today was really hectic and long but a lot of fun too. i had my survival danish class, which was pretty hard but i was for sure the most enthusiastic and well-rehearsed danish speaker there. i learned the very basics and we went to irma grocery store... then we had the "DIScover it" scavenger hunt, which of course i loved. i'm such a nerd. i somehow became the navigator (i was the only one with a map) and managed to successfully lead my group from DIS all around...we went down stroget to kogens nytorv, then to the parliament island, took the harbor bus to amalienborg and nyhavn, and then walked back. it was great! the city was surprisingly easy to navigate and with the exception of the cobblestones, easy to walk in. we made it all around in less than 3 hours. the colorful rows of old buildings in the medieval city reminded me a bit of baltimore's rowhouses, which i suppose is silly. clearly these are much older and more...european, but overall it has a similar lively flavor. i thoroughly enjoyed the walk around, taking in this quirky ancient city and getting to know some more of my classmates. i also really appreciated the free tomato soup that they provided as a snack!
the day concluded with a get-together at the "bethesda" church down the road from DIS, where we were invited to watch the inauguration on a big screen. it was packed with exhausted american students, but we all managed to give a shout when barack came on. that was a pretty odd and surreal experience but i certainly felt more patriotic than i usually do!
something i’ve found difficult so far is the darkness. it is dark when i wake up, leave the house, and when i return home in the evening. today we were fortunate to get out and enjoy the sunshine while it lasted but i know we won’t be able to do that every day. i’m going to need to leave the house at 7.15 to make it to my 8.30 classes, which will be really hard when it’s so dark out. we’ll see…i am just looking forward to the spring when the light is more abundant than that in the states!
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hi hi hi! i am so glad you are enjoying it so far-- timmy told us you have to cook once a week, good luck! inauguration was good but REALLY cold, i am still defrosting a bit (can i say i was freezing for change?) and it SNOWED more than usual yesterday, as in there's still a little bit of snow on the ground TODAY, the day after! i want to hear all about denmark and copenhagen! i am so excited for you!
laura
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