Biker Chic

My bike is the best (it looks just like this one)! I didn't even care that I got lost riding it back to the kollegium yesterday because it meant I could spend more time on it!  It is black and fancy with high handle bars that force me to sit properly and straight so my back doesn't ache, and there are the curvy handlebars that come to you so you don't have to go to them!  Crossing the bridge was beautiful because I could see all the way down the canals.  Yesterday I also checked out other parts of Copenhagen and discovered that there is so much more!  The meat packing district is supposed to be the cool place to go out, right near Vesterbro which is a nice bunch of upscale housing and cute cafes.  We were a little lost though and upon asking for help, a young Danish woman took us under her wing and onto the bus with her.  I like the buses better than the metro because it's above ground and there's so much to see!  Last night we made gourmet grilled cheese and had wine to make for a lovely dinner before continuing our exploration into Norrebro.  This is my favorite area so far.  It is a little cheaper and has lots of ethnic food places; indian, thai and such.  It also has good music clubs and a nice movie theatre where the tickets cost about the same as at home.  My new friends Josh and Brook and I checked out one of the music clubs called Rust (pronounced Roost) and after asking a bunch of people where it was, walked in with two danish girls our age who were also going.  There are many levels and a Reggae band was on the first level with a sort of hangout area on the top floor.  We sat there and talked to the Danish girls who enlightened us about Christiania.  It's apparently not as scary as we have heard with lots of nature and cafes.  Some sketchy business deals do go on there but not as hardcore as our program told us.  It's definitely something to check out either way.  We were also right next to Tivoli and the rides look like sculptures and is very dissimilar to theme parks in the U.S.  Old churches are always so beautiful and I was able to see the Rundetaarn.  It's a round building with a huge ramp instead of stairs so that the royal who built it could be carried up to the top by horse and carriage!  The inside was so decorative and detailed and was really fun to see.

Classes started today!  I'm so excited about the two I had today and can imagine the same for tomorrow.  Renewable Energy Systems was first, I have a Mexican professor named Carlos who has a ponytail and a dry sense of humour.  I don't expect it to be too hard because most of the content is what I'm used to from my courses back home.  I did however get off to a shaky start when I was earlier than I thought and upon walking in, sitting down and finding out it was the end of a business class, turned right around and left...such fun!  After that was Integrated Sustainability, which seems a little harder, but im psyched about my Danish architect professor and the content.  The material directly connects the environment and sustainability with architecture, exactly up my alley.  She did mention that we were going to be quantifying things and said something about a calculator which I'm a little uneasy about, but if I can handle chemistry this will be ok too.  I still have yet to try a Danish danish, which isn't called a danish here, and am going to go for a run and check out the park across the street!