What Are You Doing in Denmark?

129 | Why Internationals Stay in Denmark

Most internationals who make it past the first few years in Denmark stay for one of two reasons and they’re not what you think. That’s what Derek found out when he chatted with Dan Rosenberg from Copenhagen Capacity about their latest expat survey. While Denmark attracts record numbers of global talent, keeping them is getting harder. Dan breaks down the data behind why some internationals settle in for the long haul and why others quietly plan their exit. Copenhagen Capacity: https://www.copcap.com/ [https://www.copcap.com/] IDCN: https://idcn.info/our-locations/copenhagen-denmark/ [https://idcn.info/our-locations/copenhagen-denmark/] Digital Hub Denmark: https://www.digitalhubdenmark.dk/ [https://www.digitalhubdenmark.dk/] Derek Hartman:  https://www.instagram.com/derekhartmandk [https://www.instagram.com/derekhartmandk]  https://youtube.com/c/robetrotting [https://youtube.com/c/robetrotting] https://tiktok.com/@derekhartmandk [https://tiktok.com/@derekhartmandk] www.facebook.com/robetrotting [http://www.facebook.com/robetrotting] 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCSH6KqKooZmSx1GJu9CWZYjX8esjl2F [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCSH6KqKooZmSx1GJu9CWZYjX8esjl2F] 📢 Send your questions and/or comments. voice: https://www.speakpipe.com/waydid [ https://www.speakpipe.com/waydid] email: hello@robe-trotting.com 👉 Remember to tell your friends about the podcast. 👀 More living in Denmark tips: https://instagram.com/waydidpod [https://instagram.com/waydidpod] https://www.facebook.com/RobeTrotting/ [https://www.facebook.com/RobeTrotting/] 🎧 #VoteHome podcast: https://pod.link/1742152076 [https://pod.link/1742152076] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

128 | Housing, Schools, and Jobs: Meet the Candidates Eager to Take on Copenhagen's Biggest Issues

This is our final episode talking to candidates for the 2025 local and regional council elections. This week, Derek sits down with Asbjørn Reissman from Social Democrats, Heidi Wang from Venstre, and Joanne Bywater from Liberal Alliance to discuss the biggest issues in Copenhagen's local elections. From schooling to housing prices, the candidates share their opinions and debate the issues, finding some common ground solutions in the process. You'll hear what's most important to the candidates, their parties, and why you should take an interest in this important election. 60% of government decisions are decided at the local level in Denmark and you probably have the right to vote on who makes them. You can vote in the municipal and regional elections if you are a Danish citizen, a citizen of an EU country, a UK or Nordic citizen OR if you are from elsewhere but have lived in Denmark for 4+ years. Don't miss your chance to participate in democracy and vote in these Danish elections. Asbjørn Reissman: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsbjornReissmann/ [https://www.facebook.com/AsbjornReissmann/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asbjornreissmann [https://www.instagram.com/asbjornreissmann] Candidate Site: https://areissmann.dk/ [https://areissmann.dk/] Heidi Wang: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heidiwangdk/ [https://www.facebook.com/heidiwangdk/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heidiwangdk/ [https://www.instagram.com/heidiwangdk/] Candidate Site: https://heidiwang.dk/english-1.html [https://heidiwang.dk/english-1.html] Joanne Bywater: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Joanne-Bywater-Liberal-Alliance-100076228472231/ [https://www.facebook.com/p/Joanne-Bywater-Liberal-Alliance-100076228472231/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joannebywater_la/ [https://www.instagram.com/joannebywater_la/] Candidae Site: https://la-kbh.dk/person/johanne-bywater/ [https://la-kbh.dk/person/johanne-bywater/] 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCSH6KqKooZmSx1GJu9CWZYjX8esjl2F [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCSH6KqKooZmSx1GJu9CWZYjX8esjl2F] 📢 Send your questions and/or comments. voice: https://www.speakpipe.com/waydid [ https://www.speakpipe.com/waydid] email: hello@robe-trotting.com 👉 Remember to tell your friends about the podcast. 👀 More living in Denmark tips: https://instagram.com/waydidpod [https://instagram.com/waydidpod] https://www.facebook.com/RobeTrotting/ [https://www.facebook.com/RobeTrotting/] 🎧 #VoteHome podcast: https://pod.link/1742152076 [https://pod.link/1742152076] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

127 | Addiction in Denmark: From a sense of disconnection to hope

Belonging, loneliness, and coping in Denmark. The line between belonging and losing yourself can be thin sometimes. That’s what Derek, Brooke and therapist and author guest Lucy Vittrup Christensen explore in this episode. Together they explore how the pressure to fit in, the loneliness of expat life, and Denmark’s open drinking and drug culture can blur the line between social habits and addiction. Lucy explains how addiction often grows from the same place as loneliness. a longing for connection, and why internationals may be more vulnerable when routines, roles, and identities shift abroad. If you’ve ever felt you were coping instead of connecting, this conversation offers perspective, honesty, and practical steps toward support. Lucy Vittrup Christensen (Guest) https://www.instagram.com/lucy_vittrup [https://www.instagram.com/lucy_vittrup] https://www.facebook.com/lucy.vittrup.christensen/ [https://www.facebook.com/lucy.vittrup.christensen/] Derek Hartman:  https://www.instagram.com/derekhartmandk [https://www.instagram.com/derekhartmandk]  https://youtube.com/c/robetrotting [https://youtube.com/c/robetrotting] https://tiktok.com/@derekhartmandk [https://tiktok.com/@derekhartmandk] www.facebook.com/robetrotting [http://www.facebook.com/robetrotting] Brooke Black: https://instagram.com/brookeblackjust [https://instagram.com/brookeblackjust] https://www.tiktok.com/@brookeblackjust [https://www.tiktok.com/@brookeblackjust] Episode 116 | Denmark’s Drinking Culture: Shortcut or Stumbling Block? https://pod.link/1704607322/episode/NjhjZDE1NTcxNDZjZmQxYTY1ZjVmZGY1 [https://pod.link/1704607322/episode/NjhjZDE1NTcxNDZjZmQxYTY1ZjVmZGY1] 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCSH6KqKooZmSx1GJu9CWZYjX8esjl2F [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCSH6KqKooZmSx1GJu9CWZYjX8esjl2F] 📢 Send your questions and/or comments. voice: https://www.speakpipe.com/waydid [ https://www.speakpipe.com/waydid] email: hello@robe-trotting.com 👉 Remember to tell your friends about the podcast. 👀 More living in Denmark tips: https://instagram.com/waydidpod [https://instagram.com/waydidpod] https://www.facebook.com/RobeTrotting/ [https://www.facebook.com/RobeTrotting/] 🎧 #VoteHome podcast: https://pod.link/1742152076 [https://pod.link/1742152076] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

126 | How Denmark's International Residents Can Decide Local Election

In this episode, Derek sits down with Anders Storgaard from The Conservatives and member of the Frederiksberg Municipal Council, and Mads Hvid from The Socialist People’s Party (SF), who’s running for the Copenhagen Municipal Council. Together, they explore why internationals in Denmark should make their voices heard at the ballot box and how to decide where to put that vote. The conversation touches on the real political influence internationals already have in Denmark’s local politics, the issues that matter most in Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, and how getting involved locally can shape the communities we all share. Make your voice heard on 18 November across Denmark! ➡️ Free Election Information via CPH Post: https://cphpost.dk/tag/election-2025/ [https://cphpost.dk/tag/election-2025/] Mads Hvid Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m.hvid/ [https://www.instagram.com/m.hvid/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mhvid/ [https://www.facebook.com/mhvid/] Candidate Site: https://sf.dk/politiker/mads-hvid/ [https://sf.dk/politiker/mads-hvid/] Anders Storgaard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_storgaard1/ [https://www.instagram.com/a_storgaard1/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndersEStorgaard/ [https://www.facebook.com/AndersEStorgaard/] Candidate Site: https://frederiksberg.konservative.dk/kommunalvalgskandidater1/anders-storgaard [https://frederiksberg.konservative.dk/kommunalvalgskandidater1/anders-storgaard] 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCSH6KqKooZmSx1GJu9CWZYjX8esjl2F [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCSH6KqKooZmSx1GJu9CWZYjX8esjl2F] 📢 Send your questions and/or comments. voice: https://www.speakpipe.com/waydid [ https://www.speakpipe.com/waydid] email: hello@robe-trotting.com 👉 Remember to tell your friends about the podcast. 👀 More living in Denmark tips: https://instagram.com/waydidpod [https://instagram.com/waydidpod] https://www.facebook.com/RobeTrotting/ [https://www.facebook.com/RobeTrotting/] 🎧 #VoteHome podcast: https://pod.link/1742152076 [https://pod.link/1742152076] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

125 | Pandas on the Loose and Other Wild Zoo Scandals in Denmark

Behind the zoo cages lies something deeper. Denmark’s comfort with nature, death, and education sets it apart from much of the world and nowhere is that clearer than in its zoos. While other countries hide the realities of life and death, Denmark puts them on display, even for children. What shocks outsiders often feels completely normal to Danes, who see honesty and curiosity as essential to learning how the world works. In this episode, Derek, Brooke, and Conrad recap Denmark’s wildest zoo scandals and the culture that keeps them from being scandals at all. Derek Hartman:  https://www.instagram.com/derekhartmandk [https://www.instagram.com/derekhartmandk]  https://youtube.com/c/robetrotting [https://youtube.com/c/robetrotting] https://tiktok.com/@derekhartmandk [https://tiktok.com/@derekhartmandk] www.facebook.com/robetrotting [http://www.facebook.com/robetrotting] Brooke Black: https://instagram.com/brookeblackjust [https://instagram.com/brookeblackjust] https://www.tiktok.com/@brookeblackjust [https://www.tiktok.com/@brookeblackjust] Conrad Molden: https://instagram.com/conradmoldencomedy [https://instagram.com/conradmoldencomedy] https://youtube.com/c/conradmolden [https://youtube.com/c/conradmolden] https://tiktok.com/@conradmolden [https://tiktok.com/@conradmolden]  https://facebook.com/conradmolden [https://facebook.com/conradmolden] https://www.conradmolden.dk [https://www.conradmolden.dk/] 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCSH6KqKooZmSx1GJu9CWZYjX8esjl2F [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCSH6KqKooZmSx1GJu9CWZYjX8esjl2F] 📢 Send your questions and/or comments. voice: https://www.speakpipe.com/waydid [ https://www.speakpipe.com/waydid] email: hello@robe-trotting.com 👉 Remember to tell your friends about the podcast. 👀 More living in Denmark tips: https://instagram.com/waydidpod [https://instagram.com/waydidpod] https://www.facebook.com/RobeTrotting/ [https://www.facebook.com/RobeTrotting/] 🎧 #VoteHome podcast: https://pod.link/1742152076 [https://pod.link/1742152076] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.