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Making the Most of Winter

Posted on January 7, 2020

Are you making the most out of your winter? GNS professor Claus E. Andersen talked to NBC15 News about the idea of “hygge” and what it means to embrace the winter months instead of fighting them.

Check out the full story at https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/Making-the-most-of-winter-566742801.html

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