Hi everyone,
My husband and I are Americans, but it appears that we will be able to move to Denmark under the Greencard scheme. It has been 22 years since I've been in Copenhagen, but that is where we will likely settle. Unfortunately I can recall only about 5 phrases in Danish, but that's something I can remedy once I'm there.
I am hoping that people can answer the questions I have.
First of all, right now we are in Madison, Wisconsin. We often post things we need to get rid of on the free section of craigslist, and on the Madison freecycle site. There are only 2 posts in the Copenhagen craigslist free section. There are only about a thousand members of the Copenhagen freecycle site, while there are about 8 times as many in the Madison Wisconsin freecycle site, even though Madison has a fraction of the population that Copenhagen has. Is there some other place in Copenhagen where you can offer useful things you no longer need and request something that you need?
Second of all, is there something the equivalent to a US DollarTree (everything a buck) store in Denmark, where we can get cheap food, toiletries, and cleaning supplies? When I was there before everything was very expensive, and I keep reading on the internet how expensive things are. If a person is a frugalista like me, is there a way to keep this up in Denmark?
Third of all, we have two kids, who will be ages 5 and 9 when we go. What time does school start and what time does it finish?
Fourth of all, what sort of work is there for people who do not speak Danish? I speak English and a middling amount of Spanish, while my husband speaks English and a middling amount of French. I'm an attorney here in the US, and my husband has a PhD in historical geography, but we are willing to take any job whatsoever until we learn Danish-- even cleaning bathrooms, sorting recyclables, or anything like that. We want to be employed as soon as possible, even at a subsistence wage, and then can focus on learning Danish. Please let me know your ideas!~