A short month and a half was all it took. Your colorful buildings, large emphasis on hygge, and beauty have captivated me from the start, but now I really feel at home. It's strange. I am a long jump across the pond and then some from the place and people I call home (California (and Villanova)), yet I feel so content and comfortable here.
To DIS (my study abroad program). As much as I would be fine without the study part of study abroad, I have become fascinated and captivated by your courses. Your field studies have given me the opportunity to apply classroom teaching to real life which is something I would have never experienced otherwise. Visiting a new political party in Danish Parliament, making flødeboller (special danish chocolate candy), going to communication startups, and attending Human Trafficking victims counseling centers have broadened my eyes to new possibilities.
To the Danes. When I am spoken to in Danish (kindly in the grocery store or a little more intensely in the bike lane) you always understand when I cannot answer back. You have set the fashion standards very high and for that I am trying my very best. You have also been so very welcoming to us all in your city; always willing to talk, let me take your picture (for my photojournalism class), and help with directions.
To the apartment I call home. Our "family" dinners, movie (& dynasty) nights, and endless laughs and jokes have made the little time we have had here incredible (and I can't wait for what the next 2 and a half months have in store). We all are so different and I think that is why our floor dynamic fits so perfectly. I can't imagine not just cohabiting, but full heartedly living with anyone else. Here's to more fun, home cooked meals, and friendship!
To the place. The beauty of Copenhagen never ceases to amaze me. In my short 7 minute bike to school I can see Nyhavn (the row of colorful houses), Rosenborg Slot (a castle and gardens), Stroget (the main shopping street), and a peaceful square with a large fountain. This is only a fraction of the amazing sights I have been able to explore so far with so many things still on my list to see.
Copenhagen I love you. Your people. Your architecture. Your hygge. You.
