One if by Land, Two if by Sea

Happy Sunday from Copenhagen! Today marks the conclusion of my third week in Copenhagen, that's practically one-fourth of the way through my abroad journey! There have been moments where I blink and a week has gone by and some days that feel like they'll never end, but I suppose that's life no matter where you are.

This past week has been brimming with fun activities! After a full day of classes on Monday, I went on a canal tour with my Green Living Learning Community Tuesday evening.  The weather was absolutely perfect (for once) and we took a leisurely scenic ride down the picturesque Copenhagen canals.  It was a perfect way to spend the evening! (Earlier in the day I also happened onto an adorable vintage store and found a gorgeous Mulberry cross body that I just couldn't resist; Tuesday was quite the good day).

On Wednesday, although I didn't have any scheduled classes, my Danish Politics and Society class had a field study trip to the Copenhagen Town Hall, a beautifully old building steeped in interesting history.  We listened to presentations by the Minister of Transport and the Mayor of Copenhagen himself and concluded the day with a hike up the tower on top of the building (a leg workout to say the least) and then a descent into the crypt of the building for a snack of champagne and pancakes!

The rest of the week processed without much excitement, lots of classes, readings, and group dinners. However, on Friday, I got my fashion fix! In the morning before my only class of the day, I went to Illum, a large department store centrally located. I got there right when it opened and made a bee line to the Ralph Lauren boutique to see their new line.  The woman who worked at the boutique picked up on my love of the preppy collection (not to mention I was wearing my own Ralph Lauren sweater) and she invited me to watch the DVD from their latest runway show with her! I was in prepster heaven! Such a great start to the day! Later in the afternoon, I meandered over to the other large department store, Magasin.  There, while walking around the women's clothing floor, I noticed a cluster of women sipping pink rose and examining a new fashion collection.  I decided to join the group, picked up a pink-filled flute and chocolate marshmallow treat and, the best part of all, a goodie bag filled with a beautiful scarf, pair of socks, delicious chocolates, and a look book!! The perfect end to the week!

This morning I am going to go to church at the International Church of Copenhagen and then spending my day finalizing travel plans (more to come!) and packing for my three day excursion with my core course to southern Denmark and northern Germany! Lots of fun things to look forward to!