Bus Strike

Hello again,

It has been some time since I wrote last. I have started to settle into a routine of sorts but I know that will change soon once I start traveling. I still have yet to buy a cell phone or a camera cable. Although I sorta like not having a cell phone. I will get one next week though I just need to go down town when the stores are open and tomorrow I am going grocery shopping so I will not have time. Unlike in the US stores are closed on Sundays and also close early on weekdays most stores are closed by 6pm. However bars and clubs on the other hand will stay open until 7 or 8 am on the weekends so you see where the priorities are for the Danes. I have now attended one class. They do it very differently here than in the US. my class was 4 hours but broken into a 50 min lecture 10 min break 50 min lecture then 2 hours to work on the homework in my project group. Each project group has its own room with desks and chairs and we all get keys to our room which is nice for leaving project stuff on campus. We work together on our assignments and also on the project which is where most of my credits is put in. Additionally during the homework time the professor comes around to the rooms and helps us with the homework if we are stuck. Also my class this week had only 10 students which is nice, the program here is pretty big but at the same time broken up so it is really small.

Yesterday I had planned to do some shopping down town but unfortunately the employees for the buses were on strike. Apparently the unions arranged so that one day a year they could go on strike without getting in trouble so that they can make changes to anything they feel necessary. So when I needed to go down town (which is 5k from where I live...) I decided to buddy up with some friends and get a taxi. Unfortunately this took a long time because the taxis were over booked due to the clack of buses but we eventually made it. I spent the evening down town and then walked/jogged back to my place which took around 30-40 mins. However I had already gone on a run earlier that was 5.5k. I saw the sun for the first time in a week so I was inspired to run yesterday. Overall I walked/ran around 12k (8 miles) yesterday...

I have met most of the people who live in my collegium (its like a dorm full of apartments/studios) and it is nice to have people around all the time to hang out with or make dinner with.  My collegium is has about 25-30 Danes, 4 Americans(myself included and including a girl who grew up in NY but now lives in Qatar), several Italians, 3 Austrians, a Portuguese, Greek, Polish, a lot of French. So we are a diverse bunch. I also know many people who live elsewhere including Mexico, Nigeria, China, Korea, Australia and more from some of the other countries already mentioned. 

If you have any questions feel free to comment. Also If there is somewhere that you know that I should travel to please inform me. I hope to travel to many countries and if there is somewhere special that you know to be worthwhile visiting I would love to check it out.