The last 13 days in a nut shell...

I can't believe that I am actually making a blog...I don't even like the word! But I figured that coming back after six months of being away and trying to answer "how was your trip?!" would be impossible. So here you will find the answer! I'll try to keep this up to date for my avid fans, but I can't make any promises...seeing as how I already forgot my password. I think I can post pictures on here somehow so you can see what I am seeing (sort of), plus this would be so boring to read if there weren't any pictures!

I'll get you up to speed with what I've done so far! When I landed in Copenhagen it was 1:20pm and the sun was starting to set...as if my internal clock wasn't screwed up enough from next to no sleep and a 7 hour time leap. My friend Mark and his parents Lone and Flemming picked me up at the airport and drove me back to their house in Humlebæk (pronounce hum-leh-bek), about 30 minutes north of Copenhagen by train. They are like my Danish family, Lone worries about me as much as my mom does and they like to spoil me. That night I went out with Mark and his friend Magnus to my first ever bar (ironically called Manhattan), in the town called Helsingør, and had one of the local beers called Tuborg (not as good as Carlsberg but good in it's own way).

New Years was quite an experience! At midnight thousands of people go to the city square in Copenhagen (they have a clock tower there) and everyone lights off fireworks. Needless to say I was a little nervous when I saw people walking around wearing huge plastic goggles, but I'm happy to report I still have both eyes. Mark gave me a tour of Copenhagen and it is a beautiful city! The buildings are amazing, there are cobble stone streets and there are people everywhere. I definitely enjoy the feeling of living in a big city! There is so much more to do and see that I don't even know where to start!

On the 5th of January my Danish class started and although I am the worst at learning languages it has been a lot of fun. I made friends with the majority of my class (about 13 people) and we do things together nearly every day. The Danes have this motto or mentality that they call "hygge" (good luck pronouncing that one) which involves spending time with friends and enjoying each others company (beer/wine optional) which I think is something that we have down pat (usually with booze).

Tonight was a monumental moment for me so brace yourselves for this one...I cooked myself dinner! Alfredo from scratch with garlic chicken and well of course pasta. Be amazed! It's a huge step up from rice or pb&j. I should have taken a picture but I don't want you to be jealous of my new found talent. I'd like to thank the movie Julie & Julia (or what ever it's called) for motivating me to try cooking...it only took me two hours.

More to come soon. Hope you're not bored already. I'll work on the pictures

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