“I love Denmark, but it needs clearer ideas about internationals”, says Annie Samples

INTERVIEW: From her Instagram and TikTok pages (Annieineventyrland), Annie Samples shares stories about Denmark with more than half a million followers. To some extent, she is a symbol—one of the few—of being an international in Denmark. Yet, life here hasn’t been easy for her either: “I came as a spouse, and I had the same struggles that a lot of other internationals have.”

Annie Samples

Bernardo Basilici Menini

Nov 29, 2024

Born and raised in Texas, Annie Samples moved to Copenhagen with her husband Paul in 2019, and when Covid hit, “I realized how lucky I was to live here.” Today, they have four kids, and Annie is one of the content creators in Denmark with the most followers: 512,000—almost 10% of the country’s population. She […]

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