Currently, I am back in Copenhagen, Denmark, in my new student apartment or Kollegium. It's very special to Danish culture because a Kollegium is a student run apartment for students, where a lot of the people living in there can be much older and there is a shared kitchen on each floor. I started my class today, Human-Trafficking in a Global Context, where I just received --- I'm way too tired to do this.
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Okay! After my morning croissant and coffee, I'm ready to go!
So when I last wrote, I was still at Lotte's mom's place.
I walked around the new neighborhood which is apparently quite family orientated.
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| Yes, they would have beautiful swans serenely drifting in their lakes |
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| My first attempted locs sandwich |
Then I got really bored and recorded this just for you!
Be easy on me haha, I'm not the greatest.
Friday night, Lotte and I went to a Montremond Jazz club, which was filled with an older crowd but still so good. And we hop skipped away next door to her usual bar with her friends.
So instead of dart boards and pinball machines they have foosball tables.
And we owned everyone's butt and reaped all the free drinks :o)
It's nice to know that however classy Europeans are, they're pretty willing to get just as drunk as you.
The next day I took a thirty minute train to Sweden! So fast, it makes my head spin.
This was my first official experience in Couch Surfing: Malmo, Sweden.
Introducing Mette Carlbom. She is by far the best first Host I could have ever asked for. (Not to mention fashionable and cute to boot!) Not only did she take time out to show me around and circle all the cool hipspots of Malmo, she even invited me to hang out with her friends whenever there was something going on.
The first day I got there, things already got pretty interesting. We were invited to be extras in a Swedish film from one of her friends that was going to debut in Boston.
Yeah, you read that right. I went to Sweden and got filmed.
Awesomeness aside, it was pretty fun. Mette, Malva (the main actress) and I sat in a cafe and made silly banter while the director ran around taking shots from every angle you could think of.
That night, we went to Lund, a University City of Sweden:
a k a the hometown of my favorite band: The Radio Dept.
There I met some of the most articulate, intelligent, and fun people. They were all much older (mid to later 20's). They're fields of study ranged from Feminist Theory to Business to Sexology. We talked for so long about so many interesting topics, and not once did they treat me like the baby of the group. It was so cool of them, and I'm so blessed to have met them :o)
As a sidenote, even terms here sound classier. Or it may be just me.
It's not "pre-gaming", it's "pre-drinking". And it's not "getting yo cherry popped" or "swiping your v-card" or "putting da p to da v" its "sexual debut".
So after we were done pre-drinking, we headed out to a hip bar that had a show that night for free. Along the way I asked one of the girls if they knew The Radio Dept.
Here are the replies that followed:
Sophia: "Oh yes! They were my favorite band along with Bright Eyes! We went to school with them."
Saga: "Haha we partied with them."
Sophia: "I'm surprised that you would know a little Lund band like The Radio Dept.! I was at a concert once, and they were recording right next door at the building over."
The music was very cool and it was strange that there was no stage, so I was literally standing right in front of the singer, trying not to awkwardly stare at his face. I could tell he was also avoiding eye contact, but he was so into his music so I squirm-danced a bit.
That night Cajsa, one of Mette's friends, talked about an open cold-bathhouse that was very special to Malmo, and that she was going to next day and that I was invited.
yesyesyesyesyesyes. was my reply.
So the next day, I went to go meet her at the bathhouse which was unfortunately the other side of Malmo. But when I found it, it was on a beach and very very cute.
On route however, I had to cross through this giant field where gnats attacked me. I had had a shower that morning and my hair smelled like flowers thank you very much.
I see know why Pig-Pen always had gnats around him... or was it dirt.
I can't explain how cool this place was. I couldn't take pictures because of all the naked people. Or maybe that was a blessing on our part.
Basically, you strip down and, if you were smart and brought a towel, you would walk around pretty much butt nakey. They do provide you with this sad multicolored rag dubbed "ass-towel" to sit on in the saunas.
But it was thrilling! Being completely nude and letting the ocean wind and sun gently kiss your bare-naked caboose was one of the best experiences I've had. And since everyone else was so chill about it, it was easy to do. We even sat on the rocks and dove into the extremely chilly ocean.
I was not too happy about the sauna's however. Since it was a co-ed thing and there was limited space, there was a daunting understanding that somewhere behind you, some guy's junk was right next to the back of your head. They really had no problem just sitting there with legs spread. Too many pee-wees in one day for me.
After that, we got some falafels (which are ridiculously cheap and delicious), and sat down on the grass across a graveyard and scarfed it down.
Then I got invited to dinner at another friend's place where they would be grilling up some vegan food.
And they had a cat!!
It was absolutely delicious, I had no idea that vegan food could taste so good. They really knew what they were doing!
The next day there was a free concert at their community park, name translated to "People's Park".
And the next day I went to Moderna Museet, their Modern Museum in which there were having a Co Hulten and Niki De Saint Phalle exhibit. Which. was. awesome.
Later, Malva showed me around to a lot of second hand shops and cute places to buy cloathes. A bit pricey, but worth it for memories sake.
The first day I got there, things already got pretty interesting. We were invited to be extras in a Swedish film from one of her friends that was going to debut in Boston.
Yeah, you read that right. I went to Sweden and got filmed.
Awesomeness aside, it was pretty fun. Mette, Malva (the main actress) and I sat in a cafe and made silly banter while the director ran around taking shots from every angle you could think of.
That night, we went to Lund, a University City of Sweden:
a k a the hometown of my favorite band: The Radio Dept.
There I met some of the most articulate, intelligent, and fun people. They were all much older (mid to later 20's). They're fields of study ranged from Feminist Theory to Business to Sexology. We talked for so long about so many interesting topics, and not once did they treat me like the baby of the group. It was so cool of them, and I'm so blessed to have met them :o)
As a sidenote, even terms here sound classier. Or it may be just me.
It's not "pre-gaming", it's "pre-drinking". And it's not "getting yo cherry popped" or "swiping your v-card" or "putting da p to da v" its "sexual debut".
So after we were done pre-drinking, we headed out to a hip bar that had a show that night for free. Along the way I asked one of the girls if they knew The Radio Dept.
Here are the replies that followed:
Sophia: "Oh yes! They were my favorite band along with Bright Eyes! We went to school with them."
Saga: "Haha we partied with them."
Sophia: "I'm surprised that you would know a little Lund band like The Radio Dept.! I was at a concert once, and they were recording right next door at the building over."
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| Me during that entire conversation |
The music was very cool and it was strange that there was no stage, so I was literally standing right in front of the singer, trying not to awkwardly stare at his face. I could tell he was also avoiding eye contact, but he was so into his music so I squirm-danced a bit.
That night Cajsa, one of Mette's friends, talked about an open cold-bathhouse that was very special to Malmo, and that she was going to next day and that I was invited.
yesyesyesyesyesyes. was my reply.
So the next day, I went to go meet her at the bathhouse which was unfortunately the other side of Malmo. But when I found it, it was on a beach and very very cute.
On route however, I had to cross through this giant field where gnats attacked me. I had had a shower that morning and my hair smelled like flowers thank you very much.
I see know why Pig-Pen always had gnats around him... or was it dirt.
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| I smell like peony and honeydew |
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| The Swedish Cold Bathhouse |
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| They waited for me! Even though I got lost for an hour. |
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| Basically this but a lot more wrinkles and saggy things. |
But it was thrilling! Being completely nude and letting the ocean wind and sun gently kiss your bare-naked caboose was one of the best experiences I've had. And since everyone else was so chill about it, it was easy to do. We even sat on the rocks and dove into the extremely chilly ocean.
I was not too happy about the sauna's however. Since it was a co-ed thing and there was limited space, there was a daunting understanding that somewhere behind you, some guy's junk was right next to the back of your head. They really had no problem just sitting there with legs spread. Too many pee-wees in one day for me.
After that, we got some falafels (which are ridiculously cheap and delicious), and sat down on the grass across a graveyard and scarfed it down.
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| Mmm... falafel.... |
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| Cat obsession must be a very universal thing |
Then I got invited to dinner at another friend's place where they would be grilling up some vegan food.
And they had a cat!!
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| "Touch me." |
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| Mette: "I'll touch you." |
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| Chriss' first Vegan Meal |
The next day there was a free concert at their community park, name translated to "People's Park".
And the next day I went to Moderna Museet, their Modern Museum in which there were having a Co Hulten and Niki De Saint Phalle exhibit. Which. was. awesome.
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| The head from "She-A: Cathedral" (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) |
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| Absolutely love her work. It's so playful and intimate. |
Oh! And I was invited to an "American Party" for this weekend from Cajsa. They would play beer pong and dress up like high school cliche cliques. I thought that was pretty hilarious.
