And this is going to be so short too...
Basically: I have done some gallivanting around the world, tasted the watermelon shakes of Southeast Asia, had to SADLY leave the love of my life (og Denmark ;) hehe) and...now I have been going full speed ahead at Purdue...Last week was the first week I managed to have a day with eight hours of sleep in it! I actually am taking a cramming-for-food-processing-midterm break right now but am about to get back on track. I often think I should update this little deal, but it just never happens, since sleeping is my goal. Speaking of sleeping I've been having such NUTTY dreams, and every time I even so much as walk near my bed my dreams start seeping back into my mind...it'd definitely weird and awesome. Someday I'll have more time and write more. Just wanted to make it clear that travels have not killed me yet, and my two jobs are helping me afford the next hopeful one...South America anyone? :)
med elsk,
Laura
Showing posts with label Denmark. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denmark. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Ooooh Denmark I love thee...
I've been totally slacking on keeping this up; seems like when I go on a trip I know I will have to do a massive blog and so I put it off, therefore I have been putting off my London blog for a week now... :( It is coming RIGHT after this one I am DETERMINED to do it tonight :)
Just a quick update on whats been going on in lovely CPH - I'm still hardcore learning Danish, need to study it a lot because its ridiculously difficult...Danish culture course is also getting very interesting, especially the last lecture which discussed Greece's problems and if the EU is really a good idea or not. It was especially made interesting when the European kids in the class asked questions and such, saying what they thought about their countries in the EU or why Denmark isn't part of it sort of...All sounds really complicated really. And what is embarrassing to admit is that, regardless of the fact that I love the world and the countries, people, food, cultures, sooo much, I do NOT understand things like..economics or how currency fluctuates or countries go bankrupt when you hear in the US were trillions in debt...I just do NOT understand it. I try to, but when I think about it for awhile everything just makes less sense. Basically do not ask me economic questions. :) I don't even think I like economics haha...
Remember the show cops? that has been on recently, and I enjoy a good little house in the prairie before I go to class on Tuesdays and Thursdays :) other than that I'm just enjoying my time over here, completely, and about to do some Paris planning as I'm going there with Mom, her husband, and Lexi at the end of the month...I love playing tour guide!!
Think that's really it before I come back and do a large London blog...still meeting lots of wonderful people here and loving my apartment etc. Had a big night last night with some Australians, a Scottish girl and a Norwegian, and ended up really meeting all of our lovely neighbors too.
Anyone is welcome to come visit still... :)
Just a quick update on whats been going on in lovely CPH - I'm still hardcore learning Danish, need to study it a lot because its ridiculously difficult...Danish culture course is also getting very interesting, especially the last lecture which discussed Greece's problems and if the EU is really a good idea or not. It was especially made interesting when the European kids in the class asked questions and such, saying what they thought about their countries in the EU or why Denmark isn't part of it sort of...All sounds really complicated really. And what is embarrassing to admit is that, regardless of the fact that I love the world and the countries, people, food, cultures, sooo much, I do NOT understand things like..economics or how currency fluctuates or countries go bankrupt when you hear in the US were trillions in debt...I just do NOT understand it. I try to, but when I think about it for awhile everything just makes less sense. Basically do not ask me economic questions. :) I don't even think I like economics haha...
Remember the show cops? that has been on recently, and I enjoy a good little house in the prairie before I go to class on Tuesdays and Thursdays :) other than that I'm just enjoying my time over here, completely, and about to do some Paris planning as I'm going there with Mom, her husband, and Lexi at the end of the month...I love playing tour guide!!
Think that's really it before I come back and do a large London blog...still meeting lots of wonderful people here and loving my apartment etc. Had a big night last night with some Australians, a Scottish girl and a Norwegian, and ended up really meeting all of our lovely neighbors too.
Anyone is welcome to come visit still... :)
Thursday, February 11, 2010
"Yes, is it poltergeists or is it just modern architects..."
I know I know...just jumping right in there. This quote is pretty much the only thing I've written down from class so far...and it was from the creepiest noise I've ever heard as these giant shades were being drawn up electrically during my 'Danish Culture' course. Pretty easy class.
So! I've been in LOVELY Copenhagen (which I will call CPH from now on) for I don't know actually...since the 28th? Of January...and didn't think I'd actually do the blog thing because I thought 'who has time for that', but then I wrote down that quote and thought, if I have time for that I think I have time to write what I'm up to, maybe family or something will be bored and want to know what I'm up to maybe? :) Anyways its cold (not as cold as Purdue amazingly, what is up with Indiana!), and snow everywhere, amazing public transportation, amazing danishes and rolls (how unsurprising), and I feel TOTALLY WORTHLESS BECAUSE I AM NOT BILINGUAL. Seriously, everyone here can speak two languages at least, its sooo skillful, I desperately want to be bilingual someday. If Spanish doesn't work out...haha...we'll see how my Danish courses go that start next week.
Maybe I should put what I'm up to...you meet lots of international students here, BUT I have actually managed to make Danish friends now, which is apparently something to be proud of :) So thats good, and everyone is SOO nice. I try to pretend I'm Danish. Most recent example - As I was taking the laundry down the elevator in my big basket the other girl probably said something to the effect of 'I'll open the door for you', and thankfully I had my key in my mouth so I wouldn't have to respond and could get away with a 'mmm' and a nod, then she did open the door, and I said Tak (thanks). Does she think I'm Danish? I hope so, its an awesome game. Often I take it too far and am going along smiling and pretending I know how much I'm supposed to be paying and then BAM a question that I have no idea what its about so I have to go what in English and the person looks shocked and then speaks to me in English, sometimes they laugh. *sigh*
Everything is IN Danish and everyone speaks it unless you are talking to them in English of course. The grocery store is a confusing place...awesome, but confusing. I live AMAZINGLY close to Bilka's and go there quite often as I am slowly stocking up on food so I don't feel like I'm spending as much money, also because you have to purchase the plastic bags therefore you save them and take them yourself, so can't get a whole lot. Anyways, I cannot read a single thing there. i think fadt or something like that is fat, sometimes you see a 1.5% fadt, but other than that I just use pictures. However, with things like, bread, ok I can see its white. or brown. or really dark. And that's as far as I can go, SO, I play the game of 'get what someone else is getting', where I sort of wait around and pretend to read things and when someone else buys something I just get that. I'm getting quite good at it. The other game (this one is only two days old) is my 'pronouncing Danish' game, and the rule is 'say it as weirdly as possible and sometimes opposite as you normally would'. Sadly this doesn't always work, sometimes the letters might make the same sound but often the don't seem to. It's really a toss up, you can pretty much do what you wish. I'm getting better at it I think, sometimes I'm quite close to the word. As I am overly in love with food, there will be much more talk of this in the future. On to more important things...like...
DANISH TELEVISION.
=
WTF.
The shows we see should be on at 3 am if that, and it'll be on at 6 pm. It's hilarious though and I love it. You do have to flip quite often to find something in English. Actually I have so much more to say on this subject I should just cover this later too haha. This is already getting quite scarily long.
Time to go put laundry in the dryer and make some dinner :) I'll update my CPH life later :) There is lots to tell and its so tedious to write emails to everyone (hence I haven't written an email to anyone actually :(...pathetic of me), so this blog is actually a grand idea.
Come visit me!,
Laura :)
So! I've been in LOVELY Copenhagen (which I will call CPH from now on) for I don't know actually...since the 28th? Of January...and didn't think I'd actually do the blog thing because I thought 'who has time for that', but then I wrote down that quote and thought, if I have time for that I think I have time to write what I'm up to, maybe family or something will be bored and want to know what I'm up to maybe? :) Anyways its cold (not as cold as Purdue amazingly, what is up with Indiana!), and snow everywhere, amazing public transportation, amazing danishes and rolls (how unsurprising), and I feel TOTALLY WORTHLESS BECAUSE I AM NOT BILINGUAL. Seriously, everyone here can speak two languages at least, its sooo skillful, I desperately want to be bilingual someday. If Spanish doesn't work out...haha...we'll see how my Danish courses go that start next week.
Maybe I should put what I'm up to...you meet lots of international students here, BUT I have actually managed to make Danish friends now, which is apparently something to be proud of :) So thats good, and everyone is SOO nice. I try to pretend I'm Danish. Most recent example - As I was taking the laundry down the elevator in my big basket the other girl probably said something to the effect of 'I'll open the door for you', and thankfully I had my key in my mouth so I wouldn't have to respond and could get away with a 'mmm' and a nod, then she did open the door, and I said Tak (thanks). Does she think I'm Danish? I hope so, its an awesome game. Often I take it too far and am going along smiling and pretending I know how much I'm supposed to be paying and then BAM a question that I have no idea what its about so I have to go what in English and the person looks shocked and then speaks to me in English, sometimes they laugh. *sigh*
Everything is IN Danish and everyone speaks it unless you are talking to them in English of course. The grocery store is a confusing place...awesome, but confusing. I live AMAZINGLY close to Bilka's and go there quite often as I am slowly stocking up on food so I don't feel like I'm spending as much money, also because you have to purchase the plastic bags therefore you save them and take them yourself, so can't get a whole lot. Anyways, I cannot read a single thing there. i think fadt or something like that is fat, sometimes you see a 1.5% fadt, but other than that I just use pictures. However, with things like, bread, ok I can see its white. or brown. or really dark. And that's as far as I can go, SO, I play the game of 'get what someone else is getting', where I sort of wait around and pretend to read things and when someone else buys something I just get that. I'm getting quite good at it. The other game (this one is only two days old) is my 'pronouncing Danish' game, and the rule is 'say it as weirdly as possible and sometimes opposite as you normally would'. Sadly this doesn't always work, sometimes the letters might make the same sound but often the don't seem to. It's really a toss up, you can pretty much do what you wish. I'm getting better at it I think, sometimes I'm quite close to the word. As I am overly in love with food, there will be much more talk of this in the future. On to more important things...like...
DANISH TELEVISION.
=
WTF.
The shows we see should be on at 3 am if that, and it'll be on at 6 pm. It's hilarious though and I love it. You do have to flip quite often to find something in English. Actually I have so much more to say on this subject I should just cover this later too haha. This is already getting quite scarily long.
Time to go put laundry in the dryer and make some dinner :) I'll update my CPH life later :) There is lots to tell and its so tedious to write emails to everyone (hence I haven't written an email to anyone actually :(...pathetic of me), so this blog is actually a grand idea.
Come visit me!,
Laura :)
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