Getting settled

Hello Everyone!

So this weekend has given me the opportunity to get settled in here in Denmark! :) Last entry I had arrive (always a good thing!) so now the adventures begin.

Friday was a lazy day. I found myself sleeping until almost 11am. Joe of course had to go to work so I was left to my own devices for the morning and early afternoon. So I didn’t really do much at all, which was wonderful. I have some craft project I’m working on and got everything unpacked. Joe was nice enough to make room in his closet and give me some storage space. I did bring 2 huge bags of stuff. :) Friday night Joe requested cheeseburgers and fries for dinner. (He really misses Baltimore pub food!) so I made some burgers and fries and we settled in to watch the NBC show Community (Really funny if you haven’t seen it, highly recommend it!)

Yesterday we went to the mall and picked up a few things at Bilka for me. Bilka is kind of like a super Walmart of Target. They pretty much have EVERYTHING you might need there and it’s not too expensive. We also ate sausages for lunch. Sausages are a big thing here in Denmark. They’re like the hot dog stands you can find in big cities in the States but about a million times better. The buns are hollow in the middle and they put the ketchup or mustard in there and then the sausage. DELICIOUS! :) We took the bus back to the apartment and relaxed for a bit. Later on we went for a walk to the water. Joe showed me where the beach is that I’ll likely spend a good amount of time at. It was a BEAUTIFUL day yesterday! The weather in Denmark is really interesting though. It reminds me a lot of Syracuse weather, wait 5 minutes and it will change. They have these little clouds that blow through and rain in one area of the town. Friday it was raining at the apartment and not raining at Joe’s office. So it’s kind of funny how that works. But all in all the weather has been nice. :) We met up with one of Joe’s friends from work last night to explore the town in the evening. It was a fun night.

Today has unfortunately been kind of gloomy. It did clear up for a while so we were able to go for a nice walk by the lake and Koldinghus (the castle). While we were walking we happened upon a little family of ducks and a family of swans. It was so fun to see the little babies! Such a beautiful sign of spring! (I need to be better about carrying around my camera so I can capture these moments!)

So my project for the day has been to decide where I want to go and what places I want to see. There’s 11 “Must See Cities” and 5 “would like to see if there’s time.” In addition to all those places there’s a lot of great little towns near Kolding that I’m hoping to explore. :) Today as Joe and I were walking around the lake we were talking about all the things I can do while I’m here. So I came to the conclusion (again really) that I’m going to make the most of out this trip and see and do as much as I possibly can. Since I’ll have the whole day to do things I’ll make lots of day trips to other areas and visit lots of Denmark. My hope is to see some friends in the area too. I’m so excited for all the adventures we’re going to have this summer. It still doesn’t feel real sometimes that I’m here and will be for a long time. I can’t wait to start exploring! More updates to follow!

Love from Amanda