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Dec. 15
Another FCK game!
Through an international students group in Copenhagen, I was able to get free tickets to another match! This time, though, it was a Europa league match instead of a Danish league match against the worst team in the league. FCK was trying to progress in the tournament (playoffs? I’m not quite sure what it should…
Dec. 15
The Last Thursday & Friday in Denmark
After what can certainly be described as a frustrating Wednesday, I came back into Copenhagen from Roskilde (without going back to Holte because I felt like I didn’t have time) on Thursday, intending to study all morning for my exam. Then I realized that I could get a 40 on this already easy exam and…
Dec. 13
I think I’m ready to go home.
When I woke up at 6am after four hours of sleep to go into the city for an 8am final, I was ready for school to be over. When I was trying to study for another final later that day, but couldn’t find a spot that was not filled with people loudly talking and completely…
Dec. 12
Finals Stress and Bomb Threats, part 2.
Two finals down, one to go (tomorrow). I feel “meh” about both of them, but I’m just glad they’re over now. More importantly, there was ANOTHER bomb scare. The second in as many days. This one was at the Central Station, and, fortunately, the scare was again called off. What’s going on, Copenhagen?
Dec. 11
Finals Stress, Broken S-togs, and Bomb Threats
Make that “general stress about time constraints and packing and leaving new friends and a new home.” Yesterday, I planned to study all day and get a bunch of work done so today I could do some sightseeing in Copenhagen that I hadn’t gotten around to yet. Instead, I slept until almost noon and watched…
Dec. 11
HANDBALL IS THE COOLEST SPORT EVER.
Sorry for the capital letters, but I’m so excited about this that regular type seemed insufficient. A couple of weeks ago (my delay in posting shows again..), my friend and I snagged two free tickets to a handball match given out by DIS (even though we had a test the day after the match). I…
Dec. 11
Madrid
Both Molly and I had early mornings on Friday (hers much earlier than mine) as we were leaving; she for London and I for Madrid. After staying in bed for as long as possible because it was dark out and ridiculously cold in Molly’s apartment, I made it to the 8am bus. It’s important to…
Dec. 11
Miércoles y Jueves
Miércoles On Wednesday, there was a general strike across Spain (for several reasons that I do not know, but also because the economy is terrible). This didn’t effect me, but the morning march did wake up Molly as they marched by her window. I slept in, which was wonderful, and finished Bossypants (again: so funny).…
Dec. 11
Zaragoza
Or: Babies, Secession, Doctor Who, oh my! As you can see from the alternate title, Molly and I really tackled some of life’s tough issues during our long day in Zaragoza, a city located a couple of hours southeast of Logroño. After buying our bus tickets in the morning, we had coffee at an establishment that…
Dec. 10
Lunes en Logroño
When I had arrived the night before, I was pretty exhausted, so Molly and I decided to wait until the next morning to decide what we were doing for the day. After a lack of hot water (and the fact that I forgot to pack a towel and needed to buy one), we decided to…
Dec. 10
¡España, por fin!
I have wanted to go to Spain for years. During my senior year of high school, my (four person) Spanish IV class tried to get our teacher to agree to organize a class trip to Spain. We even had a meeting with parents and the Spanish III class. Sadly, no luck, because our school was/is…
Dec. 10
One More Week
Today, Monday, marks the beginning of my last week in Denmark. One week from now (down to the minute, actually) I will be on a plane getting ready to fly back to the U.S. This week will be full of finals and last-minute sightseeing and spending time with my host family, but today, the second…
Nov. 25
BERLIN
The whole reason I chose this section of MPP: a guaranteed chance to go to Berlin. I’ve always been a little obsessed/highly interested in Germany, and after taking a class last semester focused solely on Berlin, I was SO excited to get here. And I’m 100% sure I was incredibly annoying about it more than…
Nov. 24
Poznań
After a hectic evening of laundry and packing that involved me BREAKING THE WASHING MACHINE (insurance from DIS covered it, thank goodness), I left for Copenhagen late Saturday night (actually, I think it was Sunday morning at this point) to stay with a generous classmate in the city for the night. My Human Health &…
Nov. 11
cadavers galore: a superfluous post
Warning: don’t read this if you don’t like hearing about human body parts and/or are currently eating. On Thursday my Human Health & Disease class was held at the medical school, and we spent the first half exploring an anatomy lab and filling out a “quiz” by identifying parts of the body from the numerous…
Nov. 07
It is impossible to learn a language with two classes per week.
Especially when you essentially have two weeks of classes, then a week of travel, then two weeks of classes. Especially a language as hard as Danish. I have an oral exam on Friday and I’m stressing out. Compared to some people (as in other English-speaking learners), my pronunciation isn’t that bad. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not…
Nov. 07
Money is the root of all…disappointment
I originally published this a few days ago, but removed it after some criticism accusing me of being ungrateful. After speaking with a friend who wholeheartedly agreed with my post and was having a similar experience, I have decided to republish it and preface with the following paragraph instead of adding it as a P.S.…
Nov. 07
ELECTION DAY FROM DENMARK
After what has seemed like an eternally long campaign season, election day was finally here. I’m pretty sure I said some version of “I can’t believe election day is tomorrow/today/next week” at least 100 times over the past week, and especially over the past few days. I’ve had quite a few conversations about the election…
Nov. 01
A Critical Viewing of The Prince & Me
HAHA “critical viewing” meaning I wasted a couple of hours watching a cheesy movie and I don’t regret it but since it’s set in Denmark I thought I might point out any differences or similarities or places I’ve seen. For anyone who doesn’t know, The Prince & Me is a 2004 Julia Stiles movie about…
Oct. 20
Travel Break, part 2: LONDON
I finally made it to London, but I can’t wait to go back. We were only there for a few short days so I still have so much to see! Prepare for a very long post. I tried to be brief, but there was so much to tell! Thursday My host mom drove me to…
