The long way to Munich
Culture . Student life . TravelI’m originally from a city which is not big nor small. Holbæk is big enough to always have the convenience of a supermarket within 500 meters from where you are, but it is so small that if you walk down the main street on a weekday it’ll be silent. The bars close at 21’ most days. Except for Saturday. On Saturdays the high school kids take over the streets and make you feel bad for the social cleaning workers of the city.
Holbæk has many people from Copenhagen in exile. The city is 40 minutes away from Copenhagen, which makes it great for families who maybe can’t afford a house in the capital, but still must drive there every day for work.
When you’re from Holbæk there is only one logical thing to do when you turn 21. And that is to move the 40 minutes east to Copenhagen. That is also what I did.
I moved to Copenhagen to study Communication at the Danish School of Media and Journalism. The most unique thing about my study is this: 1 man and 34 women. I’m the only man.
When the balance of a study is so crooked, it is not a difficult decision to go on exchange.
Therefore, I chose Munich. Having previously lived in the northern Germany for 6 months, I wanted to come back. But not to the north again. That would feel wrong. So, Munich was the best option, and I have later found out, the best place.
Munich has the live of Copenhagen, but compared to Copenhagen, Munich also has the silence and nature of a small suburb like Holbæk. Something I know and love.
Munich is sometimes in Denmark called the main station of Europe since it is in the heart of the continent.
Therefore, I have brought my backpack and when I don’t have Media institutions in Munich too early on Thursdays, I want to explore what Germany and the rest of Europe has to offer.