Last weeks

We're finally back to the present with this blog!

I only have 16 days left here, and one of those weeks my family and Amy will be here! We're spending some time in Copenhagen and then going to Sweden and Bornholm, which I'm really looking forward to. Time is going far too fast and I don't want it to end. Today is a great day because it was my last day of classes, I got an A on the paper I cared most about, the weather is sunny and beautiful, I just ate a pastry (I'm going to miss them so much), and I rode my bike to class again!

Last weekend I went on the DIS Tall Sailing trip, which was so much fun! It was great to see more parts of Denmark and the sailboat was from 1901--so cool! I helped make lunch both of the days and it felt like a big accomplishment to prepare food for 20 people in such a tiny kitchen. My new life goal is to become a sailor if nothing else works out. Fun times!

New friends!

This week I did a lot of things on my own that I've wanted to do all semester but have been putting off until the weather was nicer. On Wednesday I biked to Frederiksberg Gardens, since they're so close to where I live, and had a nice leisurely walk around the park. There were very cute goslings everywhere and I was tempted to steal one (but the mother goose looked rather protective). I wanted to go to the zoo there too, but I didn't have enough money (story of my life) so I just tried to peek in from a distance.

Cute!!

Yesterday, I went up the spire of the church in Christianshavn and got a great view of the city, and then I went to see a Titanic exhibition at Tivoli. (In case you don't know, I used to be a huge Titanic buff and have been to multiple exhibits already.) I was rather disappointed by this one, actually. The audio guide was mediocre (it kept telling me I was supposed to feel emotional) and they didn't actually have that many items from the Titanic...most of them were from her sister ship, the Olympic. Which would be fine, but the audio guide kept not acknowledging the fact that they weren't from the Titanic, even though the little sign clearly said they were from the Olympic. Also, I didn't completely agree with all their facts sometimes--sometimes they seemed slightly skewed for dramatic effect. Ah well, that's what I get for knowing too much about the Titanic. Although it was interesting to hear how Denmark and Sweden were involved with the Titanic. If you're in Copenhagen--don't waste your money on the Titanic exhibit! Just go to Tivoli.

Tomorrow there's a big DIS picnic, and also my church group is having a picnic in the same area. Two picnics for me! Hopefully the weather holds up. I'm planning on making the most of my final full week in Copenhagen (and writing one more paper, unfortunately). So bittersweet!