Kachi Ozumba

Through the Eyes of an African: Impressions of the Danish Society and the Folk High Schools Kachi Ozumba

Seen through the eyes of an African, the Danes and their society appearin a refreshing light. Not much is left untouched in this concise and inspiring account. Ittouches on the Danes and their purported coldness, their monarchy, theirwelfare system, their spiritual life, gender roles, cuisine, pornography andeven the Dane's sense of rhythm. From the early part of the account which captures the excitement andcomic misunderstandings of living together with students from 37 differentcountries in an international folk high school, to the later part which detailsthe struggles of an African to adapt to life in the Danish folk high schools;this book is also an expos of folk high school life. Hilarious and provocative, insightful and educative; this is a book to besavoured.