We started today with breakfast at the hostel. It was big German breakfast with everything imaginable for breakfast.
We then left the hostel and we went to Nicolai Kirche. This church was one of the highest points in the city, so all of the Allied bombings aimed for this church. This church was one of the only things to survive the firestorm, known as "Operation Gommorah" on July 24, 1943. It is now a memorial to the death a destruction of WWII. It was really interesting to see this church and it was easy to see that the bottom of the church had been scorched as it was a darker color than the top of the spire. We were able to take the elevator to the top of the spire and look out over Hamburg. There were pictures of how the city looked after the bombing in the different sections of spire looking over different portions of the city. It was interesting to see the difference and to see how well the city has been rebuilt since the war.
After the church we went to brunch at a place called Roxie. The food was really good and there was a lot of it. We all ate a lot of food. It was a HUGE brunch buffet with everything.
It was then time to go to Neuengamme Concentration Camp. This concentration camp is located about 45 minutes outside of Hamburg. It was used as a labor camp from December 13, 1938 to May 4, 1945, when it was liberated by British troops. It was then used by the British as Civil Internment Camp number 6 for suspected German war criminals. Neuengamme was a subcamp of Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Neuengamme was located on the grounds of an abandoned brickworks factory. Our professor seemed to know everything about it since he is a scholor of the Holocaust and has been running this trip so many times. He gave us a guided tour of the entire grounds, and that took us about 2 hours. It was really depressing to see it, but I definitely have a much deeper understanding of the types of things that occurred there. After we finished walking around the grounds of the camp we went into the museum/vistors center. That was very informative and there were a number of artifacts and pictures, and it was really interesting to see the map of all the concentration camps and extermination camps. This visit was a very informative visit and an eye-opening experience.
After the concentration camp we loaded back onto the bus and returned to Copenhagen.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
February 25, 2012
Today we left for Germany. We had to meet in Copenhagen at 8:15 so my host dad drove me to the train station very early. We drove the nice long drive to Hamburg and it took us about 5 hours to get there. We watched a movie named the Pianist on the bus to Hamburg. It was very good, but very depressing film as it is the story of a Jewish man during the holocaust, and his struggle of surviving the war.
Our first stop was the Bullenhuser Damm School. This is the site where after WWII the children that were experimented on at the concentration camp were all taken, and hung. There were about 20 Jewish children who were hung there along with their 4 adult caretakers and 6 Red Army Prisoners of war. The cellar where the murders took place is now a museum, and there is a garden with a memorial outside. The building itself is used as a Kindergarten. Originally we were not going to be able to go inside because it was a weekend and the museum is not opened on weekends. When we arrived one of the people in charge of the museum was there and opened the museum for us so we were allowed to visit it. The woman also told our professor to let her know when he was going to come back so that all of the future classes would have the same opportunity that we had.
After that we had some time to explore Hamburg on our own. I walked around Hamburg with some of my friends and we saw a lot of downtown Hamburg. Sadly I didn't know that there was a Hard Rock Cafe in Hamburg because otherwise I would have made sure to get my T-Shirt. By the time I realized that there was a Hard Rock Cafe it was too late and we were headed back to the Hostel so we could leave for dinner.
We went to a place called Schlachterborse for dinner. Our professor had warned us how it was going to be a lot of food, so we were prepared. He also said it would be terrible if we didn't eat steak. When we first arrived we were skeptical about what we were going to eat because we started the meal with a soup. We then were given a 6 oz piece of steak and they had side dishes on the table served family style. We couldn't understand how we could be so intimidated by this food because it didn't seem too intimidating. No sooner had I finished my piece of steak when they came around with more steak and just put it on our plates without asking us. We then started to understand what he meant by it was going to be a lot of food. By the time they came around with steak the third time we decided we had to say no because there was no way we could eat anymore food. As we were leaving our professor said that if we left hungry it was our own fault.
After dinner my friends and I just went back to the hostel and we watched some German television and played airhockey at the little "arcade" area that they had at the hotel.
Our first stop was the Bullenhuser Damm School. This is the site where after WWII the children that were experimented on at the concentration camp were all taken, and hung. There were about 20 Jewish children who were hung there along with their 4 adult caretakers and 6 Red Army Prisoners of war. The cellar where the murders took place is now a museum, and there is a garden with a memorial outside. The building itself is used as a Kindergarten. Originally we were not going to be able to go inside because it was a weekend and the museum is not opened on weekends. When we arrived one of the people in charge of the museum was there and opened the museum for us so we were allowed to visit it. The woman also told our professor to let her know when he was going to come back so that all of the future classes would have the same opportunity that we had.
After that we had some time to explore Hamburg on our own. I walked around Hamburg with some of my friends and we saw a lot of downtown Hamburg. Sadly I didn't know that there was a Hard Rock Cafe in Hamburg because otherwise I would have made sure to get my T-Shirt. By the time I realized that there was a Hard Rock Cafe it was too late and we were headed back to the Hostel so we could leave for dinner.
We went to a place called Schlachterborse for dinner. Our professor had warned us how it was going to be a lot of food, so we were prepared. He also said it would be terrible if we didn't eat steak. When we first arrived we were skeptical about what we were going to eat because we started the meal with a soup. We then were given a 6 oz piece of steak and they had side dishes on the table served family style. We couldn't understand how we could be so intimidated by this food because it didn't seem too intimidating. No sooner had I finished my piece of steak when they came around with more steak and just put it on our plates without asking us. We then started to understand what he meant by it was going to be a lot of food. By the time they came around with steak the third time we decided we had to say no because there was no way we could eat anymore food. As we were leaving our professor said that if we left hungry it was our own fault.
After dinner my friends and I just went back to the hostel and we watched some German television and played airhockey at the little "arcade" area that they had at the hotel.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
February 23, 2012
So far I am pastry free! You have no idea how many bakeries I have passed the last few days and they all smell so good from the outside. Not much exciting has happened over the last 2 days. Yesterday I went into Copenhagen to work on a group project and then I came back and studied for my public health exam which was this morning. Last night a bunch of people who live in my area got together for dinner and they were supposed to go for a walk around the lake. I had too much work so I said I would pass on a walk around the lake and just meet them at the restaurant. I am very glad I did because by the time 6pm rolled around it was really cold, windy and rainy. Stephanie and I walked back to the bus stop together and in the 5 minutes we were outside we were soaked! It was either a rainy blizzard or a cold hurricane. Either way it wasn't fun weather to be out in.
Today was my public health exam which I didn't think was terrible. I then went to check out Copenhagen public library and I managed to be very productive there. I think I am going to have to spend more time there. I then had my holocaust and genocide class where we learned about the trip we will be taking this weekend. We are going to Hamburg and we are going to see the big concentration camp right outside hamburg. It should be a really interesting trip and I am hoping to learn a lot. I am also hoping to maybe attempt to get some work done on the 5 hr bus ride both ways.
Tonight we watched a movie called "the singing revolution". It was all about Estonia and their struggles of escaping from the Soviet occupation. The one part of their culture that survived this whole time was their singing.
Today was my public health exam which I didn't think was terrible. I then went to check out Copenhagen public library and I managed to be very productive there. I think I am going to have to spend more time there. I then had my holocaust and genocide class where we learned about the trip we will be taking this weekend. We are going to Hamburg and we are going to see the big concentration camp right outside hamburg. It should be a really interesting trip and I am hoping to learn a lot. I am also hoping to maybe attempt to get some work done on the 5 hr bus ride both ways.
Tonight we watched a movie called "the singing revolution". It was all about Estonia and their struggles of escaping from the Soviet occupation. The one part of their culture that survived this whole time was their singing.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
February 22, 2012
Hej,
I'm sorry it has taken me so long to post again. I have been very busy lately. A lot has happened since the last time I posted: Short Study Tours, a week of classes and Fastelavn. During the short study tours my public health class went on a trip to Jutland (the western part of Denmark). We stopped at many different places throughout Jutland. Our first stop was Odense which is on the island of Funen. That is the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen. We went on a walking tour of the city and we were able to see where he grew up and the church where he was confirmed. We also visited an organization in Odense called Sex og Sundhed (sex and health). This organization is committed to promoting safe sex for middle school students. We then went to an art museum in Odense. We spent that night in a town called Vejle. We met the DIS international business program and the other public health class at the hostel in Vejle. The next morning we got up and went to Region Syddanmark. They are in charge of the health care system in southern Denmark. After that we went bowling. That was a lot of fun but I learned I am terrible at bowling. That afternoon we saw the Jelling (pronounced yelling) stones which is one of the most famous landmarks in Denmark. It dates back to the time of the Vikings. After the Jelling Stones we visited a general practitioner and we learned how general practice works in Denmark. That evening we went to dinner at a cafe and the food was delicious!
The following day, Saturday, we woke up and had a delicious breakfast, and then went to an art museum called ARoS in the city of Århus. That museum was incredible. There is a panorama window on top where you can basically look out at the city through a rainbow.
The following day I made french toast and we ate the sticky buns mom sent me. We then went sledding because they got about 3 or 4 inches of snow. They said we were going sledding in the forest. I had imagined that we were going to walk through the forest and then come to a clearing where there would be a hill where we could go sledding, but I thought wrong. We actually went sledding down the hill in the forest. I only had the guts to try it once. I was terrified as I went down. I was thinking "I'm going to hit the tree!!" I survived though. That afternoon I introduced my host family to hot chocolate with marshmallow fluff!! I think I got them hooked. I said we couldn't eat all of it though because I wanted to make (or at least attempt to make) mom's delicious whoopie pies.
The following week went by really quickly but I managed some time for interesting stuff too. Monday night was quiz night at the student house. The top prize was 1000 krones or about (250 dollars). My team was actually terrible because the questions were just very random.
Wednesday we went to the Danish Resistance museum for my Holocaust class. That was really interesting. One thing that I found most interesting is that most of the Danish Jews were able to escape to Sweden where they were able to be free. Thursday was my host mom's birthday. Birthdays are a very big deal in Denmark. At least in my host family's house it is tradition that they eat breakfast together. I said that was fine with me but I had to be on the 7:20 bus. I think my name was mud after that, because no one was too thrilled that I had to leave so early because everyone was on vacation. That afternoon we went to a cafe in Copenhagen for lunch named Jensens Bøfhus. It was really good. I had steak and fried potatoes (not very Danish). The best part of the meal was that because it was my host mom's birthday everyone got free soft serve ice cream. My host mom's parents were there too and it made lunch more exciting because they don't speak English and the extent of my Danish is "Hej, jeg hedder Katie. Jeg kommer fra Vermont".
I had a lot of fun this past weekend too. On Saturday we went to the Viking Museum in Roskilde, and the church that was there too. Roskilde used to be the capital of Denmark at the time of the Vikings.
Sunday was fastelavn which is essentially Danish Halloween. It is the big feast before the fasting of lent. We went to church for fastelavn which was definitely experience because it was all in Danish. All of the kids were dressed up, the church was packed and then the service was really short. We talked about doves and the holy ghost at church. At the end of the service we sang a song named "Tak Gud" and I at least understood that that meant thank you God. After church everyone went outside and they have barrels for the little kids to hit. The barrels are filled with candy and the object is to break them like a piñata. This came from the time when the barrels had a black cat in them, and you were supposed to break the barrels to get rid of the bad luck. After church we went back to the house and ate fastelavn bolles which are kind of like donuts, they are sweet rolls that are baked with cream in the middle and frosting on top. I have added a picture of the fastelavn bolles.
This weekend I decided I would give up buying pastries in greater Copenhagen for lent, so yesterday I went and bought a cinnamon roll with chocolate frosting. It was delicious! It is sad that I won't be having more pastries because they are all delicious, but come Easter-time all bets are off.
Yesterday I also biked to and from the train station. That was okay but now I can feel muscles I didn't even know I had! I don't think I've ever biked 11km in 1 day!
I'm sorry it has taken me so long to post again. I have been very busy lately. A lot has happened since the last time I posted: Short Study Tours, a week of classes and Fastelavn. During the short study tours my public health class went on a trip to Jutland (the western part of Denmark). We stopped at many different places throughout Jutland. Our first stop was Odense which is on the island of Funen. That is the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen. We went on a walking tour of the city and we were able to see where he grew up and the church where he was confirmed. We also visited an organization in Odense called Sex og Sundhed (sex and health). This organization is committed to promoting safe sex for middle school students. We then went to an art museum in Odense. We spent that night in a town called Vejle. We met the DIS international business program and the other public health class at the hostel in Vejle. The next morning we got up and went to Region Syddanmark. They are in charge of the health care system in southern Denmark. After that we went bowling. That was a lot of fun but I learned I am terrible at bowling. That afternoon we saw the Jelling (pronounced yelling) stones which is one of the most famous landmarks in Denmark. It dates back to the time of the Vikings. After the Jelling Stones we visited a general practitioner and we learned how general practice works in Denmark. That evening we went to dinner at a cafe and the food was delicious!
The following day, Saturday, we woke up and had a delicious breakfast, and then went to an art museum called ARoS in the city of Århus. That museum was incredible. There is a panorama window on top where you can basically look out at the city through a rainbow.
The following day I made french toast and we ate the sticky buns mom sent me. We then went sledding because they got about 3 or 4 inches of snow. They said we were going sledding in the forest. I had imagined that we were going to walk through the forest and then come to a clearing where there would be a hill where we could go sledding, but I thought wrong. We actually went sledding down the hill in the forest. I only had the guts to try it once. I was terrified as I went down. I was thinking "I'm going to hit the tree!!" I survived though. That afternoon I introduced my host family to hot chocolate with marshmallow fluff!! I think I got them hooked. I said we couldn't eat all of it though because I wanted to make (or at least attempt to make) mom's delicious whoopie pies.
The following week went by really quickly but I managed some time for interesting stuff too. Monday night was quiz night at the student house. The top prize was 1000 krones or about (250 dollars). My team was actually terrible because the questions were just very random.
Wednesday we went to the Danish Resistance museum for my Holocaust class. That was really interesting. One thing that I found most interesting is that most of the Danish Jews were able to escape to Sweden where they were able to be free. Thursday was my host mom's birthday. Birthdays are a very big deal in Denmark. At least in my host family's house it is tradition that they eat breakfast together. I said that was fine with me but I had to be on the 7:20 bus. I think my name was mud after that, because no one was too thrilled that I had to leave so early because everyone was on vacation. That afternoon we went to a cafe in Copenhagen for lunch named Jensens Bøfhus. It was really good. I had steak and fried potatoes (not very Danish). The best part of the meal was that because it was my host mom's birthday everyone got free soft serve ice cream. My host mom's parents were there too and it made lunch more exciting because they don't speak English and the extent of my Danish is "Hej, jeg hedder Katie. Jeg kommer fra Vermont".
I had a lot of fun this past weekend too. On Saturday we went to the Viking Museum in Roskilde, and the church that was there too. Roskilde used to be the capital of Denmark at the time of the Vikings.
Sunday was fastelavn which is essentially Danish Halloween. It is the big feast before the fasting of lent. We went to church for fastelavn which was definitely experience because it was all in Danish. All of the kids were dressed up, the church was packed and then the service was really short. We talked about doves and the holy ghost at church. At the end of the service we sang a song named "Tak Gud" and I at least understood that that meant thank you God. After church everyone went outside and they have barrels for the little kids to hit. The barrels are filled with candy and the object is to break them like a piñata. This came from the time when the barrels had a black cat in them, and you were supposed to break the barrels to get rid of the bad luck. After church we went back to the house and ate fastelavn bolles which are kind of like donuts, they are sweet rolls that are baked with cream in the middle and frosting on top. I have added a picture of the fastelavn bolles.
This weekend I decided I would give up buying pastries in greater Copenhagen for lent, so yesterday I went and bought a cinnamon roll with chocolate frosting. It was delicious! It is sad that I won't be having more pastries because they are all delicious, but come Easter-time all bets are off.
Yesterday I also biked to and from the train station. That was okay but now I can feel muscles I didn't even know I had! I don't think I've ever biked 11km in 1 day!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Week #3 part 1
On Monday I really wanted to some thing with my friends, but I quickly learned that all of my friends had managed to stay up until about 4am so they could watch the Super Bowl. Some of my friends were very happy on Monday and others were VERY disappointed. It was pretty easy to tell who was a pats fan and who was a giants fan.
On Tuesday, a group of about 5 of us always end up on the same bus because if we leave later then we are late for class, so we all manage to get into the city at the same time. We then went into a book caffe for coffee. We found the best deal in town. Only 10 krones ($2) for a large coffee between 9 and 10:30 and since we get there about 9:25 and class is at 10:00 it works out quite perfectly. I then had a full day of classes and headed back to my host family's house. It took about 40 minutes to get to my house after i got off my train and it normally only takes about 15-20! Just after i got home my host dad was making dinner and we had homemade pizza, skinke og ogst (ham and cheese).
I have noticed that the days are getting noticeably longer even though I've only been here 3 weeks! I still watch the sunrise on the train on the way to school, but it now is still light by the time I get back in the evening, (if it's before 5:15).
Yesterday was field trip day. I didn't have a field trip until 12:00, so I went with my friend stephanie to go to the Kommune (municipality) so that I could get my CPR number. That is the Danish equivalent of a social security number. We arrived early at the Kommune because when I looked it up online it said it opened at 09:00 but when we got there it said that it didn't open until 10:00. We managed to get inside eventually and when we did we were some of the first people in line. We thought it was going to take forever at the Kommune but after we were called it took about 5 minutes. Stephanie and I then headed back to the train station and took the train to Copenhagen. At 12:00 I met my group for our public health projects. We then left at 1:00 for our interview at 2:00. It theoretically was only about 20 minutes away, but we managed to get on the wrong bus and ended up going about 5 stops in the wrong direction until we realized it. Our interview was at the Statens Serum Institut (Danish CDC). We talked to them about what they do and the role that they play in national health and even some international health. We learned a lot in that interview and it lasted over 2 hours because it included hot chocolate and pastries. By the time the interview was over it was time for me to head back to my host family's house if I wanted to get home for dinner. We had a curry soup with mini shrimp and tomato soup with bread. It was then time to do some homework and then it was time for tea and cookies. I know one thing that's true: I have been eating my share of pastries and cookies since I've been here! How can you say no to pastries and hot chocolate??
On Tuesday, a group of about 5 of us always end up on the same bus because if we leave later then we are late for class, so we all manage to get into the city at the same time. We then went into a book caffe for coffee. We found the best deal in town. Only 10 krones ($2) for a large coffee between 9 and 10:30 and since we get there about 9:25 and class is at 10:00 it works out quite perfectly. I then had a full day of classes and headed back to my host family's house. It took about 40 minutes to get to my house after i got off my train and it normally only takes about 15-20! Just after i got home my host dad was making dinner and we had homemade pizza, skinke og ogst (ham and cheese).
I have noticed that the days are getting noticeably longer even though I've only been here 3 weeks! I still watch the sunrise on the train on the way to school, but it now is still light by the time I get back in the evening, (if it's before 5:15).
Yesterday was field trip day. I didn't have a field trip until 12:00, so I went with my friend stephanie to go to the Kommune (municipality) so that I could get my CPR number. That is the Danish equivalent of a social security number. We arrived early at the Kommune because when I looked it up online it said it opened at 09:00 but when we got there it said that it didn't open until 10:00. We managed to get inside eventually and when we did we were some of the first people in line. We thought it was going to take forever at the Kommune but after we were called it took about 5 minutes. Stephanie and I then headed back to the train station and took the train to Copenhagen. At 12:00 I met my group for our public health projects. We then left at 1:00 for our interview at 2:00. It theoretically was only about 20 minutes away, but we managed to get on the wrong bus and ended up going about 5 stops in the wrong direction until we realized it. Our interview was at the Statens Serum Institut (Danish CDC). We talked to them about what they do and the role that they play in national health and even some international health. We learned a lot in that interview and it lasted over 2 hours because it included hot chocolate and pastries. By the time the interview was over it was time for me to head back to my host family's house if I wanted to get home for dinner. We had a curry soup with mini shrimp and tomato soup with bread. It was then time to do some homework and then it was time for tea and cookies. I know one thing that's true: I have been eating my share of pastries and cookies since I've been here! How can you say no to pastries and hot chocolate??
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Welcome to Copenhagen!!
Hej!
Today marks exactly two weeks since I moved in with my host family. Things are going really well. I couldn't have asked for a better family! I have to admit I was terrified until the day before I left because I knew absolutely nothing about my host family, until they sent me a message. It was such a relief when I found out information because I was all packed and ready to go, but I had absolutely no idea about my host family, until that Sunday morning before church.
The only thing I dislike about my host family is the fact that I am living a 1 hour and 10 minute commute from Copenhagen. It is usually fine except when I have 8:30 classes, but I have managed. I thought I was doing so well because my whole time at University of Rochester, my earliest class was at 9:40 and I never had a 9AM class like most of my classmates, and when I had a 9:40 class I was only living in Sue B. so I was only about 10 minutes away from class. One nice thing about having such a long commute is that I have plenty of time to finish my homework. It allows me to spend more time with my host family on the weekends because I don't feel I have to spend all my time doing homework.
My classes are going really well. I am taking Health Delivery and Prioritization in Northern Europe, Holocaust and Genocide, Danish Language, Public Health Ethics and Human Trafficking in a Global Context. I have already been on a field trip for my Danish language class to the Rosenberg Castle, and we had culture night at a book cafe on Thursday. I am going on a field trip for my Health Delivery and Prioritization class this weekend. This field trip is an overnight field trip. We are going to Jutland (the western part of Denmark). We also saw a movie for my Human Trafficking class called Lilja-4-Ever. This movie provided insight into the life a person who is being trafficked.
Yesterday I made pancakes for my host family because they had never had American pancakes. I had decided that no matter how they turned out I would say thats how they were supposed to be considering they had never tasted them before and I didn't have the help of Bisquick, but fortunately Netto (the grocery store) carries REAL maple syrup. Today I made brownies, and that was interesting because it was an American recipe in Danish, so when I was reading the directions I wasn't totally sure how I was supposed to put it together so I just kind of guessed and hoped it came out right, which they seemed to come out pretty well and everyone was pleased.
It has been FREEZING cold since I've been here. I honestly didn't know why the cold was bothering me so much, but I finally figured it out! I am outside so much. When I am at U of R we have tunnels and I am outside for maybe 20 minutes every day maximum, but here I am outside waiting for the bus, then waiting for the train, then walking to DIS once I get off the train, and then walking outside between classes. It all makes sense. It is nice to get the fresh air though even though it may be bitter cold. Last night we got about 4 inches of snow, and it looks gorgeous. I am glad I have at least seen 1 pretty snow this season.
So much has happened these last 2 weeks! I can't even begin to tell all the details. I have met so many interesting people since I've been here.
I will attempt to update my blog on a regular basis, and tell more interesting stories, but for now I should really go to bed as the bus leaves at 6:50 in the morning.
Vi ses!!
Today marks exactly two weeks since I moved in with my host family. Things are going really well. I couldn't have asked for a better family! I have to admit I was terrified until the day before I left because I knew absolutely nothing about my host family, until they sent me a message. It was such a relief when I found out information because I was all packed and ready to go, but I had absolutely no idea about my host family, until that Sunday morning before church.
The only thing I dislike about my host family is the fact that I am living a 1 hour and 10 minute commute from Copenhagen. It is usually fine except when I have 8:30 classes, but I have managed. I thought I was doing so well because my whole time at University of Rochester, my earliest class was at 9:40 and I never had a 9AM class like most of my classmates, and when I had a 9:40 class I was only living in Sue B. so I was only about 10 minutes away from class. One nice thing about having such a long commute is that I have plenty of time to finish my homework. It allows me to spend more time with my host family on the weekends because I don't feel I have to spend all my time doing homework.
My classes are going really well. I am taking Health Delivery and Prioritization in Northern Europe, Holocaust and Genocide, Danish Language, Public Health Ethics and Human Trafficking in a Global Context. I have already been on a field trip for my Danish language class to the Rosenberg Castle, and we had culture night at a book cafe on Thursday. I am going on a field trip for my Health Delivery and Prioritization class this weekend. This field trip is an overnight field trip. We are going to Jutland (the western part of Denmark). We also saw a movie for my Human Trafficking class called Lilja-4-Ever. This movie provided insight into the life a person who is being trafficked.
Yesterday I made pancakes for my host family because they had never had American pancakes. I had decided that no matter how they turned out I would say thats how they were supposed to be considering they had never tasted them before and I didn't have the help of Bisquick, but fortunately Netto (the grocery store) carries REAL maple syrup. Today I made brownies, and that was interesting because it was an American recipe in Danish, so when I was reading the directions I wasn't totally sure how I was supposed to put it together so I just kind of guessed and hoped it came out right, which they seemed to come out pretty well and everyone was pleased.
It has been FREEZING cold since I've been here. I honestly didn't know why the cold was bothering me so much, but I finally figured it out! I am outside so much. When I am at U of R we have tunnels and I am outside for maybe 20 minutes every day maximum, but here I am outside waiting for the bus, then waiting for the train, then walking to DIS once I get off the train, and then walking outside between classes. It all makes sense. It is nice to get the fresh air though even though it may be bitter cold. Last night we got about 4 inches of snow, and it looks gorgeous. I am glad I have at least seen 1 pretty snow this season.
So much has happened these last 2 weeks! I can't even begin to tell all the details. I have met so many interesting people since I've been here.
I will attempt to update my blog on a regular basis, and tell more interesting stories, but for now I should really go to bed as the bus leaves at 6:50 in the morning.
Vi ses!!
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