First Few Days in Copenhagen

After a wonderful week in Austria with my mom, on Saturday I was off to Copenhagen! I had an easy flight from Munich to Copenhagen with a short layover in Berlin. The Copenhagen airport was exactly what I expected; super sleek, clean, and stark white. Once I collected my bags and somehow made it through the airport and across the street to check in with DIS people, I met up with one of my roommates and we took the 30 minute taxi ride out to our homestay. Borup is this tiny little town consisting of a train station, small main street, four grocery stores, and vast farmland. On Saturday afternoon and Sunday we just unpacked, biked around the town to explore, and got ready for orientation Monday morning!

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were just orientation days for the 1,000+ American students dumped into the heart of Copenhagen. We explored the city, met kids who are living in a homestay around us, went to talks about the transportation system and arts and culture, and met with the other students in our core class. It was really nice to meet some other DIS students.

Thursday was the first day of classes! Luckily, one of my professors is currently on vacation to Sicily, so I only had one class in the afternoon. I went into the city early to explore around DIS and do some work for my Friday classes. For lunch, I met up with my two roommates and we took the bus to Papirøen which is a big warehouse on one of the canals filled with street food stands. There are chairs that you can set up by the water and picnic tables to sit outside. We tried smørrebørd which is a traditional Danish open-faced sandwich on rye bread. It was delicious!

I'm writing this ion my train back to Borup. I really liked both of my professors for today's classes which is making me super excited for the semester. I can't wait for my first full weekend in Copenhagen, but that will get its own post.

Love,