Week 9 ( Mon 12th March - Sun 18th March )

Personal blog

We moved to a different place on campus this week called ‘Hvidebo’ which means the ‘white house’.  The majority of other students live here including the Spanish, Dutch, Austrian and Danish students that we know and have classes with.  I was apprehensive and stressed about this move as we had got used to living where we were, however I knew the room was far too small for the three of us and I outweighed the pros of moving with the cons of staying.  The main things I was concerned about were not having our own private bathroom and kitchen, however once we cleaned everything, including our new room, ‘Hvidebo’ started to feel a bit more like somewhere I could spend the rest of my time in.





Our new accomodation

The communal bathroom and kitchen situation isn’t as bad as I presumed it would be.  It’s actually quite nice to live on a floor with other people passing through and cooking as you feel less isolated and the environment is more homely.  This week however I have began to feel a touch of homesickness, although the girls have been empathetic to this and can relate to it as they miss their families and friends too.  On a positive note this led to our decision to plan a trip to Berlin for a few days and see a change of scenery.  We also posted this idea on an International student’s facebook page and we now have three Dutch girls, a Spanish girl, a Colombian girl and a Turkish girl joining us! We are all really looking forward to seeing Berlin together and getting to know each other more.  It will also be a great opportunity to learn more about each other’s interests and culture habits perhaps, as we will share a hostel together.

Our room

 



This Saturday was St. Patrick’s Day and we invited the other students to join us in Copenhagen for the celebrations.  The other students had never had experienced the St. Patrick’s Day parade before and so were eager to embrace a part of Irish culture.   We all drew the three leaf clover on our cheek and walked in the parade along with the crowds of people dressed in St. Patrick’s Day green merchandise and novelty hats.  Ironically, this was the first time I had ever been at a St. Patrick’s Day parade and the fact that it was in Copenhagen and with lots of other cultures joining in, made the experience more enjoyable and memorable.  Perhaps I ought to embrace Irish culture a bit more back home!

St. Patrick's Parade