Month: July 2014

I am at the half way point for this trip, and I can hardly believe it. Two weeks have flown by, and I can’t believe I’ll be home in another two. The kicker is my adventure has hardly begun. This time tomorrow I’ll be in another country having the time of my life. Today was…

Today was a pretty fantastic day. It was the beginning of weekend number two on this European adventure, and it exceeded all of my expectations. This morning a few of us got up bright and early and headed out to the train station to spend the day in Malmo Sweden. It is a beautiful little…

Today was my last day of class in Copenhagen for a while. I officially finished my first Viking saga. It went much better than I expected, and I can’t wait for the next one. Egil’s Saga is a great representation of Viking life and their movements over Scandinavia. Norse poetry and story telling is something…

We are getting into the nitty-gritty of my class. The discussions are getting better and better and I really feel like I’m getting a lot of this class. I have been reading so many great pieces of literature, and soaking up so much of this culture. I am getting more and more excited to travel…

Today Denmark was my classroom. I wasn’t confined by four walls, I was able to see how Vikings truly were. Or at least how we thought they were. It was a field trip kind of day. We started off at Telleborg, in Slagelse. It is the home of a 1000 year old Viking fortress. The…

I know what you were all thinking about today, my Viking exam. Don’t worry folks, I rocked it! My afternoon/morning of studying paid off. I was more than prepared. I knew all of my dates and all of my mythology and all of my history. Piece of cake. That was a success. I am currently…

It was my first full Monday in Copenhagen. It was filled with class and studying. When I signed up for this program, I knew that it would be a four credit course in four weeks, which is a little intense. This week it began to catch up to me, our first exam is tomorrow. It…

Today is day seven. When I look back at all of the things I have done this week, it feels like I have done a lot. Well I have done a lot, but it sure takes a lot out of me, and makes me even more excited knowing how much I have left to do….

My first weekend in Denmark has been great. I am trying to embrace being a local, and part of that is embracing the thousands of years of history I am surrounded by. Today I went to tour the Rosenborg Palace. I can not remember a time or a museum that I have been so close…

When people plan a vacation, there is a lot of focus on what they are going to do and when they are going to do it. Vacations aren’t always relaxing because you try to see as much of your destination as possible. When you are studying abroad in a different country, you have to find…