9 Days and So Much To Do

Well my very dear and dedicated reader, I have 9 days until I board my flight from good ol West Virginia and embark on my 16 hour journey to the Copenhagen airport. Arriving at a startling 7:15 in the morning, I hope the DIS staff is ready to feed me or have a very grumpy American on their hands. 


This is my second attempt at blogging. Last summer when I was living in the very lively Lynchburg, Virginia doing summer research I thought I would fill a blog with my daily activities. Needless to say I decided to spare the internet world with vivid accounts of flipping through deed books, entering data, and watching hours of Netflix. I know I know, you are now wishing I would not have kept those colorful days for myself and shared them with you all. I'm selfish what can I say. I have learned the error of my ways and have decided to share the next four months of my life in Copenhagen, Denmark with all of you. I can practically see you're excitement through the screen. 


This last year has been a doozy. I am thankful and excited to start my 2012 off in "The Happiest Country in the World" even if I do have a fear of freezing over there. I am looking forward to immersing myself in Danish culture, traveling to as many places as my wallet will let me, and gaining new life experiences. A few of my other goals: Going to a major festival in Europe, become a secret wine snob, uncover the mysterious of the transportation systems that have been haunting my dreams, meet as many interesting people as possible without being "Taken" (since Leeam Neeson is sadly not my father), take as many pictures as possible, and feel like a Dane when I leave . NOTE: For the last one...basically I don't want to have to use a map to get to and from school. What can I say, I aim low when it comes to directions. 


With nine long days to go I have suddenly realized the "To Do Before You Leave" list is growing longer and longer. NOTE: Yes, I make lists...often of the same things more than once and will probably make quite a few lists in my bogs. It has less to do with being organized and more to do with making myself feel productive. 


After realizing I was on the wrong DIS Facebook group page thanks to Sam and Sarah ( who will also be making the journey to Denmark this semester) I have no successfully joined the right group and gained quite a bit of helpful knowledge on things such as converters, who will be on my flight, where everyone is traveling, and who else out there has no idea what they are doing. I found it comforting and often amusing that some are even more clueless than I. 


For the next 9 days I will plan to complete last minute shopping, packing my life into two suitcases as well as a carry on and a backpack ( beating the system), saying good-byes, and piles of laundry. (Not in the order I suppose) I look forward to posting all about my adventures in Europe and will go ahead and thank you for you're support and will see many of you in June! =) 


NOTE: Expect censoring for the older generations out there reading (aka my mother and grandmother).