शैडोइंग अभ्यास: What's it like to grow up in Copenhagen? | Young & European - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें

I really enjoy and love honestly to live  in Copenhagen because it's a free city, and there's a lot of benefits from living in  Copenhagen. We have different parks and lakes, and  we have a waterfront, but I also really do love  the architecture and how the city is connected.

Copenhagen: sustainable, safe and  bicycle-friendly.

It consistently numbers among Europe’s most livable  cities. But Denmark’s capital is also one of Europe’s most expensive cities.  What’s life here like for young people?

My name is Clara, and I'm twenty  years old. I grew up in Copenhagen and I have always lived here and today  I'm going to show you a day in my life.

Hi, come on in and I'll show you where I live.

This is our hall where we have a lot of  photographs which makes it a bit more personal, I believe, because my dad took them. And then we  have our living room. I'm living with my little brother and my mom and my dad, and we have  lived in this apartment for my whole life.

Lots of wood, light and cosy furnishings are part of a Danish way of life called  'Hygge'. Clara has her own definition.

When you're really cozy, and when you're  with some people that you really love and where you can truly be yourself and  not think you have to be someone else, when you can just relax and you're  having fun, then it's really hygge.

This is my room, where I can totally relax  and recharge. And I could say that one of my  favorite things about my room is this cupholder,  cup shelf, that my dad built for me last summer.

And it's kind of personal because I'm  collecting cups from all over the world.

Clara’s room is also her workshop for creative  hobbies and where she keeps her souvenirs.

This is the graduation hat that you  get when you finish high school, and you can see on which high school you went  based on the color. So, mine is navy blue.

And I graduated last year. And it's also really common  for people that you know, both friends and family, to write greetings in it when you're done and  also to write your last grade from your last exam.

Like most young Danes, Clara’s putting in  a gap year – a break after graduation.

So, she doesn’t have what you’d call typical  days. But she does have a regular breakfast.

For breakfast I'm usually having oatmeal.  I really like oats and to start off the day really good. And normally, I have  a topping which is frozen fruit, but sometimes I also do like fresh apples  or oranges, but it's always oatmeal.

My bike is like any other accessory to  my outfit. It's just like a part of me.

I really like it so much. I've been biking alone  around Copenhagen since I was six years old, and many people think that's totally outrageous,  but that's for 14 years now, and I was only in one small accident just here recently. And in  14 years, I believe that's a good statistic.

With over 400 kilometers of bike paths,  Copenhagen is known as the world’s most cycle-friendly city. Over 60 % of its  residents hop on their bikes daily, defying a yearly average temperature  of barely nine degrees Celsius.

I like living in a city where the focus on the environment is a huge part of  our way to look at the world.

We are at Amalienborg which is the royal  castle and the residence of the king and queen of Denmark. I'm not the biggest royalist,  but I do like the Danish royals. And also, I believe that it's really a symbol of  freedom and that we are free in Denmark, that you can bike over the square and  you can get so close to the buildings where the royal lives. You don't  see that in so many other countries.

Clara is currently working 15  to 20 hours a week to cover her living expenses and pay her parents  a little rent.

She administers a  social-media account about mental health topics. She’s taking some photos for it.

I'm earning 160 DKK (€22/$25) per hour, and I'm trying  to, now that I don't have a full-time job, I'm trying to live for the amount  of salary I get from this job.

For lunch Clara meets up with her friend  Liva at one of their favorite spots, the Danish Design Museum’s café.

They’re both  going through the same phase of life and  enjoy talking about their experiences.

In Denmark, it's really common when you graduate  from high school to take one or multiple gap years.

And that is what we both are doing. We  have been working the past couple of months, and now we have both free time because we quit  our jobs, and we're waiting to do the next thing.

Liva has plans to travel around Europe, while  Clara will be starting at a højskole in the fall to study creative writing. Højskoles are Danish  boarding schools for young adults. There they focus on self-development and learning  of new skills without exams or grades.

Now, it's more up to us to really think  about our identity and who we want to become and who we are. And I think it's scary,  and I also believe that many young people here in Denmark and all around the world also think  that this part of time in life is a bit scary.

Yes, because it feels so defining for the  rest of your life and you're being told do what you want to do, but also there is a lot of  expectations. And I feel like also, as you said, our lives have been carved before us  and now the choice is all up to us.

Now, we have to build our own way.

And it can be existential to think about.

Later in the afternoon, Clara meets up with  her father when he comes home from work.

He does the cooking at home, but the family  gets take-out about twice a month.

Clara’s father Rainer is German, but he’s been  living in Denmark for over 20 years.

When I was young in Germany, a gap year  wasn't really something you do, so, I never did it for myself. But I think  for my daughter and also my son, it's super nice that they can do it because when  you look at the retirement age they will work for a long time so I think they should  explore life as good as they can now that they are young and everything will happen later, so I  am happy that they have the possibility to do so.

Generally, young Danes move out of their  parents’ house around age 22 – five years earlier than the European average. Clara has no  such plans. She enjoys living with her family.

Rents in Copenhagen are extremely high, and  I wouldn't afford to just move out now.

And I am aware I am not getting this time again,  so when I move out it's probably for good.

So,  I just really want to enjoy the time I have with  them because we have a really strong relationship.

So, this was a day in my life  living here in Copenhagen. Farvel!