Programdetaljer
| Program | Start | Slut | Pris | Ålder vid ankomst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ca 6 mån, avresa vår/höst | 35 000 | över 18 år |
COMMUNITY SERVICE IN DENMARK
Denmark, a nation of 406 islands, has less poverty and a narrower disparity between rich and poor than any other country in the European Union. In part, this is because its citizens pay the world’s highest taxes, for which they receive lifelong social security, state-supported medical care and excellent education. Relaxed, tolerant and sophisticated, the Danes welcome all visitors and are avid consumers of world culture. Significantly, Denmark’s publishers produce 12,000 new books a year, an astonishing output for a population of only 5.5 million.
LIVING IN DENMARK
Living arrangements
Many participants in AFS Community Service programs live with local families, sharing their daily lives, their meals and perhaps a host sibling’s bedroom. Other participants live where their community service organization conducts its business. Still others live in rooms provided elsewhere by their local service organizations.
Food
Traditional open-faced sandwiches known as smørrebrød are popular. Dinner usually includes meat or fish, potatoes, rice or pasta and vegetables. Sometimes dessert is served. Staples of the Danish diet include roast pork, fish, beans, brussels sprouts, fresh vegetables and grains. Vegetarianism is extremely rare, making vegetarians difficult to place.
The evening meal is usually the main meal of the day. It is served between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. and is often a time when families get together.
Geography and Climate
Denmark is about the size of the U.S. state of Massachusetts or the Dominican Republic and is made up of the Jutland peninsula and small islands in the North and Baltic Seas. It lies to the north of Germany and south of Sweden across a strait joining the Baltic Sea to the North Sea. The land is relatively flat with some hills and is made up of moors, lakes, farmlands and woodlands.
