My first week here in Denmark is over and out. I was browsing through all the emojis on my phone the other day, and I think I have experienced every single emotion shown on those emoji faces - happy, sad, scared, confused, in love, upset, tired, surprised, angry, annoyed, merp, over it, hungry, excited....
As I wrote earlier this week, study abroad is hard, but also as I wrote earlier was that I know it's going to get better, which it has! Everyday I am loving more and more about this city and the DIS program. Week one in Denmark has consisted of:
oh, and school started too!
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There are so many treasures and wonders in this city - and every European city for that matter. 'Friday Favorites' will be a weekly post where I can share a few of my favorite things. Enjoy! Favorite Street (Nothing is more perfect than Nyhavn - peep the picture under my blog title) Favorite Facade (anything light pink is automatically my favorite) Favorite Store Decor (Notre Dame is Copenhagen version of Anthropologie home.... dangerous) Favorite Castle (I will have a new favorite castle each new castle I see - Rosenborg is beautiful)
This marks 48 hours in Denmark. So far so good!
My host family is so welcoming, and touring a little around the cobblestoned streets of Copenhagen today was exciting. How lucky am I to say I will be attending school in the heart of Copenhagen?? Tomorrow is the first day of orientation where I will meet all the other students and I can't wait to meet those who I'll be spending my time abroad with. But if I'm being totally honest, I'm starting to understand what previous DIS students were talking about when they said study abroad is hard. I remember getting ready for my freshman year of college, constantly hearing others saying, "college is the best years of your life," "freshman year is the best," "you're never going to want to come home." I can say that freshman year was absolutely one of the hardest years of my life, and I begged to go home often. Just like freshman year, the majority of what I heard before jumping on the plane was it's going to be the time of your life. Given it's been 48 hours since I have arrived in Denmark, settling in with a new family and adjusting to the culture shock has been extremely tough - I'm already dealing with a little bit of homesickness, and letting some emotions get the best of me. Just like freshman year was hard, so is study abroad so far. BUT, just like freshman year turned out to be a year of growth and becoming confident in who I am, I am certain that this semester in Denmark will turn out the same. I have an open mind and am ready to conquer this semester in the best way I can! For the past eight months, I have been anticipating studying abroad. HOW is it already here?
All the adventures in store for me in in Denmark, or whatever country I may be in has been circulating my head, and day dreaming seems to be the only hobby of mine right now (besides packing like a crazy women). I will be getting on a plane in eight days and flying to Copenhagen to begin a four month journey. This journey includes taking four classes; Development Economics, Urban Economics, History of European Film, and International Advertising in a European Context - plus, exploring the scenic streets of Copenhagen and other European towns, and living the Danish lifestyle with the help of my homestay family - the Poder's. The Facebook group has been going off since housing was released, everyone is trying to connect with their homestay network or their dorm networks and my emotions are off the charts. New friendships are starting to begin, and this is only the beginning. Anticipating where I'll be in less than two weeks... a foreign country... stepping foot into an adventure of a lifetime... it's hard to wrap my head around it. I'm excited, nervous, anxious, gracious, and excited (did I say that already?). These next few months are going to be amazing, and I am so excited to share my 'blonde eventyr' with you! |
Hi, I'm Paige. Welcome to my 'Blonde Eventyr'!
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