Throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. -Mark Twain
By now I’m settled into a pretty steady routine of studying, socializing, and living. I go to class four times a week – twice to Danish lessons and twice to lecture. I go out on Friday, and sometimes Saturday too, and do all the normal cooking/cleaning/grocery shopping things in between.
Last week there was a break in the routine as the lovely Edwin came to visit me for five days.
Continue reading “Hamburg, hard drives, and assorted observations”
Last weekend I got a visit by the illustrious Tommy Flanagan, a fellow PLU alum who’s currently teaching English in Germany on a Fulbright.
Continue reading “Being a tourist in my own city (and in Copenhagen, too)”
After stuffing two years’ worth of clothing and school supplies into two huge suitcases, I was ready to go. I didn’t have time to be sad, just stressed. My parents took me out to lunch and drove me to the Sea-Tac airport, and my boyfriend met us there to send me off. After a surprisingly tearless goodbye, I hopped on a plane and flew to…London. Continue reading “Velkommen til Århus! (Welcome to Aarhus!)”
Following the Wanderlust 