Last week I had my final Danish class that wrapped up the cultural experiences we had here in Denmark. It was very cozy with candles, tea, cookies, and oranges (all Christmas-oriented of course). In addition, we watched some Danish music videos. I have posted my two favorites below. The second one is actually Norwegian, but at this point in the semester it doesn’t really matter.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
A Month in Photos
So since I have neglected my blogging duties due to a whirlwind of assignments and traveling for several weeks now, I have chosen to do a catch-up blog post via pictures and captions.
In Novermber we tried to go more outside of the city center for night life and found some very cozy and cool bars in Copenhagen’s Norrebro neighborhood
Out 2nd travel break begin with Jackie, Katie, and I finding out way to Berlin. A very sad but also very hopeful city.
This is when we got lost in the middle of Germany as we traveled to Salzburg, in a place where no one spoke English. Luckily we met the nicest train lady ever who did not give us a ticket, and instead wrote us out detailed instructions on how to get to our destination after we got on the wrong train. I will love her for life.
Our final city on our trip was Prague. A gorgeous and fairytale-like city. If it wasn’t so frigid cold then I’m sure I would have loved it even more.
The bar crawl we did while in Prague. We met some very charming Australians who I hope to keep in contact with. In this photo is Katie who is trying to imitate having a hood on…?
Next came the arrival of my parents, who stayed in Copenhagen for 1 week. This is Tivoli all dressed up for Christmas.
The weekend they were here we went to Stockholm.
The following weekend I was able to attend a ballet for free with my Danish class. 
And then it started to snow… and had not stopped. It feels like Christmas which is great; however Copenhagen could improve upon its snow-clearing abilities.
It was a pretty amazing month looking back. I’m looking forward to another great one as I head off on my final traveling excursion over the course of the next 3 weeks! All that I have to do is get through 2 last finals first!
Danish Rebellion
The Danes are not a rebellious bunch by nature. But as things go, everyone has to have that period somewhere in their mid to late teens that they feel they are off the chart in some way. But of course, Danes, being Danes, feel they must do this all in the same way – wouldn’t want to stand out from your peers now would you? From my observations, here are my steps to a Danish rebellion period:
Step 1: Dye your hair red. It must be red and no other color. To do this correctly, find the gaudiest, most fake looking red dye you can find, and dye your whole head. None of that one-stripe-of-hair bullshit that you see in other countries. You’re a rebel after all.
Step 2: At ALL times, wear your trying-to-be-stylish tennis shoes. Converse are always a solid choice, but if you can find something a little chunkier then go for it.
Step 3: wear slouchy, quasi-athletic clothing on top
Step 4: You know what goes great with your new love of sneakers? Tights.
Step 5: When you decide to go ou at night, forget all of the above rules. You are to get dolled up and wear a mini skirt and all black clothing with the rest of your peers. After all, your rebellion can only go so far.
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