I feel all turned around and lost and not sure where I am at any moment during the day. Today we participated in “the amazing race” style walking tour of Copenhagen. I took so many pictures and everything is so different from back home. We saw parliament, palaces, churches, statues, etc. This was supposed to help orient us and introduce us to the city. I appreciate the effort, but I have no clue where I am! I think its going to take me getting lost to really figure this place out.

As we walked around the city I noticed how many buildings have decorative features to them, like heads popping out from above windows or animals prowling above doors, or a statue of a man throwing a javelin appearing to teeter on the edge of the top of a building.  All the shops and tourist traps are catching my eye too! Especially clothing, it’s been hot again today and I didn’t bring anything with me thats appropriate for this warmer weather, so shopping for some shorts will definitely be in order.

Thinking back to our welcome speech from the director of DIS this morning, I was surprised at how politely he asked us all to not go to Christiania because he thought it was not a nice place. I think this may have been a very stern warning if we were Danish, but it was so polite!

Also, food so far has been AMAZING. I had a Greek salad that was just fan-fucking-tastic this afternoon. I hope all the food is this good, but realistically, it can’t be, right?