, entertained with his observations of Denmark.
Pictures from the event are at our facebook page here - feel free to add your own.
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Expat in Denmark Picnic in Copenhagen's Dyrehaven
As wind, rain and snow turns to sunshine and balmy breeze, May presents a wonderful time to explore the Deer Park and have a picnic with fellow Expat in Denmark members.....and anyone else you'd like to bring along.
Together with our friends at Spousecare, we look forward to meeting in the deer park, taking a stroll with our families, and find a nice spot to sit and eat. Children are of course welcome!
For those who would be interested, we can head to Bakken afterwards and enjoy Bakken: one of the world's oldest amusement parks with roller coaster, carousels and a host of other attractions as well as bars and restaurants.
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If you haven't already, visit Let's meet! in Denmark and check out the many different profiles, and find a matching Expat/Dane/Family/Friend in your part of Denmark today.
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Other events of interest this month
Our event calaendar includes a wide range of events around denmark which could be of inretest to you. You can see there entire event calendar here, and here are a few events we've picked out for your consideration. You're always welcome to let us know if you'd like your events in the calendar.
Copenhagen Business Centre offer free entrepreneur courses this Spring
Copenhagen Business Centre offer a full programme of free courses this spring for aspiring entrepreneurs in and around Copenhagen. The courses offered include: Getting Started, Project Planning, Networking, Bookkeeping, Import/Export etc.
To learn more, click here go to the Expat in Denmark event calendar or visit the Copenhagen Business Centre site.
Being Danish in the 21st century, April 15 in Roskilde
Professor Richard Jenkins of The University of Sheffield shall present a summary of the findings of his recent book 'Being Danish: Paradoxes of Identity in Everyday Life' (Museum Tusculanum Press, 2011) and discuss how multi-ethnic Danish society might develop, contrasting four possible futures.
For more information click here.
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Cph Volunteers - Help out at ASSITEJ Festival
Being a volunteer is giving, not only to the person receiving the help, but also to the volunteer him/herself. 
Cph Volunteers is an Copenhagen based orginisation where volunteers run and manage a large number of large events and activites in and around Copenhagen. We think it's a great way to get involved with community actiuvites, and at the same time expand your network among Danes and other expats.
To read more about Cph Volunteers click here to read a Q&A click here.
A possible event which you may wish to volunteer toward is the upcoming ASSITEJ Performing Arts Festival for Young Audiences 2011.
To learn more about the job and how to help out, please click here.
To learn more about the ASSITEJ festival 2011, please click here.
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Get your own Expat in Denmark T-shirt, umbrella, cap...
 If you've ever been to any of our events, you may have noticed our expat team's t-shirts. The print for the t-shirts was originally made for our We Are Not Tourists campaign, but we're happy to announce that it is now possible for anyone interested to customize their own item with the Expat in Denmark/We Are Not Tourists logo.
For more information on how to get your very own Expat in Denmark gear, please click here.
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 Visit our Infocentre
We're constantly updating our Infocentre-an online resource where you can find out about most of the issues which affect us expats.
If you find it useful, that's great - if there's something you think we have missed, feel free to let us know and we'll update the site ASAP.
Click on the logo (right) to visit our infocentre, or click here
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Danish phrase of the Month
"Livet er ingen dans på roser"
Direct translation: Life is no dance on roses.
Actual meaning: Life is not easy. | |
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