The past 30 days have flown by. So fast in fact, that I unfortunately, have been slacking on my blog. But fear no more! I promise to update you at least after every trip. If you haven’t heard, the reason why I have been a little out of touch is because I left my iPhone 5 in the bathroom in the airport (stupid me, I was just too excited about being there!). Although, there is a happy ending to that story. The person who found my phone contacted my Mom & Dad contacts and shipped my phone to California! There are good people in the world!
Well the novelty still hasn’t worn off. Every day I wake up so excited and slightly perplexed that I am in Copenhagen. The program at Copenhagen Business School (CBS) is so welcoming and amazingly organized. I don’t think any of my friends programs come close to mine here. I was picked up at the airport by my Danish “buddy” Veno who took me straight to my new home, Svanevej! CBS assigns every international student a Danish buddy to help them adjust. Whether that’s helping set up your Danish number or telling you all the best bars. Danish people in general are so kind. I have yet to come across one that doesn’t speak English, which is quite convenient when you get lost (which happens quite a lot when you don’t have Google Maps on your iPhone). One of the best parts of the program is that it is not just Americans. I live and go to school with people from all over the world. Singapore, Finland, Luxemburg, India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Greece, Mexico, China and more. You name it and I probably have a friend from there. Thank goodness everyone speaks perfect English so that we can all hang out. Each person brings a different aspect to the group.
A few things I have noticed since in Denmark:- 36% of all citizens commute to work, school or university by bicycle in Copenhagen. You have never seen so many bikes in one city in your life, that’s for sure! I don’t know if it is because of this or because Denmark places taxes based on fat content but I don’t think I have seen one overweight person in Copenhagen. I have yet to buy a bike (it’s too darn cold right now) but I am so excited to ride to class every day.
- People here ‘work to live’ meaning nothing is ever open when you need it to be. Seriously, the international office is open 10-3 with an hour lunch break! I think its awesome but also gets pretty annoying.
- Everything is SO EXPENSIVE YOU HAVE NO IDEA. To put it in perspective. I bought 10 eggs yesterday for $5.50, a cake pan for $20, and box of Special K for $6. A beer at a bar is $10. Mostly this is because there is a 25% MOMS tax. The only thing that is cheap is bacon because in Denmark pigs out number humans 5:1.
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