Well...

here is another blog post. I'm going to try a slightly new format. Why? Because I feel like it!
Monday
It was a pretty normal day. In my core course we had professor #3, Henning, who is giving a few lectures to prepare us for our trip to Greenland. Today we learned about the settlement history. It definitely has me (and the rest of the class, I presume) really excited about our trip in just about a month! After classes I met up with my group for a case study project for my sustainable design class. My group, which was randomly assigned, consists of me, Jessie, and Ben. I didn't know either of them before, but I had a great time hanging out and working on the outline for our case study. Fun fact, Jessie is a triplet. I can't recall meeting anyone who was a triplet before. Anyways, we went to the building that is the subject of our case study, looked around for a while, then stopped to get ice cream on our way back to Ben's DRC where we put together the outline. A pretty nice afternoon considering I was working on a project. Oh! Monday was also my host dad's birthday (47th?) We didn't really do anything for it, because I had to leave at 7AM for class, and my host mom left for a business trip during the day. We did have breakfast for dinner, which was nice.
Tuesday
Average Tuesday as far as classes went. After classes I had to hurry back to Roskilde to register for my CPR card at the town office. The CPR card is the one that says I get to enjoy the benefits of the free health care. So when I get it, time for crazy stuff!!! Well probably not. Safety is a good thing. But it is nice to know that I will be provided for if necessary. Tuesday night I went to swing at Studenterhuset again. It was fun, and I definitely feel like I'm getting the hang of it, and I'll be Lindy Hopping in no time. Well probably not quite that good, but still, improvements, I thought, were noticeable. It was very crowded and warm though, so I periodically would step outside to cool down. One of those times I was pulled in by a group of DIS girls who were being taught how to do some sort of 18th century ball dance. It was interesting, but the guys teaching us couldn't really remember how it went, so I didn't really learn much. After I got tired of dancing I started heading out. I ran into Lauren and Jessica, who were also leaving, and Lauren mentioned that her roommate had made cake, so how could I resist. She lives in the Green House (environmental) which is probably where I would have wanted to live if I were not with a host family and if it were an option Wesleyan allowed. So we ate cake, and I met some of the other people in her house, and in general it was hyggeligt (special Danish thing. Hygge basically means really friendly cozy, nice).
Wednesday
I had my first two field studies today, so instead of sleeping in, I got up nice and early (6:30). But I was excited, not only for the field study, but because I decided it was going to be my first Well Dressed Wednesday of the semester. I wore my new blue pants, a light blue shirt with a dark blue tie, my sweater vest, and a blazer, and was quite fetching if I do say so myself. Field study #1 was for Sustainable by Design. We made two stops, first at the home of the Danish Broadcasting Company, where we talked a lot about double facades, natural ventilation, and interior climate control in all 4 buildings of the complex. It was ok. The next stop was at the Copenhagen Tower Hotel, which I found much more exciting. From the get go this project was conceived to be very sustainable without compromising anything in terms of service and comfort for guests. After hearing their presentation and getting a tour from the architect and the CEO, I must say I thought they did a good job. After returning to the center of Copenhagen (both these sites were on Amager) I headed to Christiansborg Palace, where I was to meet my Danish class for field study #2. We were toured around the palace and told the story of Christian VII, Caroline Mathilde, and Doctor Struensee. It is an interesting story and after our tour we went to DIS to watch a Danish movie called A Royal Affair, which was about this story. It was very good.
Today (Thursday)
It was cold when I was biking to the train station today. Just barely above freezing. But by the time I made it to Copenhagen, it felt significantly warmer. At the end of my core course Audra and I did our first official meeting as class reps, and heard some good ideas from our classmates. Other than that, the day was pretty normal. On my ride back home from the train station I got to test the brakes on my bike as a car pulled into a gas station right in front of my. I skidded to a halt just short of the car and the guy who was biking in front of me. We had a bonding moment agreeing that the guy driving the car was a jerk. And that has been my day so far.
Looking ahead
Tonight I will be studying for my Sustainable by Design test tomorrow, and tomorrow I will be getting all ready to leave early on Saturday for my trip to Norway. Not sure what my internet situation will be up there, and also for my short visit to Hamburg with my host family, so this may be my last post for a while. Good thing it's a long one! And now I will end this post, because I want to finish my book before I start on my studying.