Birthday week in Denmark

In front of Danish Mall
Ice Skating with friends

Its hard to believe what I have accomplished this past week, it was definitely one of the craziest weeks that I ever had in my life. With two papers due, one test and my birthday parties, it was hard to manage it all. Monday went well with a test in my German history class and Valentine’s Day celebrations after that. There were 5 of us in a Kellogium (dorm) where we baked cookies, eat chocolates, and enjoyed wine with some Turkish/English/Danish songs, we partied for 6 hours that night. Right before midnight, I had to leave to come back to my dorm, it was a twenty-minute train ride but I made it a 40-minute ride because I took the train to the wrong direction (still figuring out the Metro system here). Eventually, I got home that night and checked my Facebook because next day was my birthday. On my Birthday, I went through my classes, met a few friends for coffee (we went to baresso coffee which is the starbucks of Denmark), went ice-skating and walked around tourist places with a few friends, and explored Danish mall. Not to mention the surprise Birthday party that my dorm mates had arranged for me, it was overwhelming, I enjoyed my favorite chocolate cake that night.

Most of the cafes here are so cozy; I can literally sit there for hours and chat but my favorite so far are Paludin and Baresso. I am loving Danish pastries, they are the best, I am addicted already. Danes would always meet you in Cafes instead of their houses or parks, they enjoy chatting over a cup of coffee and a yummy pastry.

Today was the most productive day. I had three classes, a trip around a few random streets in the city with a friend, went to teach English to a group of high school students. It was way too much fun, I felt very good about myself after speaking English to Spanish, Ukrainian, and Danish students (who had no or very little English). Young generation of Denmark is hard working and driven, their information about local politics was amazing. It was nice to spend time with well-rounded Danish students; I learnt quiet a few new things from them.

Studies are getting a little intense for me already. Now, that everybody is well settled in Copenhagen, they all have started traveling to Sweden, Amsterdam, and Berlin on the weekends. I am taking my time to explore Copenhagen before I go out any further. My class is leaving for a song study tour to Berlin and Viema in a few days; I am looking forward to it. It is going to be wonderful for the whole class because we all have bonded together so well now.

Weather is still cold over here, I have heard that we would not see any warmer days before late April but I am still hopeful about getting a sunny day in Copenhagen. We will see how that goes…I will keep you posted.

Enjoy