"We only know how to Gangnam Style."

This week really flew by quickly, and I'm afraid time will only pass by more and more quickly the longer I am here.  Wednesday, our day off, Maddy and I decided to visit Thorvaldsen's Museum.  Thorvaldsen was a famous sculptor who left all his works and his personal collection of paintings to the city of Copenhagen, which then built a museum around his grave as a memorial.  I took a billion pictures because the sculptures were so cool, and you can see them in my updated Shutterfly account.  After the museum we stumbled across a restaurant called Flottenheimers, which had a 15% discount for DIS students.  It was there that I had the most amazing brunch ever for only 74dkk (most brunch places cost about 150dkk to give some perspective.  Crepes, eggs, fruit, yogurt, ham, brie, bread, and more... I'll let this picture speak for itself.

There are no words to describe how amazing this was.

After class on Friday I decided to wander around the city and look at little shops on side streets, and I finally found the kind of scarf I was looking for on sale for 50dkk (about $10).  Super exciting.  I found another cute little shop where the lady gave me tea to drink as I walked around.  I felt badly about not purchasing anything but it was so nice!  After that I met up with Maddie and B for a late lunch/early dinner... we were craving nachos and burgers so we found a place that served them.  They were much needed, but the food baby I conceived from them was not very welcome for what we did next.  This past week was Fashion Week in Copenhagen, with designers from all over the world coming to put on shows.  A few of us found a "ready to wear" fashion show for a Swedish brand called "Ready to Fish" and decided to try to sneak in.  When asked who we worked for, we told them we knew "Denise" and they let us right in.  Did any of us know a Denise?  Nope.  Once inside we entered a world of people wearing fur coats, unlimited free classy drinks, and a real fashion show runway.  It was a cool experience, though I thought the clothes were frumpy and nothing special.  Some pictures are included in my Shutterfly.

I thought this guy really stole the show.

Friday night we went to a bar called "Night Fever," which primarily played American songs from the 70s and 80s.  Fun, but not the kind of place I'd want to go every week.

Saturday I Skyped with my parents and then went to my visiting family's apartment for a dinner party.  We had lasagna which was really good.  I think it hit me for the first time that I was truly an adult when the kids all went to go play in one of their rooms and I was expected to stay with the adults and drink champagne/wine and talk.  For a second I really did have an instinct to go "play" and to sit at the "kids' table," but then I realized that I no longer am one of them.  It was a very strange realization, but overall I really enjoyed the company of the adults.

Once I came home, I quickly got changed and ready for the Keops 007-themed party. I think it's safe to say that a couple hundred people showed up to the very small common room and had an awesome time.  Also, let me just say that Barney Stinson really knows what he's talking about when he says that girls are attracted to guys in suits.  I was finally able to have an extended conversation with some Danish guys (maybe it was because I was wearing heels and not super short for once... I can't wear them out in the city because of all the cobblestone).  In any case I had a fantastic time talking to them and finally convinced them to dance with the Americans after hours of drinking and coaxing.  Now I understand why they don't dance: they can't.  I told them they looked like they were doing the "Awkward Dad at a Wedding Dance" and B told them they were doing the "White Man's Shuffle."  They responded by saying, "We only know how to Gangnam Style." It eventually came on and they were SO happy... and they were able to do it!  But that was about the extent of their dancing abilities.

Sunday (today/yesterday) a few of us went out to brunch and I had a fantastic spinach and goat cheese omelet with unlimited bread.  Then I went shopping and bought stuff for our Keops pre-Super Bowl party.  I made guacamole (sans cilantro though, because unfortunately they don't have that in Denmark) and buffalo chicken dip.  Other people made wings and chili and we ended up having a lot of food.  Everyone loved the dips, which I was super happy about because very few things make me happier than when people enjoy food that I make.  The party started around 10 and is still going on now because the game didn't start here until 12:30am.  The commentary is in Danish and I don't really care about the teams this year, so I only watched a little be before coming back to my room.  I have to pack because I'm leaving early tomorrow morning for my short study tour to Western Denmark.  My Human Heath and Disease class is going to the cities of Kolding and Ribe, where we will visit hospitals and do some cultural activities.

EVERYONE is sick lately and I am trying desperately not to contract whatever they have.  Daily bus rides are super uncomfortable for me because all I hear is coughing and sneezing and I have to resist the urge to stop breathing altogether..

Sorry this is a short post... I'm compiling a list of likes and dislikes about Copenhagen to hopefully include in my next one.  I just really need to pack since I have to wake up in a few hours.

Godnat.