I am sorry the Ravens lost... but I am glad I did not make a very large effort to watch the game, because instead I hung out with a bunch of the Danish students here at Grundtvigs Hojskole, located in Hillerod, Denmark.
Basically, a Folke school is a place for Danish students to take a break in their studies, either after high school, after college, or perhaps in between. The students are usually 19-25, but there is a woman here who is 84! She was born in the states, but her parents were Danish and she is now studying here at the school! She is very nice, and I do not think she has a roommate. The students here do not have any grades, and I am not sure what kind of assignments they have to do. They are not allowed to drink on school nights (except Thursday, of course) but they do not have school today. So, they were allowed to have their bar (right below me) open last night.
Needless to say, I was not about to go to bed, especially since I was not jetlagged, and it was fun talking to all of the Danish students. Even though we are told that they are not outgoing, etc, in reality these students got here about two weeks ago so they are looking to meet people too. And, they are not all Danish. They are Polish and from the Pharoh (sp?) Islands, and a bunch of other places too, even Japan. It is crazy how many languages they can speak!
While I have not gotten a chance to explore a lot, the grounds look very nice. There is also a very old fashioned gymnasium and a library and a kitchen and a dining room and some other really cool things. Also, we are near the town of Hillerod, so in addition to Copenhagen we have another area to explore.
Every night we will all eat together at 6pm, and on the weekends we get to eat brunch in addition to Dinner. Other meals we will buy in Copenhagen or prepare in our Kitchen. The small kitchen is for the 15 American students, but I don't know if everyone will be cooking that often. Some students from last semester said extra food from dinner can be taken and put into our fridge, and then eaten for lunch the next day. We are also in walking distance of the grocery store.
This morning (it is only 9 am here) I am meeting with the rest of the DIS students and we are going to make our way to Copenhagen, for our DIS orientation. Our commute is going to be close to an hour, but I think it will be worth it. Plus, it will give me a chance to do some homework. I should go get ready for the day, I will update again soon.
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