My first time in the United States was as a sixteen-year-old exchange student in Northern California. When I returned to Denmark, I kept thinking about going back—this time to study acting in Los Angeles. I applied to the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute and, after I was accepted, began sorting out the visa and everything else the move required. When I finally arrived, I didn’t know anyone in the city. First Steps in Los Angeles Landing at LAX, I was struck by the scale
