When we finally found each other we found coffee shop to sit and escape from the rain. Anna is in boarding school right now and is would be a junior in high school in the States. Last year she studied in Canada so her english is perfect. We both like to shop, run, and visit museum, so I think we'll have some fun this year.
After Anna left, I roamed around the city and did a bit of shopping. I was looking for a pair of rain boots but had no luck. I did find some really neat vintage shops. I love looking at old dressing and plan on going back there. Later in the evening some of the girls in my kollegium took me out to dinner, and then we came back and had cake/berry tart. All in all, a wonderful day.
Sunday I had to get up early so I could go to IKEA. I thought it was the IKEA in Sweden, as did many of the other students. I was wrong. It was a store just outside of Copenhagen. Although it would have been much more fun to go to the one in Sweden, this one was only 15 minutes away. I now have a blanket as well as a top sheet on my bed. Very exicting stuff. I also bought my brother a birthday gift. Fairly certain I could say what it is here, there's no way he reads this, but just in case he's bored one day I won't give it away. It's good gift in my completely unbiased opinion.
Today was a very long day, but a great one. I had three classes in a row and then a two hour break. I was quite productive during that time. I found the Kommune, the danish version of a town hall/DMV. It was a very modern setup, much more comfy then a DMV. I turned in my paperwork, and am now officially register for my health card. I will get it within the next two weeks, and it allows me to have free health care all over the city. It also will function as an ID, so I won't have to carry around a passport, which will be nice. They gave me the name of my doctor here, so I am all set.
I had reading to do for my last class of the day, so I went to a bakery and had lunch there. I had a delicious turkey sandwich and they had really good mini-muffins. People from my kollegium had gone their last week, so I knew that the place would be good. It is one of the most famous bakeries in Denmark, and I know why. It smells good, it's not too expensive, and it's delicious. I did my reading in there and then went to class.
When I got home tonight I was beat. Despite my fatigue I forced myself to throw on my running shoes, and I'm so glad I did. I headed out in the direction of the city. It was around 6:30 so I didn't want to go too far and wanted a well populated path. Copenhagen is one of the coolest cities to run in. They have a lane for car, bikes and pedestrians. You don't have to share with the bikes. Additionally in the middle of the city they have random dirt paths, trails. I ran past a few small parks, and then stumbled onto a large pond. I ran across bridge and saw swans. I was on such a runners high when I got back that I decided to pick apples.
Everyday when I head to the metro I see apples right outside my building. They look good, like macintoshes. Fruit is expensive here, and good fruit is sparse. The only thing I was holding was my cell phone so I stepped up onto the concrete wall (a foot high) and then started to climb the tree. For all biting their nails, don't worry. I have climbed many trees and went apples picking nearly every year when I was little. I found four nice apples, used my shirt as a basket, and headed down. I had a little trouble balancing, but made it to the bottom of the tree fine. I hopped off the tree, but forgot about the concrete wall. I took a bit of a spill, scraped up my arm, bruised my ego. I don't think anyone saw, but if they did I'm sure I amused them. Luckily things like this happen to me all the time, and I can bounce back from a fall. I cleaned it up with witch-hazel. It only stung a bit. Now I am about to get into bed and read. I had the apple a few minutes ago; it was worth it.
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