I've been here for a week now! Time is already flying. Adjusting is a lot harder than I thought it would be, but it's starting to get easier now. I'm finding that it's a little harder to make friends when I'm with a host family because I don't have as much interaction with other students after class, but everything else about the host family is great so the pros outweigh the cons in the long run, I think. I think it'll get better once I meet more people. And home-cooked meals every night are a big plus! My room is starting to feel more like home now.
I was supposed to have all my classes this past Thursday and Friday, but for some reason 2 of them were cancelled on Friday so I've only had 2 of the 4 so far. Here's a list of what I'm taking, for future reference:
-Memory and Identity in France: This is my core class so we're travelling to France for a week, as well as Western Denmark for a weekend. I love French history!
-Copenhagen: History and Contemporary Urban Issues: This one seems to be the most interesting so far! We'll be learning about the more physical aspects of how the city was formed and developed over the centuries and I'm really looking forward to having a more in-depth knowledge of the city by the time I leave.
-The Enemy Within: Spies and Espionage in the Cold War Period: I haven't had this class yet, but it sounds super cool!
-Holocaust and Genocide: This is the other class I haven't had yet, but I already know it'll be intense because later in the semester we're going on a weekend trip to Germany to visit Neuengamme, a concentration camp near Hamburg.
Last night was the DIS welcome party at a discoteche, which was very fun! The Danes sure know how to party! Tomorrow I'll be visiting Kronborg, immortalized as Elsinore in Hamlet. Very excited because I LOVE castles!! I'm sure there will be more pictures to come. :)
På gensyn!
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