I don't know that the beginning of a semester has ever been packed with so much stuff to do. Not only do I have a lot of readings and already at least one group presentation to prepare for, I'm still adjusting and settling in, and wanting to explore (which, I really haven't done, just right around the DIS area).
Anyway, Friday night there was a welcome party at a night club near DIS. I really regretted my decision to go when I walked outside and the wind was whipping around. But, I went for a little while, hung out -- it was a cool club and was fun for a while, I just wasn't really in the mood for it, so I came home and (might have) watched "House" or something. I stayed in this weekend too, doing reading, chilling with the host family. On Saturday night there was some big thing on TV -- some fundraiser with all the money going to African children I believe -- that I watched some of. But I was nodding off in my chair at only 9 o'clock, so I went and got ready for bed. Also, it should be noted that "Mamma Mia!" is apparently well liked here -- at least by my 12 year-old host sister Caroline. Abba is going to be stuck in my head. As well as various pop songs that I hear on the radio on the bus everyday -- those unfortunately being things like Britney Spears and Katy Perry.
Yesterday I also sacked out early. Tonight, our "survival Danish" class had a cafe night scheduled -- so everyone went and we had a choice of hamburger or a vegetarian dish, of which I got the former and it was gigantic, and we were encouraged to order our drinks in Danish. I had "en øl" (otherwise known as a beer) and didn't really enjoy it, but the dinner and conversation were good. A lot of the people are in my actual Danish class, so it was good to get to know some people better.
I might stay up till 2am here tonight, because the Jeopardy! online test is at 8pm Eastern. Which I didn't know about until today, but I signed up to take it, and if I don't do it tonight I'll just have to stay up for a later timezone tomorrow or the next day. So tonight it is.
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