Traveling!

     So yesterday morning we woke up bright and early to make it into copenhagen by  7.45 to begin our 12 hour journey to Poznan Poland.  I caught the 6.50 train into the city and ran into several other students on the way. we started the journey with a 2 hour bus ride and then took a ferry for 2 hours to germany. That was actually really cool, although most of us were really tired. then came the next 6 hours where we watched american beauty, a movie I hadn't seen yet that I must say was just really bizarre. we finally arrived here and headed straight to a restaurant that served us a delicious salad, then a fabulous chicken entree followed by a wonderful fruit sorbet.
     This morning we had breakfast at 6 which included a buffet of breads, danishes, cheeses (brie), smoked salmon, and hardboiled quail eggs. very delicious. and then we took off for a hospital to learn about gynecology. It all seemed really old fashioned actually, and the people here are really terse, almost rude, and they brought to my awareness just how attractive the Danes are. After the hospital we all at lunch and walked around the city and then met up at 1.30 for a trip to the huge lech brewery.  It was really cool actually, and at the end we got to have a beer to sample. now we are back at the hotel relaxing before a nice dinner and then some bowling. Poznan is really different from denmark. The people have dark hair and are much shorter than the Danes, just to start, and their public transportation is trolleys, which are extremely jolting and crowded. They are also quite old-fashioned. it is clear that the city has much less money than Denmark and that it is probably still recovering from WWII. There is some sort of body of water nearby though, and many parks, and a few beautiful old squares. 
      Tomorrow we are going to see a pediatrician and then take off for berlin, which is about a 3 hour drive. i meant to write a little about the weekend on saturday night, but I ran out of time. Friday evening several of us went to Anya's house for dinner with her host family where we had a great lasagna and some homeade bread with a colorful salad. her host mother is a ton of fun and doesn't take life too seriously, which is quite refreshing. after a few hours there, we all headed into copenhagen to meet up with a few other people. I didn't stay long though because I had to wake up at 7 for my haircut, which sound ridiculous I know, but I didn't schedule it. on the metro into the city, this girl who was alone just started throwing up like crazy, which was really gross, and also kind of sad. my t
    my train home was sadly at 12.41 which got me into roskilde at 1.12, just four minutes after my bus for home left. I had to wait an hour, and I was so tired I had already fallen asleep on the train. I tried to sleep on a bench, but it was too cold and windy, so I spent the hour walking around the empty town--pitiful.   So Tine and I got our haircuts the next morning by her aunt and then headed home to get ready for a birthday party laila was hosting. I went for a run, and then had to pack, but the party was great. it lasted from around 1 to around 11pm, and it involved much wine, coffee, chocolate, and some very danish food that I didn't really know how to approach. they always have platters of sliced meat, and I don't even hardly eat meat, but not only do i have to try it, I have to have a little of each kind, and I don't ever know what kind that is. but they were all pretty great, and overall it was a very cheerful and hyggileg day. Also, I would post pictures from recent times, but I don't have my computer with me, so it will be a week or so.