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"Can you be in Copenhagen on Monday?"

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"Can you be in Copenhagen on Monday?" - that was how this whole adventure started back in November 2016 when Mike was asked to go to Denmark for a business trip on almost zero notice. After being briefed on the trip, he called me that Friday afternoon to ensure we didn't have anything else going on during the weeks he would be away. My reaction was, "who cares?! GO!!" Mike and I share many traits, but most significant to our current situation is wanderlust. We both admire other cultures, believe in the importance of traveling and experiencing life from other perspectives. As soon as Mike left for Denmark I began looking at my own schedule to see if we could take advantage of my own time off for the Thanksgiving holiday - why not create an impromptu European get-away? Copenhagen Christmas Market On his first day working in Copenhagen, Mike was asked to stay for an extra week. With my plan in mind, he negotiated to have the American Thanksgiving holiday of...