Copenhagen Study Abroad for 3 weeks

Whoa! An opportunity presented itself within the MSSD program to study abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark for a three-week summer semester. There are two summer sessions and I applied to and will be participating in the second summer session from June 11th through July 2. The course is entitled "Sustainable Technology and Culture: Energy and Responses to Climate Change" and the description reads:

The course is a study of the link between technology and culture in the creation and maintenance of a sustainable environment – ecologically as well as socially. Environmental best practice, sustainable environmental and social policy, environmental/green technologies and their dissemination. Visits will focus on the Danish energy industry, “clean tech” companies as well as relevant research centers.

It's a two week course followed up by a one week study tour to Oslo, Norway where we'll learn how modern communities are using energy efficient technology to reduce human impact on the environment, also tour some factories. I'm seeing this as an opportunity I couldn't pass on. Yeah it's going to cost me a bit of money, but I think the real value will be in the experience. I'm looking forward to updating the events from abroad.