Laundry-mats and Schoolwork

It seems that time in Denmark is speeding by me. On Sunday I spent a few hours hauling my laundry-mat down the street. Our resident assistant person here in Denmark has yet to get us cards that give us permission to use the laundry machines downstairs. Knowing that my gyms clothes probably wouldn't hold up well in a plastic bag under my bed-- no laundry basket-- I decided to find a laundry-mat and get it out of the way on Sunday. So Jen (who lives in the room next to me) and I hauled our bags and wondered off in the direction that a Danish map told us to. To make matter slightly worse, I was the one leading. So it was more or less the blind leading the blind. After asking three, maybe four people, we ended up at the right place.

Now I don't have a lot of experience with laundry mats in the States, but I'm fair certain Dainsh ones are completely different. To begin with the settings are in Danish, that was a given. But they are also in Celsius so that didn't help to much when two settings had the same number next to it. Also you don't put the money in the machines. Across the room there is a master machine where you put your money in. It does not dispense change. The machine is complicated. I looked pathetic and confused enough to attract the attention of a kind older lady who helped me start my washers.

The dryers were also complicated. They were neat looking, I defiantly could fit in them, if I had the urge to do so. When you put your money in and pressed your number, it did not necessary go on for the whole time. You had to press the button a few times to get certain numbers, I still don't really understand. In any case the dryers work very quickly and within long my clothes were mostly dry. I ran out of kronners, so it was as good as it was going to get. To make a long, painfully long, story short I now have clean clothes. I know you all were very worried. Jen took a picture of the machines for me so I'll post it soon.

Monday I had another busy day of classes, four. Today I slept late and then went to class again (See Dad I'm working hard!). Tonight we had a Birthday celebration for the girl next door. We had cupcakes/muffins. Now I have some more reading to do, so that is all for now.