Expat Life in Odense, Denmark

Meet Tina Bacher from Danish Matters. Tina specialises in Danish as a second language, and she teaches Danish language and culture to internationals, both in person and online.

Interview with Živilė Petronytė Martins from International Community Odense and the website “Joyful talks”

In this episode, Abril Arteaga shares how she has adapted her business, Earth Yoga, to the new reality of the corona virus. Abril has transformed Earth Yoga, from a physical space in the center of Odense, to a virtual clinic with a more holistic concept, offering consultancy solutions and experiences in the field of mental health. This episode is the second of two interviews with Abril Arteaga. In the previous episode, Abril talked about how she got the idea to start up Earth Yoga in Odense, and about her experiences from the early start up period. Abril Arteaga is currently organizing the World Mental Health Week for a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company in Copenhagen, collaborating as a well-being champion; supporting employees and individuals to reach their highest potential. Abril also teaches mindfulness and yoga for international staff at the University of Southern Denmark. If you would like to get in touch with Abril, you can write to her at info@earthyoga.dk. You can find more information on Abril’s webpage and Facebook page.

In this episode, you can hear about Abril Arteaga, who decided to open a well-being space in Odense six years ago, when she moved to Denmark with her family. Abril Arteaga has a background in business, and she is among others specialized in ashtanga yoga, mindfulness, meditation, stress management and acupuncture. When Abril arrived in Odense six years ago, she was looking for a place where she could practice yoga, but she did not find what she was looking for, so she decided to create her own place. This was the beginning of her business, Earth Yoga. The story about Abril’s well-being space in Odense is presented in two episodes. In the current episode (part 1: Earth Yoga), Abril talks about the process of starting up Earth Yoga, and her experiences from the early start up period. In the next episode (part 2: Earth Klinik) Abril will talk about how she recently has adapted her business to the new reality of corona, and transformed Earth Yoga into Earth Klinik - a virtual clinic of well-being with a holistic approach to mental health. If you would like to get in touch with Abril, you can write to her at info@earthyoga.dk. You can also visit Abril’s webpage and Facebook page.

If you are an accompanying spouse in Odense and would like to find a job, Aleksandra Jensen, from the International Community Odense, can help with the job search. Aleksandra is a spouse consultant and she helps international families to settle in Odense.

Podcast interview with medical doctor and general practitioner Maria Holmegaard Sørensen about the Danish health care system.

In this episode, Lene Høxbro Larsen (Odense Iværksætterservice, Stjerneskibet), Cristiana Cardoso (Silo Marked) and Henriette Johnsen (The Good Expat Life) are sharing advice and experiences regarding how to start up a business in Denmark.

After living several years in London, Henriette Johnsen moved back to Odense in 2015. She has established the clinic "The Good Expat Life" here in Odense, where she specializes in expat life issues.

In the beginning of April 2020, the first episode of the podcast series "Expat Life in Odense, Denmark" will be released. This podcast series is about every day life issues for expats living in Odense, Denmark. The series is created to help making the move to Odense smoother, by sharing stories, tips and tricks from expats in the city. Local citizens in Odense, who are in any way involved with supporting expats, will also be visiting the podcast. The episodes will be posted on a monthly basis.