3-MINUTE TRAVEL GUIDE:
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

DON’T FORGET TO PACK Rain coat and a coffee maker

BEST LEFT AT HOME Bike helmet

WHERE TO LIVE Nørrebro

BEST EATS NEAR CAMPUS Campus cafeterias

FAVORITE DANISH ACTIVITY Bicycling!

WHERE TO STUDY Studenterhuset — WiFi and cheap coffee

MUST-TRY LOCAL DISH Smørrebrød

BEST PHOTO OP Church of Our Savior in Christianshavn

BIGGEST FAIL Disobeying cycling laws, riding public transit without a ticket

BUY THIS A bicycle and a rejsekort (travel pass)

NOT THAT A monthly travel card

MOST INTERESTING CLASS Danish culture courses

BEST PART OF THE PROGRAM Freedom and flexibility

UNFORGETTABLE WEEKEND TRIPS Aarhus, Ven (a small Swedish island), Nimis

BONUS PRO TIP Grocery stores are your friend, while bars and restaurants are not

SIERRA ALEF-DEFOE

Study Abroad Program: University of Lyon II & Sciences Po and University of Copenhagen
Program Locations: Lyon, France and Copenhagen, Denmark
Other Countries Visited: Norway, UK, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Italy
Home University: UC Berkeley
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Year: Senior (Class of 2016)

Sierra Alef-Defoe is a West Coast native and current nomad. She specializes in bioethics research and is passionate about advancing a cure for childhood cancer. Sierra enjoys cycling, running and hiking wherever she goes. She spent her first year after graduation as an English teacher in Reunion Island, France. She’s now working on a Masters of Science in Global Health at the University of Copenhagen.