Day 3: I saw Sweden!

Well...kind of. :-) We went to the beach and I saw from far away a beautiful city light view of Sweden. :-)

Today Sidsel and Troels (Sidsel's boyfriend) had to work, so it was the first day I ventured out on my own! :-) Very exciting. I only roamed around Sorgenfri, haven't taken the bus around by myself yet, but I intend to do that tomorrow and take the bus back to Lyngby :-)

When Sidsel got home from work we went to the grocery store to pick up food for dinner, then we went jogging. (I got a workout in during my vacation! YES!) THEN after dinner the *best* part of all...

http://www.louisiana.dk/dk/Service+Menu+Right/English

It was AMAZING! I'm sad we didn't get to stay very long, but we did stay long enough for me to know that I definitely want to study more about Sophie Calle...her art is so bizarre and I was intrigued. :-)

It was a great exhibit, I saw a lot of Andy Warhol, Sophie Calle, and (of course) the Danish Collection. :-) We were so blessed, because we went late at night we practically had the entire museum all to ourselves! I was going to purchase some things for keepsakes, but they would have been all books that I can purchase at home...so I have something to look forward to in the bookstores when I get back into town. :-)

In the evening was when I got the chance to see Sweden with a beautiful August moon reflecting over the water. :-) And we had the beach all to ourselves too! We ended the night visiting with Troel's parents...top night, I say! :-)


Tomorrow, I'm off to Lyngby again and *maybe* Frilandsmuseet:

http://www.nationalmuseet.dk/sw20374.asp

Thursday: Sidsel has the day off! whee! We're going to venture out into Copenhagen!!! Exciting! :-D

:-)

Denmark: Day 2

Today Sidsel and I walked to the town nearby, Lyngby. Walking there, I saw beautiful lakes and open fields...then we went to the shopping areas (of course! ;-))

We just got home from having dinner at her father's place, saying goodbye to her aunt before she leaves back for Denver (she was visiting here during the month of August.) I also met Sidsel's grandmother, 89 years old and she's so vibrant and fun to chat with, they all were!

SO stuffed from all of the foreign foods I've been trying! So far I've tried liver paste, different breads, (Sidsel's aunt's friend from Belgium brought chocolates, YUM), beer and cider....oof, I need to go jogging tomorrow.

Tomorrow evening we will be going to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art...SO excited for that!



I haven't been taking many pictures...I need to get better at that. :-P

Hello from Denmark!

Hi, friends!

I can't believe I'm here in Denmark, this is so surreal! It is such a beautiful country, I can't wait to dive in and explore it! I feel very sluggish right now, but hopefully I'll be up to the challenge to roaming about. I will be sharing my adventures on my blog, thanks for reading!

So, I arrived in Copenhagen at about 8:30ish...9AM. I had been traveling over 24 hours to get here, I am exhausted! For those who need to be filled in, I'm visiting one of my old college roommates, Sidsel. :-)

I am currently in a place called Sorgenfri, where Sidsel and Troels live. It is a little north of Copenhagen, very quiet, peaceful, and BEAUTIFUL suburbs. Tomorrow Sidsel and I are going to explore a town near here called, Lyngby. "Lyng" stands for flowers in the field, and "by" means "city." Sorgenfri means...oh poop, I forget what it means. Without worry, I think?...Anyhoo, she's going to show me around there and then we're going to have dinner with her dad's family.

I would type more, but I'm so sleepy. Half-delirious/half-danish food coma. :-P

I will share more tomorrow.

Goodnight all! :-)

PS

I'm not a travel blogger by *any* means, so I'm not going to be very informative on the town itself and the history/descriptions of what I see. I'm just filling y'all in on what I'm up to and then I'll describe in person when I come home. :-)

On the Job Hunt

I have my first interview today! (sort of) In Washington and Oregon, we have CampusPoint.com. It's kind of like Monster, but for college grads. I have a group interview this afternoon with them, I'm praying for good things. :-)

This Saturday is my graduation party, which I'm super excited for! :-) And then next weekend, I'm off to Denmark! I'm really looking forward to seeing my old roommate, Sidsel and her hometown. While I'm there I will update in here often and share about all the fun sites I will see. :-)

Hello, August!

Summer is just flying by, isn't it?

One update I want to share is that my boyfriend and I have joined Weight Watchers. :-) We completed one full week already and we're midway into our second.

I haven't lost weight yet, but I do feel better about the foods I've been eating, and I'm *gradually* getting back into exercising. It really helps to have someone to do it with. I'm doing the online WW program, so we'll see how it goes. My goal is to lose 22 pounds so I can get back down to 120. But my ultimate goal is to just be able to fit into my clothes again so I don't have to keep wearing the same pair of pants and blouse every single day. :-\

I am currently on the job hunt...and in a few weeks I am Europe-bound! I think...I hope. :-P

Happy August! :-)