I feel bad for having neglected the blog over the past three weeks. It's just that I've been really busy - so busy, in fact, that two days ago I ended up getting sick from what I can only assume was sheer exhaustion.
First came the trip to Copenhagen. I was thrilled to be traveling with Tanya and Sarah, two of my favorite people in the world. The city was beautiful - very clean, with immaculate metro stations and beautiful blonde people roaming the streets. The first night we ate dinner with Mike Freeman and his host family. We were graciously welcomed into their home, and taught how to toast properly in accordance with the Danish traditions (no glass-clinking - just eye contact). We drank wine, ate lasagna, and then indulged in ice cream comes with chocolate covered marshmallows on top. Then we went clubbin with some Brown kids at a place called Koolerbar. (In Denmark you often see a K where you expect a C).
The next morning we went on a boat tour. The weather was beautiful, but there were some obnoxious Danish guys sitting behind us who were drinking beer and shouting loudly the entire time. One of them thought it would be hilarious to offer Tanya a banana, and then pull his pants down and have his friend take a picture of his ass. Then about ten minutes later, to the dismay of the entire boat, the same guy stood up, turned around, and dove clumsily off the back of the boat into the cold canal. Some people started clapping - not even because they were impressed, but rather because they were happy to get rid of him.
We walked around a cute pedestrianized area until we reached the famed amusement park Tivoli, where Tanya and I rode a beautiful, red steel roller coaster. I hadn't been on one of those in years and really missed that feeling of being weightless. Then we met up with Zach and Christina, stood on a bridge and fed some fish, and went on a really lame log flume ride which didn't even have a drop - it was just one of those things where you sit in a boat in the dark while the surrounding mechanical animals creepily sing, "Welcome to our world!" and then "sneeze" on you. Tivoli was cute, but also painfully expensive. There's an entrance fee, but then you have to pay for each ride individually.
Zach took us to an upscale beer place and then to Christiana, this cool hippie community that views itself as independent from the rest of Copenhagen (its exit is marked by a sign that says "You are now entering the E.U.") and whose buildings are covered with really amazing graffiti art. On the walk home we watched the sun set over a pretty lake, and that night we went out to a place called "Rust" which had a live funk band.
The last day we took the train out of Copenhagen to the folk high school, where Josh Morrison lives. The building is beautiful, with wooden beams and glass ceilings and plants everywhere. The kids there seem really down-to-earth and cool. A bell rang and we ate dinner with them all, and then went to explore this awesome nearby castle. We took immature pictures with some of the statues there, and then returned to the dorm and had a bonfire outside with some of Josh's friends. It was cold out, so the fire felt really good. I left the next morning, and spent a mere 36 hours in Barcelona before hopping a plane (well two, actually - I connected in Madrid, it was a long day) to Greece for a much-anticipated getaway with the Bobo.
Argh, I have to run to class now. I'll continue when I get back.
Below is a link to the Copenhagen video I made. Also, I noticed recently that in the credits I spelled Josh's last name incorrectly - it's Morrison, not Morisson - my bad!
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