A (kind of usless) UPDATE!

Hello :)

The last few days haven't been especially monumental (though lots of fun!), but I'm in a blogging mood and who doesn't love a random update? This past Monday was our first day back in classes after returning from our study tours, so no one was really all that into it, including the professors! It was nice to spend the day sharing stories, recounting details, looking at pictures, etc. It seems like everyone is much closer after having completed this short trip together; it was definitely good bonding time!

Tuesday turned out to be a great day! After finishing classes and wandering around with friends for a while, I went off exploring by myself (something I'm trying to make a point to do more often; it's the only time I pay attention to where I'm walking!). I popped into some new shops, and, after questioning at least four random passersby, found a post office and mailed the postcards I've been holding onto FOREVER. I got home and realized that I was a) too restless to stay in the apartment and b) severely lacking the motivation to shop for and cook dinner! This worked out perfectly, because Sarah invited her friend Alex and me to her kollegium for the evening :) (A kollegium, for anyone who doesn't know, is a dorm-like housing option for both DIS students and Danish students studying at nearby universities). I loved it! The kollegium has a cute little kitchen attached to a common room with couches, tables, and a TV. I met some of the Danes she lives with, and they were all very friendly and welcoming (they were also all making WONDERFUL smelling food!). We made pasta with veggies, drank wine, listened to music, and chatted all night. I love nights like these!

This morning, my communications class had a field trip to an ad agency called "Adtomic" (I looked for Don Draper, Roger Sterling, and Bert Cooper but I guess they had the day off). Talk about a seriously cool place to work! They have a free espresso machine (!), a foosball table, a balcony, and nice, big open office space. We listened to a presentation by the CEO of the company, got a general tour, and also worked in groups to come up with ad ideas for Carlsberg Brewery (we had to write down and generally illustrate at least 10 ideas in 30 minutes!). The agency is actually in the middle of coming up with a REAL campaign for the Carlsberg Brewery, so it sounded like they were taking our ideas at least somewhat seriously! DANG! Everyone at Adtomic was very nice and enthusiastic about our visit, and we had a great time. Wish I had taken pictures, but photographing people doing IMPORTANT WORK may not have been in very good taste!

So, that was the day! I'm in the middle of doing laundry for the first time since being here (I know, almost a month into the program! Be IMPRESSED, not grossed out!) and the laundry machines here take QUITE a while and make funny noises, so I'm hanging around nearby to make sure the machine doesn't blow up or flood. Great blogging material ahead: tomorrow, I'm going with a group of friends to see the New Pornographers at Christiania! I'M SO EXCITED!! Also, this Friday night I'm traveling to the island of Bornholm (I thought this was in Sweden, but apparently it's actually Danish territory! It's just right NEXT to Sweden) for a weekend cycling trip. Can't wait!

Since there was a sad lack of photos in this post, here are a few randoms I haven't yet posted!

The group after blokarting :)

Me posing with some pillar covered with posters in Odense.

CMM B at dinner the first night in Odense!

My happy happy group of friends :)

A goofy car, giant loudspeaker and all (never actually heard anything out of it!).

Cool lookin' clouds, as seen after our Danish class's cafe night :)

A very nice dog we met on the water bus, like, the second day we were here!

 Vi ses! Goddag!