Well, we’re here! Everything was smooth sailing on the trip over, and now I’m living in the beautiful city of Copenhagen. It still feels very surreal, but I could not be more excited about the coming weeks here!
I usually hate the “orientation” phase of beginning someplace new, but the past few days haven’t been boring at all! We’ve had a lot of time to explore our surroundings and get used to the city, in big groups and on our own. I’m living in the Performative City LLC, and I absolutely love it so far. I live with 11 people, 9 girls + 1 boy + 1 SRA. I feel like we skipped past all the uncomfortable small talk and are already at the exciting part of having new friends, where every story you have is a new story and you get to discover all the things you have in common. We’ve already coordinated a Bachelor viewing party for tonight – last week’s episode was “To Be Continued”! We can’t miss the rose ceremony!!
My roommate, Jess, is a full year student, so she already knows a lot about Copenhagen which is EXTREMELY HELPFUL. She has taught me everything I know about the city busses, the metro, the train, renting bikes, local bars/restaurants, how to pronounce basic Danish words… she’s been the real MVP this week. Nothing has been too confusing (if you’re used to commuting in a city, it’s a pretty similar experience), but it’s nice to have someone to save you when you’re on the verge of embarrassing yourself.
(above: Lindsey, Jess, Sydney, me, and Anna out and about)
I’m really happy with my housing – not only is the dorm itself beautiful, but I love living in a small community like this. The house is really structured, with chores charts and weekly meetings/activities, which I really like because it forces me to stay engaged and help me get the most out of my short time here.
The only thing that’s been really messing me up is the jet lag – I just can’t seem to catch up on my sleep! Today has been the chillest day so far, but tomorrow is Academic Orientation so it’s another busy one. I’m glad I’m not just sleeping my days away, but I definitely need to take a few more naps before my internal clock will be caught up!!
Copenhagen is gorgeous and colorful and wonderful. I’ve never traveled without my family, and exploring with students my own age has been so much fun. Right around the corner of my dorm is the Round Tower (Rundetaarn) where you can catch a glimpse of all of Copenhagen. Also inside the tower is the Museum of Broken Relationships, a totally fascinating exhibit full of artifacts from relationships that have ended (as seen on The Bachelor last week… so topical!) Here’s an overlook of Købehavn from the top!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Happy Hygge 