Classes started last Thursday, so I am already a week into classes. My first class was Danish Language and Culture. Let me tell you, Danish is not an easy language - from the weird sounds, not pronouncing half the words, to having three extra letters: å,æ,ø! So far I can introduce myself and say 'my name is' - Jeg hedder Marianna (pronounced kind of like 'yai hether Marianna'). We already had a field study for that class this past Monday where my whole Danish class went to Café Dalle Valle for a buffet style Danish dinner. It was fun to get to know some other people better and to try other Danish food that I haven't had yet.
Smørrebrød, the famous Danish meal. Also famous for being extremely hard to pronounce. I got this meal over the weekend with my friends. |
Me at the Danish Design Museum. |
I have also been able to do a little bit of sight seeing. Yesterday after the Design Museum I went with a group of people to see the Little Mermaid, which people say is a must see in Copenhagen. It is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's (a Dane) novel, you guessed it, The Little Mermaid!
The Little Mermaid |
Nyhanvn, my version of the pic I used on my first blog post |
I have also been exploring little coffee shops around my school trying to find the best coffee for the lowest price. I'll keep you all updated on my finds.
Latte from a little coffee shop I found in Nørreport, near my school |
A typical morning walk to school |
Street full of bikes |
I have also been exploring around my neighborhood and I found a great little lake to run around. On my first run last week I stumbled upon the sunset. It was the first time I really got to see the sun, so I really enjoyed basking in it the rest of my run.
Sunset over Damhusengen |
I also added a link to my Instagram if you would like to see the pictures I post on there! Top left of the page, just click on the Instagram logo.
More later!
-M