There's More To See Than Can Ever Be Seen, More To Do Than Can Ever Be Done

My mumsy was here!

Tuesday - I went to the library before my 10am class again and managed to cheaply print a lot of good info for my Climate Change essay, I then made the short cycle over to Linnesgade to my class, which was as boring as ever.  I don't think I'm going to go to that one anymore.  I have chosen my exam subject and the oral exam is in 3 weeks so the classes are kind of a waste as I won't get assessed on the content.  Then I went to my 3rd world lecture where I sat next to Matt and drew pictures of birds, and tried to draw a human, it went very wrong.  Then we started writing with our left hands which was pretty funny. Haha. After class I went to Christiania with Charlie, Alex and Pauline and I played my first game of backgammon and I WON!!! Ha!  Also had an Earl Grey tea and chocolate cake.  Lunch.  I went home to find Maria, my landlady and older sister of Simon had arrived back from New York, so now I live with siblings. I really like Maria so this is all gooood.  Matt came round and I showed him some Michael McIntyre, but I think there were a few too many British references.  We cycled on down to Max's for a post-birthday gathering.  Was pretty fun but I'm pretty sure some drama kicked off - I have decided to stay well away.  Food was provided and I spent about half an hour looking for a corkscrew for my wine.

Wednesday - I sleeped. Haha.  Did a touch of studying and then went to the International School.  In terms of CIS I think I have some future prospects - another student they want me to work with, and the possibility of getting involved in actual classes, which I am really keen to do.  Was there for over 2 hours, instead of the 50 minutes it is supposed to be.  Straight from Norreport station to my mother's hotel.  So good to see the
Mummy, we had dinner at Cafe Paludan which was scrumptious, and we saw Matt, Charlie and some others going past the window.  She bought my guitar to Denmark which makes me very happy, I did not think I was this attached.  Cycled through the freezingness back home and met Marias/Simons parents who were in town for Marias ceremony on Thursday where she got to meet the Queen of Denmark because she is a brainbox.  They gave me a Danish Christmas Cookie and spoke English with me. I also really need to sort out my bike - it has a flat tyre but not through lack of air. Will ask Simon.

Thursday - I studied and then Mummy came round and met Simon!  This was a proud moment for me, he really turned on the meeting the parents charm.  We had lunch across the road at this Italian sandwich shop and then walked to Norrebro, a cool trendy area with independent shops. 

It was pretty fricking cold and windy and I ended up buying the best mittens in the entire world (handmade).

I swear they are insanely good and when your hands are inside them, you cannot feel any rain or cold or wind or anything, just the softness of the fur and the good quality leather.  About £20 but totally worth it.  That evening I went to Maxs apartment for Thanksgiving dinner (a week early) and Pauls leaving dinner, rolled into one.  It was wonderful, good food, American football, a little bit of crying.  Thats right, now people here know how emotional a person I am.  Paul has gone back to France as he could not find a job with enough hours in CPH.  He will be missed by one and all.  Cycled home on my totally flat front tyre.

The next day I met my mother at Magasin du Nord, the premier department store in CPH for some window shopping, saw the most wonderful boots ever, but way expensive and way 'no one had size 41'.  Tried on a wonderful fur hat which made me look like a Russian princess, in my lowly opinion.  Bought a red/purple sweatshirt from what I think will be my new favourite Scandinavian clothes shop.  We spent the afternoon at mine doing not much.  Got sandwiches from the Italian sandwich guy across the road again, he was loving us, talking about the morning snow and giving us free pastries.  Thats right - it snowed on Friday morning.  I was so tired, I nearly passed out.  Me and mother listened to the CD she bought me from England - Sufjan Stevens Xmas one, and read interesting Wikipedia entries on Sufjan, Slash, Lloyd Grossman and James Franco.

Sure, I didn't take this picture but in my mind it is well worth including.

Saturday - She (cat's mother) came to mine and we went into the centre, walking, window shopping, catching up etc.  We went to the Christmas Market at Nyhavn.  Had an insane lunch at Dalle Valle and then happened across a Christmas concert on Stroget and a massive poster for Harry Potter 7, which got me all excited.  Then we said goodbye and Mummy went back to England.  But today it is exactly a month until I fly back for 9 days over Christmas.

Today I have studied a bit, drank coffee a bit and filled out most of my BUNAC application.  Due to my being in Denmark it will be very hard for me to get a job in the UK for next summer so this is my new plan.  I have been thinking about it for a couple of years.  It means I will have to fly back to England for an interview in Feb probably.  Still, it will be really cool if they can offer me something, I really want to work more with children and I could do a bit of USA travelling next summer.