I can't believe I have been here almost 3 weeks. it feels like I have been here forever, yet it seems crazy that this much time has actually gone by. So much has happened so quickly that its hard to keep up. Consequently I have gotten a little behind on my blogging, and so I will have to summarize a little bit. Before that, I thought I might introduce the setting. its around 11:30, and I am sitting, pretty exhausted, at my desk while a rave is going on downstairs. I can hear people talking and making lots of noise, and the music is extremely audible. Tine is having her joint birthday party, and they made little homeade pizzas and pigs in a blanket for everyone. I had to have some for dinner because I didn't get home from my study tour until 10:30, and they didn't provide dinner on the 4 hour drive home. Wow, now some seriously loud lady gaga is vibrating my floor. I may never get sleep, but I am glad they are having fun.
So last sunday, we went out in their speed boat, and we had a beautiful drive down to the ocean south of copenhagen to this beautiful, quaint little marina with a small street and lots of ice-cream stands. We ignored these temptations for the moment and put the boat in the water and set off. The ocean was a deep atlantic blue color, and the sky was just gorgeous too. It was chilly and breezy, and we were wearing jeans, jackets, and windbreakers. the wind made the ocean a little choppy, but this did not interfere with the guys' love of driving fast. tine and I were sitting in the very front of the boat, and we were getting some serious jumps. I flew out of my seat many times, and had it not been for the handles that I gripped for dear life, I might have been ejected. But it was a blast and the coast was beautiful from out on the water. We drove around for a while and then found a sandbar to stop and have a snack over. we had the rest of the muffins and cinnamon "snails" along with some delicious sandwiches laila had thought to bring along.
Since I had only gotten two hours of sleep, I thought I would be wiped out, but the ocean spray and the wind kept me very awake. There were also a lot of great sailboats to watch. After driving around some more after our lunch, Ulrik decides to go skiing. So he puts on his wetsuit, since the water is only 16 degrees C, and jumps into the freezing water. I didn't dare get in. He was good and seemed to have fun despite some of the bumps, but he told us to stop before long because it was so cold. We didn't stay out too much longer, and after we got the boat out of the water, Laila sent us off to get some ice-cream if we wanted. I was really happy about this because these healthy Danes never eat it, and thanks to my dear dad, I love ice-cream and was really beginning to miss it. The car ride home was pretty pleasant, although I don't really know because I was pretty much asleep the whole time.
Monday, tuesday, and Wednesday consisted of lots of class, work, and the purchasing of airplane tickets. I spent most of it in a frenzy trying to solidify my travel plans for november, and I have nearly gotten it figured out. the last part is choosing between Pisa and Rome Italy. I have already spent 2 days in Rome before, so I thought I would try Pisa. Any suggestions? Tuesday night I got to go to the pool with Tine and Flemming, and I actually swam for 25 minutes. who knew I could do that. it was great, and I am excited to go back. It was also a very cultural experience that I hadn't really mentally prepared for. You enter the women's locker room, strip down to nothing, shower in a big room completely naked along with anyone else who might be there, in this case my host sister, and then put on your swimsuit and go to the pool. After the pool, you shower again completely naked. It was bizarre at first, but then when I realized that no one else felt the least bit uncomfortable, I began to enjoy the freedom a bit. It was not a big deal at all. Wednesday night I packed quickly after a dinner of soup and sandwiches and I headed over to Lizzy's to stay before we left for our short study tour the next morning. We didn't do a whole lot besides talk and relax, which was exactly what I needed.
The next morning kicked off our study tour at 7:45 am... and I am going to elaborate on that adventure in the next entry! and I really promise I will load pictures!
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