The World Within Copenhagen International School

Celebrat ing our mul t i-cul tural Community November 2015 Issue

The mission of this cultural newsletter is to celebrate the wide variety of cultures represented at CIS.

Multi-Country

Publ ic Hol idays al l over the world

Jan 1. - New Year's Day (Many countries)       

Apr. 17. - Holy Thursday(Argentina)

June 20. - National Flag Day(Argentina)

Aug 15. - Assumption of Mary (Croatia)

Oct 10. - Independence Day(Cuba)

By Margherita

Inside this issue:

2 - Places in Copenhagen, Meet two CIS teachers and one student

3 - Meet four CIS students

4 - Meet f ive CIS students

5 - Two popular landmarks and two more CIS students

6 - Fun facts, Meet three CIS students

7 - Tasty, popular foods from many countries

8 - More popular landmarks, More popular food , Meet a middle school student

9 - Meet a CIS family

10 - Meet another CIS family

11 - Meet one more CIS student, two games + Slovak traditions

12 - More popular food, Meet another CIS family and CIS teacher

13 - CIS Cultures Day, Meet two students, Thanks.

This is halwa and it is one of Oman` s foods.

This dish is called tango and it is the one of the famous

foods from Argentina.

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Varadero is one of the famous beaches in

Cuba.

This is chicken from

Miri, Malaysia.

This is Pho which is a noodle soup, and it is

from Vietnam.

All captions by Shawn

In this issue, we are highlighting students (and their families) and staff that are from a country that only 1-2 people are from (at CIS).

Places in Copenhagen

Meet two CIS teachers

Asado

Argent ina

Address : Overgaden Neden Vandet 17, 1414 København

Phone number:

32 54 54 08 By Margherita

Tango & VinosArgent inian

Address : Herluf Trolles Gade 9, 1052 København KPhone number :

33 32 81 16By Margherita

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Her name is Paula. She comes from Argentina. She misses her family, but she goes there every year for Christmas. She likes living in Denmark because of the parks and

city. There are many dif ferent things about Denmark and Argentina. For example, the language and food, but there are also things that are the same like the climate in winter.

By Anna

Meet a CIS student

There is a boy named Waqas. He comes from Oman, and he misses his family there. He goes three times in a year to Oman. His favorite thing to do there is playing with his cousins. His favorite food from his culture is halwa. His favorite part of l iving in Denmark is going to school. By Shawn

Waqas

ReinaldoHis name is Reinaldo. He is from Cuba. He misses the music, the dance, the beaches and his family. He goes to Cuba once a year, and he spends most of the time with his family. His favourite food from his home country is arroz con gris which is rice with black beans. His favourite holiday is the summer holiday. One word Reinaldo would like to teach you is hola which means hello. The hardest part of moving to Denmark was the language. His favourite part of l iving in Denmark is that he is very safe here. Some dif ferences between Denmark are: the language, weather and people's behavior. The people's behavior is dif ferent because in Cuba the people are very happy and dance around the roads, but here in Denmark the people don´ t dance on the roads.

By Margherita

LêLê Street Kitchen

Vietnamese

Address: Østerbrogade 56, 2100 København Ø

Phone number: :33 22 71 31

By Margherita

Paula

Her name is An, and she comes from Vietnam. The people she misses the most are her grandparents. She goes back to Vietnam once a year. Her favourite thing to do there is play with her old friends. Her favourite food is rice. Her favourite holiday is the summer holiday. The hardest part of moving here was the language.

By Margherita

Nicole is a girl f rom Miri. Miri is in Malaysia. She is half Chinese and half Malaysian, but she has never been to China before. She misses the special food in her home country. She goes back to her home country once every one or two years. Her favorite thing to do in her home country is with her small cousin to play a catch game. Her favorite food from her country is a special kind of f ish. Her favorite holiday is a Chinese festival. The hardest part of moving to Denmark is not seeing her old friends. But, she is happy to meet more friends here. The same of her home country and Denmark is that both schools are nice.By Lucy

This is a girl. Her name is Eloise. She comes from England and Guatemala (her mom was born there actually), but she was born in Vienna. She misses her friends and teachers

from her old school. She goes to Guatemala once per every two years. Her favorite thing to do there is to see her friends again. Her favorite food from her culture is schnitzel. Her favorite holiday or festival is her birthday. The hardest part of moving from her home country to Denmark is leaving her friends. Her favorite part of l iving in Denmark is to be with her new friends. For her something that is dif ferent is that it 's not that loud here as in Guatemala. By Marius

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Nicole

AnMeet CIS students

Eloise

My name is Marius. I come from Ukraine, but I was born in Latvia. I miss my old house and my friends. I go back to my home country every year.

When I go back home, I l ike play in the garden best. I l ike my home county food. My favorite dish is borsch! I very much like my birthday and new year.

Latvia is dif ferent than Denmark. One dif ference is that Latvia doesn´ t have any monarchy.

By Alf ieMarius.L

Her name is Bianca. She comes from Malaysia. Her favourite thing to do there is biking. Her favourite festival is Chinese New Year. Her favourite food from her culture is roti. Her favourite part of l iving in Denmark is the environment. A dif ference between Malaysia and Denmark is they both have dif ferent food. By Margherita

Her name is Melissa. She is from Iraq, but she was born in Sweden. She misses her cousins in her home country.

She goes back to her home country once a year. Her favorite food is Cabu.

The favorite part of l iving in Denmark is here it is very cold.

By Lucy

Her name is Alexandra. She comes from Philippines, but she was born in Laos. She likes the sticky rice from Laos. She would like to teach us one word, it is Sabaidi, that means hello. The hardest part of moving to Denmark was the clothes, because there is so many types of weather, so she has to change it all the time. Her favorite part of l iving in Denmark is the clean air.

By Hedy

Alexandra

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Melissa

BiancaMeet More CIS students

This girl 's name is Ayah and she comes from Oman. She misses her friends from Oman. Her favourite food from Oman is a rice dish with chicken.

She loves going to Oman in the summer because it is very warm and nice. She has many friends in Denmark, but she also misses her family in Oman.

By Anna

El laHer name is Ella. She is from Cameroon. Her favorite food from her home country is potato.

By: Lucy

Ayah

Popular Landmarks in many countries

Meet more CIS students

Platon

He is Platon. He comes from Ukraine. He goes to Ukraine twice a year. He likes to play with friends when he is there. His favourite food

from his culture is tuna pasta. One word he would like to teach you is ???????????? which means hello. A hard part of moving to Denmark was the language. His favourite part of l iving in Denmark is that Denmark is beautiful. A dif ference between Denmark and Ukraine is the language. By Margherita

Her name is Harmonisa. She come from USA, but she was born in Malaysia. She really misses the foods, friends and the neighborhood over there. She doesn?t go back to

Malaysia so often. Her favorite food from her culture is called nasi lemak. Her favorite holiday is called lantern festival, it is a special holiday in Malaysia. The hardest part of moving to Denmark is packing her stuff . Her favorite part of l iving in Denmark is the cold weather and a better school. The dif ference between the two countries is the cold and hot weather. By Hedy

Cuba - the Old Havana

Tikal Nat ional Park

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Old Havana is the city-center and one of the 15 municipalit ies forming Havana, Cuba. It has the second highest population density in the city and contains the core of the original city of Havana. It is 4 km² big. And it is one of the 15 municipalit ies forming Havana. By Lucy

Country: Guatemala

This is the Tikal National Park from Guatemala. You might be surprised to know that it is the temple of a giant Jaguar. It is 47m tall! It´ s a very old temple . It was made in A.D. 745.

By Alf ie

Harmonisa

Meet more CIS students

Hi, my name is Sebastian. I´ m come from U.K. and Guatemala (my mom is from Guatemala). I was born in London,U.K. I miss my family in Guatemala. I go to Guatemala about once every two years. My favorite thing to do there is see my family and eat tortil la with meat. I l ike to swim at my lake house in Guatemala. My favorite festival is Christmas. By Alf ie

- Slovaka has world?s highest number of castles and chateaux per capita. (Slovakia)- Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural country. Along with the many indigenous

cultures, substantial inf luences from Chinese, Indian, Persian, Arabic, and Brit ish cultures have taken place. (Malaysia)

- Traditional Ukrainian dishes include varenyky and pierogi dumpling dishes, soup called borsch and famous specialit ies named after the capital city such as Chicken Kiev and the dessert Kiev Cake.

By Shawn

There is a boy in 5th grade called Nicolas. He was born in Colombia, and he comes from Colombia. From his country, he misses Colombia food. He comes back to his home country almost every vacation. His favorite food from his culture is Arepa. His favorite Holiday/Festival is his birthday. His word that he knows very well is Hola, which

means hello. His favorite part of l iving in Denmark is the parks. The dif ference between Denmark and Colombia is that Colombia doesn't have any metros.

By Marius

Fun Facts about al l countries

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His name is Tomas. He comes from Slovakia. He doesn?t miss his home country at all. His favorite holiday is the Christmas. He would like to teach us a word in his language: Hello=Ahoy. His favorite thing of l iving in Denmark is making new friends.

By Hedy

Sebast ian

Nicolas Tomas

Tasty food f rom dif ferent countries

Val lunaThis is Columbian special pork dish called Valluna. It has French Fries and rice to go with it. It is one of Columbian's traditional foods.

By : Hedy

This food is from Latvia. It is a kind of bread pudding. It has rye bread and dried fruits in it, plus some sugar. It is a traditional, exotic Latvian dish.

By Ron and Lucy

Food f rom al l over the world

In Macedonia, they eat this food called Ajvar, and it is made out of red bell pepper with garlic. The ajvar can be consumed as a bread spread or as a side dish.

By Hedy

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Borsch Borsch is famous soup in Ukraine. It 's a soup that everybody eats when there is a festival or a special holiday. Borsch is a national food from Ukraine and one of the symbols of Ukraine is Borsch.

By Marius

Kabsa is also known as Machboos in the Persian Gulf religion. It has a family of mixed rice dishes that are served mostly in Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

By:Lucy

Kabsa

Ajvar

Bryndzove haluskyBryndzove halusky is a national food in Slovakai.You need a kilo of potatoes, a quarter pound of medium-ground f lour, a quarter pound of sheep cheese, a pound of streaky bacon, a pot of sour cream and salt.

By: Lucy

Maizes zupa

More Popular Food f rom Argent ina

Chimichurri is a popular food in Argentina. It is a green salsa made of:

f inely chopped parsley, oregano, onion, garlic, chill i pepper f lakes, olive oil and a touch of acid, l ike lemon or vinegar.

By Margherita

Popular Landmark in al l countries

Hi, my name is Emily. I come from Cyprus and I was born in Germany. I l ived in Cyprus before I came to Denmark, and I?ve been living in Denmark for about a year. I miss living in Cyprus because of my family, mostly. All my relatives live in Cyprus and it is a bit hard for them to come to Denmark, as my grandparents are old and not really up for traveling any more. Me and my family go to Cyprus for Christmas and Summer. We stay for multiple weeks when we go to Cyprus and we stay at my grandmother?s house as we rented our house to another family. Every Christmas and Easter, me and my family get together at my great late grandfather?s vil lage. We stay at his house for the day and we eat traditional Greek food. My younger cousins would play around playing piggy in the middle etc.

My favorite Cypriot/Greek food is ????? ?? ?? - koupepia?. It?s meat and rice wrapped up in vine leaves. It doesn?t sound amazing. But I really l ike it. My favorite holiday in Cyprus is Christmas. I love Christmas a lot because (as I mentioned before) we go to my late great grandfather?s vil lage and bring food and we have a great t ime. If I could teach you one word in Greek it would be respect. I think that?s something that everyone should have in the world. So in Greek characters, respect is written like this: ????????. In English characters, this would be sevasmos.

se - va - smos. The hardest part of moving to Denmark was saying goodbye to my family and friends. My friends from my old school in Cyprus I haven?t talked to in 7-8 months. I?m not sure they remember me. I miss them a lot but I?m sure they?ve moved on and made other friends?

My favorite part of l iving in Denmark is the culture. I love their places, their restaurants, museums etc.

Nothing is really the same in Cyprus and Denmark. But dif ferent things they are many. In Cyprus they don?t bike. At all. It?s actually very dangerous because they don?t have any bike paths. Another thing that is dif ferent is the weather. It?s really cold in Denmark and in Cyprus, in can get up to 40 degrees (Celsius) in the summer.

Emily

Meet one CIS student

Turaida Cast le

This is called Kolossi Castle and it is a famous castle. It is in Cyprus.

This is called Cibona Tower and it is famous for it is 92m tall. It is in Croatia. by Shawn

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This Castle is in Latvia, Sigulda. This Castle is 801 years old.

By Marius L.

Chimichurri

Meet one CIS Family

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When we moved to Denmark in the end of February 2014. It was our 7th move and our 6th new country to live in. We arrived from Panama City, Panama, and we were definitely not prepared for the Danish winter. We were happy to be back in Europe after six years living in tropics and just a 2h f l ight away from Croatia.

Denmark is an easy country to live in. Within three days we were registrated, we opened our bank account, we were referred to our Commune to provide for our GP, day care for our daughter Pia Maria, and other things that we needed to start our l ife here. So, we were very impressed.

Another thing that I found very interesting is seeing all the young families with children who don't separate themselves by the stereotypical ?mother jobs? and ?father jobs.? So, there is no surprise to see a father alone with 1, 2, or even 3 kids. Fathers can take parental leave up to three months and stay home with there new born babyies. So that is culturally very dif ferent from Croatia.

We are coming from the northern part of Croatian Coast towns Opatija (Mom) and Rijeka (Dad). And there we spend all of ours vacation, and we call it HOME. We miss our Mediterranean Climate, our nice blue sea, f ish dishes (that not only contain herrings), coffee shops and restaurant by the sea, and far the most our family and friends. According to Croatian Embassy in Denmark, there are around 1000 Croatian people living here; mainly in the Copenhagen area. So we were not surprised to learn that we are the only Croatian family in the school.

To be honest my son Pavao rarely had a peer in his class from Croatia. It happened only once when he attended Zagreb International School for six months, because we were evacuated from the war in Ivory Coast. Sometimes it 's a litt le bit sad to see all the other parents waiting for their children in groups, speaking there own languages, having lot in common, giving each other much needed support.

But then the winter goes and summer vacation is there, and we pack our suitcases and f ly HOME.

Rodin Family in Denmark

P i a M a r i a

Favorite dish: Fish

Favorite word: Necu (I don't want to)

Favorite Holliday: stil l not aware (she is only 3, but if she can choose it would be her birthday)

P a v a o (Grade 6)

Favorite dish: Punjene Paprike

Games to play: Covjece ne ljuti se

Favorite Holliday: Christmas

Favorite word: Iznenadenje ( surprises)

Opat i ja

Rijeka

Meet a CIS Family

??????? ???, we are Dima Vozniuk and Katya Stukalova, parents of Liza (6th grade) and Platon (2nd grade). We moved to Denmark from Kyiv, Ukraine in April 2014. Both of us and both of our children were born in Kyiv and we had always lived there until moving to Copenhagen, so it is quite natural that we miss our country very much. We miss our parents, our friends, and the tasty Ukrainian fruit and vegetables which are grown by babushkas and sold at small street markets, because they all taste dif ferent, unlike those sold in supermarkets, and of course we miss BORSCHT (the beetroot soup), the most famous and delicious Ukrainian dish! We also miss the Ukrainian tradition to celebrate Easter, which is the main holiday in Ukraine, even more important than Christmas; it usually gets warmer during Easter t ime, people paint eggs (??????? in Ukrainian), bake Easter cakes and bring them to the church for blessing and then they go to picnics or dachas to celebrate with their families.

To some extent, Kyiv is similar to Copenhagen ? it is a very green and relaxed city. What we really l ike about Copenhagen is its much more comfortable urban environment compared to the one in Kyiv ? less cars, less air pollution, more pedestrian and recreational areas as well as much more possibil it ies for biking, jogging or walking. We visit Kyiv twice a year and we are happy to say that lately there have been many positive changes in our city. Another thing we like about Denmark is that people here are much more equal than people in Ukraine. Inequities in Ukraine are stil l huge. Having a chance to live in an egalitarian society is one of the most interesting things we have been experiencing here.

It might sound unusual, but we love Danish weather. Winters in Ukraine are longer and colder and summers have been abnormally hot lately (the temperature can stay at around 35-40 degrees centigrade for several weeks). We like that Danish climate is more moderate.

The hardest part of moving to Denmark for us was leaving our home country at one of the most dramatic moments in its history, shortly after the revolution on Maidan, annexation of Crimea and on the brink of a war with Russia in the eastern part of Ukraine. Moving to probably the most peaceful country in the world was challenging, the contrast being so huge. But all our Danish experiences aff irm that Ukraine?s f ight for freedom, human rights and European values is absolutely worth the while!

Vozniuk-Stukalova Family

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His name is Mihai. He comes from Portugal, but he was born in Bucharest, Romania. He misses the donuts over there so much. He goes back to Bucharest every half a year and his favorite thing to do there is playing in the park that's just open. His favorite food from his culture is: mash potatoes and the chicken meat. His favorite holiday is Christmas. He would like to teach us a word in his home language. Here is how to say thank you ... multumesc.

By Hedy

Tradit ions:

- As a mostly Catholic country, Christmas is a big holiday. It?s a very family oriented holiday and we celebrate it with a dinner on Christmas Eve, December 24. After the dinner, children go to check whether Baby Jesus brought them presents under the Christmas tree.

- We also celebrate St. Nicolas Day on December 6. In the morning children will f ind a bag of goodies in their boots ? a present from St. Nicolas.

- Easter is another big holiday ? it?s a mixture of Catholic and pagan traditions. Boys/men can whip girls/women with special handmade whips and pour buckets of water over them. It supposes to keep girls fresh, healthy and f lexible. And they are rewarded with eggs, chocolate and other sweeties (even money!). Gradually, this tradition is disappearing, especially in towns. Really do not miss this, I can tell you.

- We also celebrate name days. Each day in the calendar has allocate one or two names. It?s rather popular to celebrate it ? people might not know when is your birthday but they will know your name day. Some names are especially popular, so people called Peter, Pavol, Jan, Eva, Maria are among those who will get plenty messages on their facebooks.

Slovak Tradit ions Meet one more CIS student

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Colombia: Fuchi is a popular, freestyle sport in which children use their feet to perform tricks with a footbag, without letting it touch the ground.

Malaysia: Congkak (Congklak) is a mancala game of Malay origin played in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Southern Thailand and also some parts of Sumatra and Borneo.

Ukrainian: This game has two names: ?Blind Cat?, ?Eyes?. Number of players: 5, but 10 players can play too. A cat must be chosen. A mouse covers his eyes with a black handkerchief, and then the cat has to f ind a mouse and guess the person. A cat becomes an angry mouse and a mouse becomes a blind cat.

Popular Games in Colombia and Ukraine

Mihai

Meet a CIS Family

Ahoj! That?s Hi in Slovak. My name is Jana and I am from Slovakia. I?m Tomas? mum. Tomas goes to 4A class this year. We live in Copenhagen for almost 9 years ? Tomas was 4 months old when we moved here. I had lived for another 8 years in Budapest in Hungary so it?s been a long time since I left Slovakia. Stil l, we visit Slovakia several t imes a year. My family l ives in Bratislava and we have our own f lat there. Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. It?s very well

located ? it?s practically on the border with Austria and Hungary, Danube runs through the center and Carpathian Mountains start there. We can go skiing from the city center in less then half an hour by public transport.

Bratislava is now our second home; we consider our f lat in Østerbro to be our true home. That?s where we all l ive - Martin, my husband (he is from Southampton, UK), Tomas and I. Tomas went to a local Danish kindergarten and he?s got his Danish friends in the house and in the neighborhood. Tomas is the only one in our family who mastered to learn Danish language.

Apart from the weather, I really l ike to live in Copenhagen and especially in Østerbro. It?s a very child-friendly and safe place, and we enjoy that we can cycle everywhere in no time. Though I miss hot summers we have in Central Europe and my Slovak friends so I?m always looking forward to summer holidays when we move back to Bratislava for almost the whole summer.

The Donoghoe Family

More food f rom one more country

Toba is from Romania. They like to eat it during Christmas time. It is made from the meat of the pig; the ears, the organs, the skin, etc. Toba is left to dry and then it is served with mustard and maybe some pickles.

By Ron

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What Slovakia has in common with Denmark:

- Both countries are relatively small ? around 5 mill ion inhabitants. - Both Slovak and Danish are dif f icult languages and you need to pay attention to pronunciation

otherwise the locals will not understand you.- Slovak and Czech languages are very close and we understand each other. It?s similar to Danish

and Swedish.- Potatoes, cabbage and meat are the basics of many traditional foods in Slovakia? just l ike in

Denmark. Both countries were mostly rural until recently.

This teacher?s name is Gordana. She comes from Macedonia. She was also born in Macedonia. She misses her family, but she goes there once a year. Her favorite holiday is Easter. Her favorite part of l iving in Denmark is the food.

By Anna

Meet another CIS teacher

TobaGordana

CIS Cul tures Day October 2015

Edited by: Ron Rosenow   

Student Journal ists: Lucy Lu , Alf ie Xu, Marius Lopata, Margherita Tonon, Anna Poulsen, Shawn Tirkey, Hedy Wang.

With special thanks to: CIS?s students and parents.

Next Issue: Italy! If you?re from Italy, what would you l ike to share with the CIS community?

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Her name is Zana. She comes from Slovenia, but she was born in Ukraine. She misses her family (Cousin, Grandparents). She goes back to Slovenia 10 times a year. She likes to walk in the forest over there. Her favorite food from Slovenia is called Spaghetti, and her favorite holiday is Halloween. She would like to teach you a word:Zdravo. It means hello in Slovenian.The most hardest part of moving to Denmark was packing their stuff . She likes the toys over here in Denmark.

By Hedy

Meet two more CIS studentsHis name is Rok. He comes from Slovenia. He misses his house very much in Slovenia. He goes back to Slovenia every holiday. His favorite thing to do there is play with his electric car. His favorite holiday is Christmas. He would like to teach us one word in Slovenia:Zdravo. It means hello. His favorite part of l iving in Denmark is that it has a lot rain.

By HedyRok

Zana