Weekly Highlights

This is going to be pretty short because I have to leave in less than 6 hours and I still haven't packed yet, but I'll include some pictures so it isn't too boring.

Too bad I had just come from the gym.

Some highlights: In what I fondly refer to as my "doctor class", I got to wear a doctor's lab coat and interview a real patient to collect her history. I actually felt like a doctor, so that was pretty cool.

We're actually under a giant windmill.

I visited Malmö, Sweden for the day last Saturday. It was like a much quieter, smaller version of Copenhagen. Pictures are on my Shutterfly page.  We walked around, had brunch, did a little shopping, and visited a museum.  Nothing too exciting.

I also went to see the ballet at the Royal Danish Theater with my Danish Class.  The name was called "dans2go", and it was two hours of 3 different ballets. The first was a brand new modern piece, the second was a music-less modern style piece from the 70s, and the third was a classical Russian ballet from the 1800s.  I definitely preferred the last on the best, though many of the other people didn't like any of them. Being there and seeing the dancers onstage really made me miss dance.

Entrance to Christiania

This week my Danish class visited Christiania, an anarchist/hippie-founded society inside Copenhagen that doesn't believe they have to follow the same rules as everyone else in the world.  Hash and marijuana are sold openly on the street as they are legal there, but they are still illegal in Denmark so it doesn't really make sense.  I actually have a lot to say about Christiana, but I'll save it for another time.


Last night I went out with my Scottish and Canadian friends to a bar called "Dupong", a "ping-pong bar".  I was unaware that these existed.  You go to the bar, get a paddle and a beer, and then jump in the line of people circling the ping pong table playing a round robin game.  Each time someone messes up, they're out, and play continues until everyone is running to hit the ball and the last two people are in and play a normal game of up to 5 points.  It was pretty anti-climactic when someone won, though, because the game just started over again.  The concept was strange but enjoyable.  For the first time since I've been here I endured some pretty strong anti-American sentiments from a girl from Belgium.  Again more on that later, as I have a lot to say but don't have the time.

Sorry this was so brief but like I said, I'm leaving for the airport in about 5 hours (4:15am)!  I'll be in Budapest and Vienna with my core class this week- super excited!