velkommen hen til danmark!

This is a rather delayed beginning to blogging, but I figured better late than never.

Last Saturday I left for Copenhagen with all hopes of a smooth flight and lots of sleep. Well the 20 or so hours of travel included thunderstorms, flight delays, a young girl who enjoyed kicking, lack of sleep, running through London's airport basement (seriously) because I thought I was supposed to be in a different building, really crappy food, and watching Ghosts of Girlfriend's Past (let me tell you, worst movie ever). But eventually I landed in CPH where we were picked up by DIS and taken to the university. Nothing like being perky and friendly after no sleep. Eventually the meetings ended and I was able to meet Ali, another American student staying with my host family. My host dad Jørgen picked us up around 4:30pm and took us immediately to the train station to pick up our train passes. Mine allows me to travel through seven zones - don't worry, I don't really understand either :). By the time we got home and brought my bags into my room, Jørgen's daughter Else, her boyfriend Brian and their two kids, Casper and Signe, arrived. So much for a shower, or in the very least, a change of clothes.  Nothing like meeting new people wearing the same thing that you wore for the past day+.  Soon Jørgen's other daughter Tina and her boyfriend Kim came and we sat down to a table of Danish conversation and a dinner of goose, potatoes, and carrots. The goose was actually really delicious - it basically tasted like turkey, Thanksgiving style.  I was able to pick up on two words during the conversation - "play station". Oh, that's not Danish? Damn. Dinner was followed by a rhubarb dish (Jørgen grows the fruit in his garden) dolloped with whipped cream and cake crumbs. I didn't last much longer after that. After I unpacked, I curled up and fell asleep within minutes. Mmm yay jetlag.