1.21.2009
Watch Where You Step!
Well, I'm finally settled in! We cleaned our apartment, which was satisfying, today we went grocery shopping and got some food, which means I ate dinner for the first time here (consisting of a bowl of cornflakes, an orange, and a slice of cheese. It's expensive being well-fed here). Some things I've learned about the Danish are that they will leave their baby carriages with baby inside outside on the street unattended while they go in a restaurant to eat or a store to shop. Dogs are allowed to poop on the sidewalk and they don't have to pick it up, and a cheap notebook is about 4 dollars. It has been sunny the past two days, which definitely doesn't make it seem as gloomy here. I've finished orientation and can now say a few key phrases such as: My name is Karen, I come from Minnesota, I'm studying architecture, and Can I have a [pastry] (insert other nouns here). I'm still getting used to this place where I don't know the language and I have to pay an arm and a leg for postage. Tomorrow is the first day of classes but I don't have class on Thursdays so I think I'll be out for an exploration to see what neat things I can find. I took a few pictures yesterday on our scavenger hunt (it was pretty dumb) but I'll take some more of my room and post them so you can see where I'm living!
1.18.2009
Here at Last
So, after 3 flights, and 30 hours without sleep, I am finally in Copenhagen Denmark. My first day of orientation was a mess to say the least, but hopefully tomorrow will be less stressful. Lyzz (my roommate) and I are yet to unpack as our suite is pretty dirty and there is a lot of stuff that the previous people here left behind, so we've got some cleaning to do tomorrow (pictures will be up later). It rained and was rather dreary as far as weather goes but hopefully it'll be a little better the next few days as I try to become better acquainted with the city. Having only traveled to foreign countries where I understand the language, I feel at quite a loss as to what I should be doing. But it's been a long 30 hours and I'm looking forward to going to bed. More to come later!
Love to all!
Love to all!
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