“You have to adjust your expectations based on where you are and understand that not everyone does things the same way you do,” she says.

In Denmark, many businesses close around 3 p.m.

Tammi also learned about differences between the Danish and Americans when it comes to business, “Americans take a very interesting approach to business: Work all day, come home and work some more,” she says. “Living basically alone in a foreign country can be hard, but by trial and error I learned how to maximize my time there, cook for one person, manage public transportation, and enjoy the world around me,” she says. She she chose a summer abroad program in Denmark through UNC Kenan-Flagler’s partnership with Copenhagen Business School.Īs she planned for being abroad, Tammi recognized the stress of leaving the familiar and moving to a new country where she would she would navigate a new language, a new culture and even a new currency. To broaden her perspective beyond her Chapel Hill hometown, Lexi Tammi wanted to study abroad. South Korea: Korea University Business School Netherlands: Rotterdam School of Management Peking University Guanghua School of Management Global Academic Ventures: Internship and Study Semester in Asia Pacific

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