No Tears, No Fears... well, sorta

First of all, Copenhagen is awesome! Granted, I've barely seen anything, but I'm digging it so far. Second of all, I am exhausted. However, I'm really happy to be here, and also excited that my orientation doesn't start until 11AM tomorrow.

Going through security was really sad, and before I left JJ and my Dad, JJ said "no tears, no fears" - what he said when he studied abroad. While I didn't actually cry, I definitely teared up, and it got worse when I arrived at my gate: my flight was at leats 60% (if not more) DIS students, but they all seemed to know at least one other person, and I felt really alone and scared. However, I met some nice girls who also didn't know anyone, and we bonded over the fact that we were loners (haha).

The flight was long, but I was sandwiched between two boys from my program and we chatted, slept, and ate. After grabbing my luggage from a crowd surrounding the conveyorbelt that reminded me of lions feeding for the first time in weeks, I hopped on a bus that would take other students and myself to our respective housing options.

I arrived in my shared housing unit (basically like a dorm) called Skindergade 40 (pronounced skin-eh-gal) around 9AM, registered, and started unpacking. My roommate arrived a few minutes after me. Her name is Kait and she's from New Jersey but goes to Middlebury. She seems really sweet, and I'm excited to live with her! On my floor, there are 4 bedrooms: 3 doubles and 1 single. I share  a bathroom with my roommate and 2 other girls, and the 3 boys share a bathroom on the other side. We also have a common area and a kitchen that we all use.  Kait and I, along with one of our "RAs" and some of our housemates, went to a local bakery and grabbed some breakfast. I got a tebolle - basically a roll - with chocolate chips in it - yum!  After unpacking for what seemed like decades, I napped from about 1:15 til 3:45 and then walked around some more.

Tonight we have a house pizza party, and then tomorrow starts a busy and intense orientation to the program and the city. I'll update later in the week with pictures of my room and everything!