When any Dane learns I'm from Missouri....let's just say I've been asked my opinion on Todd Akin's recent comments more times than I can count. And with the election approaching Copenhagen is a buzz with excitement about the election. Talking about politics doesn't have the stigma attached as in the United States and people will ask you your opinion and who you plan to vote for in a bar as if they just asked you what time it is. It's really interesting to get the Danish perspective on American politics as Denmark is a country so focused on equality and inclusively their commentary can be harsh but hard to contradict.
Today was the first day of classes! I found my way through the city just fine! The urban campus is very different from the matching buildings of Rhodes but it is really cool to be able to walk out of class and grab a coffee and sit by the fountain surrounded by the hustle of city life. Today I had a Sociology class: Cultural Diversity and Social Capital as well as EU-US Relations. Both seem really really interesting! My EU-US Relations teacher is the former Minister of Transportation. And he bikes to class everyday...
I take the metro to school, it’s only four stops and takes minutes and then about a 5 min walk from the metro to my classes. The metro is so easy and efficient, I want to get a bike but when the metro is at my disposal and the riders aren’t as aggressive the bike argument is quickly weakened…
I’m really excited about this weekend! On Saturday I get to meet my Danish visiting family! They are from Allerod, a small town about 30 min outside the city. Their names are Elisabeth and Sebastian and I am so excited to meet them! They way the visiting family program works is you get a family (as I don’t have a host family) that you can visit and go to lunch with and hang out around the city to kind of get the cultural experience without doing a home stay…kinda the best of both worlds I think! Also on Sunday I go to get my Danish residence permit in the morning and then my SRA is taking all of us Oresunds people to Christiania. If you don’t know what that is I’ll let you google it on your own time J
Helen
More cafe Bizzaro (we love it!)
Outside the royal palace (one of three) with Jasmine and Caroline!
The Kings Garden
Also in the Kings Garden
The Royal Ballet
Fountain Reflection!
P.S. Right now I have a gooey butter cake in the oven for my hall mates. I warned them it was American and extremely fattening but they said they wanted to try it anyway!
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