Wednesday morning I woke up to heavy snow falling from the sky. (The snowflakes here are HUGE) I fought my excitement as a South Carolinian who rarely sees snow as I thought about the bus ride and walking tour we were about to take to Ødense, the hometown of the most famous Dane, Hans Christian Andersen. It was to be an adventure, to say the least.
DIS is an awesome program in the sense that they want to keep students engaged in their learning, much like Elon. Therefore, we never have class on Wednesday's and it is a designated time for professors to take their students on "study tours" to various locations that hold meaning to what they are studying in the classroom. So this Wednesday, I went with my Hans Christian Andersen Literature class to see the birthplace of the writer himself.
We finally made it to Ødense after 2 hours on the bus, ideal napping opportunity might I say. First, we went to the Hans Christian Andersen Museum, commemorating the fairy teller's life and stories. It was neat to see the time that he lived in, all the cities that he traveled to, and how many of his tales are translated all over the world. He really made a huge impact during his lifetime. For those of you who may not be ringing a bell, he wrote stories like The Little Mermaid, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling...and many many more.
After walking around the museum, we got a chance to walk around Ødense for about an hour, then it was back to the bus! We left at 2 p.m. (remember this time, it will be important later). I was anticipating another 2 hour bus ride, yet little did I know. When I woke up from what seemed like a quick moment of shut-eye, I realized that we were going verrrry slow. The snow that was falling earlier had now turned into an intense blizzard. The thoughts going through my head were, "I am in a DOUBLE decker bus right now, in a blizzard, in the middle of Denmark." I know, right, WHAT IS MY LIFE?! After making many twists and turns to get around accidents, as our busdriver Carsten announced over the loudspeaker, we made it make to DIS at 5:15. Yes, 5:15. Yet this was not the end of the journey! We still had to catch the 6A back to Keops. After waiting about 15 minutes, we saw the beautiful yellow bus in sight. The bus pulled up and it was absolutely PACKED. Supposedly Denmark does not get snow like this often, therefore many of the people who had biked to work this morning were now opting to catch the bus. WHO KNEW? I thought it snowed a lot in Denmark, guess I was wrong! Yet even though many were on the bus, there were still many brave souls biking home. The Danes are dedicated bikers, to say the least. So after feeling intense claustrophobia on the bus home, we were finally graced with the presence of beautiful KEOPS. It felt good to be home.
After we thawed out, we joined together for dinner at our usual 7:30 and met a couple more new residents of Keops, from Germany, Australia and Ireland. How cool is that?
Today has been less eventful. I had three classes this morning and then just came home. I finally decided to brave the laundry room, with the guidance of my friend Maren. I actually think I figured it out!! It will be nice to have clean towels :)
That's all for now. Hej Hej!
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