Instructions for Surviving Arrivals Week

These instructions will help exhausted DIS interns survive the week that 662 new DIS students land in Copenhagen to be inundated by endless orientations, tours, emails, powerpoint presentations, not to mention a flood of education corporate speak.

1. Go to the gym. Climb those fake stairs until you sweat out every drop of disgusting stress-chemical that your body has made.

2. Shower

3. Go into your itunes library. Select "Chopin's Piano Nocturnes." Lay on your bed, close your eyes, and think of nothing but the music.

DO NOT DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
Check work email
Clean anything (if this is worrisome, turn off the light to hide the mess)
Get angry at yourself for dozing


Repeat these instructions until a slight smile has formed on your face. At this point, you should feel like a human being once again, and no longer a DIS robot.

Should you feel like some dark chocolate or wine, do not deny your feelings.