Western Denmark and New Discoveries

Well it's been a while since I last posted but I guess it's because I felt like there was nothing too exciting that I had done. But this past weekend I went to Western Denmark with 39 other Architecture and Design (AD) students and saw a number of buildings and sketched them to get their "essence". I have learned that I suck at on the fly sketching. Most of my drawings look like something that a five year old could do better. Oh, well, I guess I'll learn with practice. I met some other kids in the AD program and found out that I dislike more of them than I like. Looks like I understand why there is a stereotype of bros and hos coming to this program. Oh, well better to meet Danes than Americans anyway. I also went to this bar in Kolding called You'll Never Walk Alone and tried Strawberry flavored beer, which was DELICIOUS. Tasted like bubbly juice really. Most of the buildings we visited were absolutely amazing! My favorite was either the Koldinghus castle or the Trapholt Museum of Art, which had an awesome exhibit on shoes that I have pictures from in my Picasa web album, so you should check it out. I am feeling more settled here in Copenhagen. It's still weird living virtually on my own for the first time and I still can't really cook for myself, which is rather challenging. I've been mostly eating eggs and bread, with fruit and nuts thrown in there every so often. My classes are pretty interesting so far, but since we didn't have class on Friday, I haven't had class since last Tuesday, so I feel like I'm not even in school. I went to IKEA last weekend and Lyzz and I did a good job of getting a lot of stuff for pretty cheap. I spent under 20 bucks there! They had a down pillow, which I bought for 19 kroner which is like $4.50. Not bad. I'm pretty much the queen of cheap here since everything is so expensive. I just bought and alarm clock for $2, a winter coat for $27 and a skirt for $15. My architects ruler was the same price as my coat, which sucks but oh well. My goal is to begin to learn how to cook. There's a guy who lives on my floor who's got some of the most delicious smelling and amazing looking culinary creations I've ever seen, which makes me hungry even if I'm already eating. But that's about all that I've been up to, nothing too amazing, but I'm definitely learning to enjoy myself here a bit more than I had been the first couple of weeks. On to week four! At the end of this week I'll be a quarter done with my abroad time, weird.