Hellow my friends!
Well haven't written for a few days so i decided to take a little break and write something new! Last friday we had our first social event as a class and went down to the local beach. Now a beach in Copehagen is where people sun bath on the grass and go swimming in the river which has this cool thing that looks like a sunken ship. Basically you go to the top and jump off. haha. Was pretty fun, just chill and eat amongst the people of Copenhagen. So this last weekend was pretty fun. Had a little pow wow at a friends apartment which was pretty chill. Just had a little pot luck and hung out with all the people in our danish classes. Fun thing is it is litteraly right above the red light district, so the whole time walking there and away i was waiting for some chick to ask if i need anything. lol. ( u all know my answer right?) xp i aint dirty for those of you with dirty minds! (cough sina!)Well we hit up a bar after that, and it was alright. Was pretty small and there was like 2 other guys there with the same kinda shirt as me. haha. The whole time there i kept like groaning everytime i saw them. But hopefully they were more focused on their booze then me. Passed by a michael jackson tribute concert on the way there. Looked pretty lagit, too bad couldnt have stayed. I mean the king of pop only has a gathering like that one last time. Well last week denmark actually had its "summer fest", kinda due to summer solist. Since denmark get little sunlite during the winter, but like 16-18 hrs during the summer its a big deal. Fake which burnings and all! Missed that due to jet lag tho. lol, but on sunday we went to a student housing party that supported that. That was pretty fun, inflatable rafts for river, bound house, bar, and a dance floor. That was pretty lagit. Besides the danish experience classes are getting harder. "Jeg kan ikke tal dansk" haha. So thats seems all for now. Bought Harry Potter tickets for midnite showing coming up and tomorrow going to a museum so ill write back laterz!
-Craig
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Change of Thought
Hi Fwends!
So i have now officially been in Denmark for about 1 week. I have seen many things but the one thing i think i see is a change in the way i am perceving things. My Dad once told me that he would accept us moving out of the country one day if we wanted to. When i originally heard this i bocked at such a concept. Why would i want to leave the good old US of A! I thought about it and i simply couldn't see it. Cheap gas, cheap items, big cities, movies, action, all that stuff. But while i have been in Denmark only 1 week...i feel as if i am starting to see a whole new side, that perhaps there is something wrong with my country. When u have never been outside your own country you will never see it. But in these last seven days, i am starting to be convinced that there is something wrong with my country. Talking to people of other nations has also opened my mind to new thoughts and viewpoints. I see Denamrk, and i see this; mass public transportation, almost no homeless people, little to no cars, families in parks, a population that does not need to be pestered by police 24/7 but rather a society that follows the laws and thus receives respect from the police. People in my country say socialism is bad. I once thought it was. They told me it was bad, it is an evil. But i look at denmark and i see not an evil, but a nation that is moving forward. Education costs nothing here. Government helps pay for tuiition and board. Health care does not cost a families savings. I see this and i realize that i think i have been wrong my whole life. Something is wrong with my country. Materialism, capitalism, militarism, call it what you may. But one thing is certain. In 7 short days. The view of my nation has changed forever.
So i have now officially been in Denmark for about 1 week. I have seen many things but the one thing i think i see is a change in the way i am perceving things. My Dad once told me that he would accept us moving out of the country one day if we wanted to. When i originally heard this i bocked at such a concept. Why would i want to leave the good old US of A! I thought about it and i simply couldn't see it. Cheap gas, cheap items, big cities, movies, action, all that stuff. But while i have been in Denmark only 1 week...i feel as if i am starting to see a whole new side, that perhaps there is something wrong with my country. When u have never been outside your own country you will never see it. But in these last seven days, i am starting to be convinced that there is something wrong with my country. Talking to people of other nations has also opened my mind to new thoughts and viewpoints. I see Denamrk, and i see this; mass public transportation, almost no homeless people, little to no cars, families in parks, a population that does not need to be pestered by police 24/7 but rather a society that follows the laws and thus receives respect from the police. People in my country say socialism is bad. I once thought it was. They told me it was bad, it is an evil. But i look at denmark and i see not an evil, but a nation that is moving forward. Education costs nothing here. Government helps pay for tuiition and board. Health care does not cost a families savings. I see this and i realize that i think i have been wrong my whole life. Something is wrong with my country. Materialism, capitalism, militarism, call it what you may. But one thing is certain. In 7 short days. The view of my nation has changed forever.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Whats up guys!
So about two days ago i finally got my first view of Copehagen. It is quite the city. It is so clean and there are a lot of white people. haha. No, but seriously. They are all really tall, and the danish girls are all really good looking. Hands down. But the city has so much life, and foot/bicycle traffic. The amount of people driving is like nothing, everyone takes the metro or bikes to where they need to go. On tuesday we just walked around the city aimlessly and found ourselves walking through the royal palace with guards on watch, saw the canals, and saw some of the other notable buildings like the old stock exchange and some churches that our older than my country. Classes are pretty swell, im pretty sure i sound like a gringo, but i think im kinda getting the hang of it. Its hard, but with a little elbow grease not too shabby. Wednesday a bunch of us went over to a castle in the middle of the city and enjoyed a lunch with the Danes. Its kinda weird, since they only get sun like for a short period of time during the year, they like to take their shirts off and tan whenever possible, so we are in the gardens park and there are tons of danes, all with as little clothing as possible. The castle was cool, saw more army guards patrolling ceremonially the castle, and saw the royal treasure. It was impressive, but i still can't believe the amount of dimonds and gold some of those things had. Rest of the day was a blurr cause i accidently just slept. lol TTyl!
So about two days ago i finally got my first view of Copehagen. It is quite the city. It is so clean and there are a lot of white people. haha. No, but seriously. They are all really tall, and the danish girls are all really good looking. Hands down. But the city has so much life, and foot/bicycle traffic. The amount of people driving is like nothing, everyone takes the metro or bikes to where they need to go. On tuesday we just walked around the city aimlessly and found ourselves walking through the royal palace with guards on watch, saw the canals, and saw some of the other notable buildings like the old stock exchange and some churches that our older than my country. Classes are pretty swell, im pretty sure i sound like a gringo, but i think im kinda getting the hang of it. Its hard, but with a little elbow grease not too shabby. Wednesday a bunch of us went over to a castle in the middle of the city and enjoyed a lunch with the Danes. Its kinda weird, since they only get sun like for a short period of time during the year, they like to take their shirts off and tan whenever possible, so we are in the gardens park and there are tons of danes, all with as little clothing as possible. The castle was cool, saw more army guards patrolling ceremonially the castle, and saw the royal treasure. It was impressive, but i still can't believe the amount of dimonds and gold some of those things had. Rest of the day was a blurr cause i accidently just slept. lol TTyl!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Hello my fellow bloggers! (from 6/19 couldnt post earlier due to errors in system!)
Well my trip is only 1 day old and it has been quite the ride. You would think that one would go to the airport, get on there flight and then get to the next flight…so on and so forth. But wait….this is the adventure of Craig we are talking about. So heres how it really went down. I got to the airport alright, (only to see my brother eric get yelled at by a TSA official cause 1) he put his laptop in the wrong spot through the scanner, and 2) he had his cell phone on him when goin through the metal detector!) but the plane that was suppose to take off at 1:30pm never did cause it was having mechanical problems. So after some wait they switched planes, but only to have that plane have a problem with its radar, or that’s what the rumor was. So around 3:30pm we finally took off, but it made it so we didn’t arrive in Chicago till it was too late for us to take the international flight to Copenhagen. So here I am now, in a pretty nice hotel paid for by United Airlines eating a traditional Chicago style pizza. So you know what, its not all that bad, cause when you think about it, how often would I be able to do something like this? Ttyls!
Well my trip is only 1 day old and it has been quite the ride. You would think that one would go to the airport, get on there flight and then get to the next flight…so on and so forth. But wait….this is the adventure of Craig we are talking about. So heres how it really went down. I got to the airport alright, (only to see my brother eric get yelled at by a TSA official cause 1) he put his laptop in the wrong spot through the scanner, and 2) he had his cell phone on him when goin through the metal detector!) but the plane that was suppose to take off at 1:30pm never did cause it was having mechanical problems. So after some wait they switched planes, but only to have that plane have a problem with its radar, or that’s what the rumor was. So around 3:30pm we finally took off, but it made it so we didn’t arrive in Chicago till it was too late for us to take the international flight to Copenhagen. So here I am now, in a pretty nice hotel paid for by United Airlines eating a traditional Chicago style pizza. So you know what, its not all that bad, cause when you think about it, how often would I be able to do something like this? Ttyls!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
For Real
Dear Mr. Jason, =)
It is now starting to come to life and look real in my eyes. Going to Denmark seemed like just a thing of the future. But i just official said good bye to my last roommate a minute ago and now it has hit me. No matter what in about 4 days i'm going to be on a plane to Denmark. It is an exciting thought, but at the same time I am deathly afraid to go overseas cause I don't speak the language yet and I don't know what to expect. I will be thousands of miles from any resemblance of home; it will be the adventure of a life time and thankfully i will have my twin by my side every step of the way.
It is now starting to come to life and look real in my eyes. Going to Denmark seemed like just a thing of the future. But i just official said good bye to my last roommate a minute ago and now it has hit me. No matter what in about 4 days i'm going to be on a plane to Denmark. It is an exciting thought, but at the same time I am deathly afraid to go overseas cause I don't speak the language yet and I don't know what to expect. I will be thousands of miles from any resemblance of home; it will be the adventure of a life time and thankfully i will have my twin by my side every step of the way.
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