On Saturday, we went on one of the optional DIS trips to Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, which is famous for being the castle in Shakespeare's Hamlet. We got a chance to walk around Elsinore and eat some lunch before we toured the castle. I had my first hamburger and fries since I left the States. It was heavenly.
The Castle was amazing! It is so crazy to realize that you are actually standing somewhere that you have heard so much about! The Castle is also located on the point of Denmark that is closest to Sweden, so we actually see the coast of Sweden!
Last night, some of the girls and I went to the nightclub Rust, in Nørrebro. It is so expensive to go out. We paid 80 kroner for entrance and coat check, so about $16. It was crazy packed! Drinks are extremely expensive here too, like $10 and above. The music is hilarious, either techno or rap jams from like 6 years ago. The dancing is out of this world, NOTHING like in the States. It's so funny because since you don't know what the culture is here, you feel so helpless. The only way I can describe it is I feel like someone in the States who has no game at all, if you know what I mean. You are dancing and you're like "I wonder if when I do this I look like a total dork or I actually look cool?" It's a hilarious concept. Yet its cool in a way, cause it forces you to just be yourself and not do what you know is socially acceptable, because who in the world knows what is socially acceptable in this country! Your guess is as good as mine!
Today we decided to be tourists and check out the Little Mermaid statue and walk through Nyhavn (pronounced "New-hawn'), which means New Harbor. It is the part of Copenhagen that is always on postcards and tourist pictures. It was absolutely beautiful! Freezing, but beautiful.
Now, time for some reading and then trying to go to sleep early tonight to prepare for the first full week of classes! Love and miss you all, xoxox Kelli.
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