My name is Melanie. I am from the UK but I have lived in Copenhagen for over ten years (with a short spell in Berlin in 2011). If you want to know a bit more about me here are my *40 facts about me*.
I share my thoughts on the uniques aspects of life in Copenhagen – trust, making friends with Danes, cycle helmets, parenting, school uniforms, lunch culture, choice – as well as insider tips of places to go and great places to get a coffee. There is more to Copenhagen than the Little Mermaid (although she is quite special) and I hope I show that here. This is a positive space, I share some personal stuff but the focus is always about life here and how to enjoy it – quirks and all. These are two popular posts on this – Becoming Danish and tips on enjoying life in Denmark.
I regularly write for The Local Denmark. Previously I have written for a number of popular online and print publications such as Huffington Post, The Simple Things, Museum Diary and Luvaville.
I have written a number of practical guides to relocation which you can find here and I have a YouTube channel.
I am also very active on social media and you can follow me on Instagram (to see daily life here), Twitter (where I am a bit political), Facebook and Pinterest (for just pretty stuff)! You can contact me directly at hello(at)dejligedayscommunications(dot)com
I hope you enjoy what you read here on my blog, I certainly enjoy sharing it!
I have just enjoyed your article in ‘The Simple Things’ magazine and wanted to search out your blog – what a lovely find!
http://www.mi-casa-home.com
Hey Melanie, I really enjoy your blog, so I’ve nominated you for a Liebster Award! You can find out more here: http://thecopenhagentales.com/2014/06/01/my-liebster-award-nominations/
Thank you so much for this. I will do my nominations probably in July once all the ‘excitement’ (read stress) of moving is over.
I love Denmark! My mother-in-law is Danish and I have a great fondness for Smørrebrød. I’m currently in Switzerland and write a blog at http://globalwiseparenting.com/blog/
Dear Melanie,
My name is Joyce and I work for ExpatFinder.com.
ExpatFinder.com is a free one stop website for people preparing to move or working and living overseas. We provide a myriad of services for expatriates and we have over 2,000 articles to help and support the people moving around the world and we are now creating an interview section to help the expats with real life experiences!
We quite enjoy your blog about living in Denmark, it is very interesting and informative. Would it be possible to interview you to further share some of your tips and feature some of your first hand experience as an Expat and your interview will be published on our Expat Interview section as a guide for our expat readers. The questions are mainly about the day to day lifestyle of an expat. If it would be possible, could you also send some photographs that we can use?
Of course, if you accept, we can add a link to your blog or some of your website.
The questions are enclosed, feel free to respond freely. You can return the doc with your answers if you accept this invitation.
Thanks in advance and do let me know if you prefer other means to conduct this interview and we would be happy to accommodate your terms.
Best regards,
Joyce
Thanks for your positive comments. Please email the questions to hello@ dejligedayscommunications.com
Used to live in Denmark with my Danish ex. It was an experience, indeed. 🙂
Dear Dejligedays,
I am not a graffiti artist at all.
Best wishes,
Bert.
Thanks for the comment. How would you like me describe you?
I read it again and it is ambiguous. I didn’t mean you were a political graffiti artist but added something to the urban environment. I would love to add something to describe your fantastic work though
You’ve done just fine. You can mail me if you want to know more.
B.
Hi melanie, i’m an italian journalist coming to copenhagen on business. I’d like to talk to u. How can i contact u?
Via my email hello@dejligedayscommunications.com
Dear Melanie, I just want to compliment you on your wonderful blog. I’ve been reading it for some years now. As a native Dane I like to read and hear about how others (non-native Danes) view the Danes and life in Denmark. Both the positive stuff but also very much the stuff that doesn’t always works well here. It gives me even more perspective, and I love your honesty. It is also very helpful when I tell my english-speaking friends about Denmark.
Thanks for your lovely message. I do try and be positive but honest in what I write and I am pleased this is how you see it. Tak for det!