Just another weekend in the life...

Hej everybody!

I'm currently holed up in the little cave that is the DIS library. The school tried to play a cruel trick on us just now, by locking all of its doors and forcing me to sneak in through the window of the architecture studio. Prompted a few strange looks from the AD students, but they all think I'm crazy anyway. Wonder why.

I am mostly blogging to procrastinate, and at first I was worried that I'd have nothing to say. This weekend has been pretty standard. Four of the other Gburg girls are in Amsterdam... and I feel like comparatively speaking, my stories will be a little boring. Then again, I have to remember that I am still in Copenhagen... and even a "boring" weekend is infinitely more exciting than a weekend in the 'burg or B-ton.

I'll start by saying that since the emotional chat with Iben on Thursday, things have been a little better. Friday night we had a fun dinner where we like grilled stuff on the table. I wish I could remember the word for it, but in theory it's kind of like fondue..... only with a grill. So there were just a bunch of random ingredients out on the table, like mini burgers, sausages, mushrooms, peppers, cheese, etc. and everyone just made what they wanted a little bit at a time. I secretly think that Iben picked it because it forced everyone to sit together for a longer period of time. It worked.

Then, those of us that were still here went out for Jamie's 21st birthday. And what a better way to celebrate than with karaoke?! Hahah so we went to our favorite, Sam's Bar, and signed up for a whole bunch of songs. I will admit... this was the first time I did karaoke without any alcohol in my system, so I was acutely aware of how bad I sounded. Caitlin and I made an attempt at "Land Down Under," and they ACTUALLY shut the music off on us. It was like being dragged off stage by an invisible cane (Though I still think it was just a technical problem). We eventually redeemed ourselves with "Africa," which was sooooooo good that we inspired some drunk Danish men to come up on stage and join us. The highlight of the night though, was probably Josh & Ali's rendition of Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me." I wish I hadn't accidentally deleted the video.

Saturday was spent being relatively productive. I got up and went for a run in the morning, and when I was waiting at the light by my house, some guys asked how far I ran. I must have been delirious or something bc I looked at my watch, which read 50 minutes so I said "50." Of course, they interpreted that as 50 kilometers and were SO impressed. I just rolled with it. I am now Rødovre's newest marathoner.

Saturday night, Liz, Julia and I decided to explore beyond central Copenhagen, so we took the bus over to Vesterbro (the western part of the city, known for being very trendy, and a little sketchy). We went to a club called Vega, but got there right as it was opening, so there weren't that many people around. SOMEHOW we drew the attention of a huge group of middle-aged Danish men, some of whom were married with children. It was probably very morally wrong to let them buy us drinks, but smart travelers know never to turn down something that is free. Julia was the one they wanted to talk to, anyway, so Liz and I just kind of reaped the benefits haha.

Fortunately, we escaped from them and went next door to dance for a little while. It was cool and all, and it was soo nice to take a break from the rest of the typical DIS bars, but we decided maybe Vega wasn't all it was cracked up to be. We left, decided that we wanted pizza, and somehow ended up eating a whole small pizza each. It was then that I whipped out my knowledge on the hormone ghrelin and how drinking makes you want fatty foods. Thank you, Dr. Noreen. hahah

I was lucky enough to gain an extra hour last night, so when I woke up at 1, it was really noon. It was nice to sleep in, but I hate sleeping past 11. And now I'm mad that I used that extra hour on sleep because all of a sudden it's Sunday and I have lots of homework again. I'm trying to get everything done before my parents come this week. So excited :)