Ice Skating in Frederiksberg

As a study break I went ice skating! Another exchange student, Nico from Switzerland plays hockey and was nice enough to teach me how to properly skate. I only fell flat on my butt once! Yay! It's really starting to get chilly here, the days are really short so you have to get up early to enjoy the day.

Beginner


Pro

Thanks Nico!

Thanksgiving In Copenhagen

For Thanksgiving I went to a party with a group of exchange students in the northern part of Norrebro. We had a diverse bunch, some were Canadian and thought Turkey Day was a month earlier, some were from Denmark and hadn't eaten turkey before, and then there were the Americans who wanted to do something that reminded them of home. Since none of us had prepared the full dinner before, we each cooked a dish and the turkey was a collaborative effort. : ) I was excited because we even got to watch American football! (Unfortunately not SC but I was still grateful)

Our turkey, we finally got to eat it at 10pm.

Some of us glued to the game

The group! Yay we did it!

One more exam left and then I will be able to post more frequently!

Final Exams

Sorry I have not been able to post, I'm currently studying for exams. When I get a break this week I'll put more pictures up from Paris : )

Middleham, England

After I went to London I drove north with my friend Thiago to his home in Middleham, England. He works as a veterinarian there on a horse racing farm. I was in paradise the entire time! He let me follow him during the day as he treated the horses, and took me to a neighboring village called Hawes. The English countryside is absolutely beautiful and I took a few long hikes while I was there. What I wasn't used to were the narrow roads and driving on the opposite side of the road! I always felt like we were going to crash into an old stone wall! The horses were the most beautiful I had ever seen and I spent a lot of time just going around to visit them at the stables. : )

With Thiago's puppy Haragana on a hike

One of the practice tracks

With Layali Al Andulus, the #1 ranked horse in all of England!

More of Haragana who I miss already!

The town of Hawes

Morning workouts

Thiago bandaging a leg

FC Copenhagen vs. FC Randers

Today I took a break from studying to attend the "football" game here in Copenhagen. The business school I go to gave my friends and I free tickets. Randers is a city to the Northwest of Copenhagen. They lost 2-0. For being such a large stadium it wasn't very full, most likely because Randers isn't a well known team. All the same, it was still fun.

Sofie, Roald being goofy, and I before the game.

London

I flew into London to meet my Brazilian friend Thiago who has been living in northern England for a few months. We decided to visit his cousin Susana and her husband Xande in London. They have two adorable girls named Sofia (5) and Anna Luisa or Isa for short (2). We were only there for a couple of days but saw a lot of the city. At night we would play with the girls. I brought them licorice from Denmark but Thiago brought them finger puppets so he pretty much won that competition! Sofia would teach me words in Portuguese speaking slowly so I would learn the correct pronunciation. Isa likes to say funny expressions and then after yell "It's a joke!" in Portuguese. The whole family was very sweet and I'm happy I got to know them.

Jame's Park

Oxford Street

Isa imitating a butterfly

Westminster Abbey

The "Eye of London"

Changing of the guard at the royal palace

Thiago, Susana and Xande!

Little Isa

Giving out the finger puppets

The national History Museum

Versailles

Today we visited the amazing, massive Versailles castle. I was shocked by its size and opulence! We walked through the grand apartments, snuck into the Dauphine`s rooms, and explored the gardens. I wondered what it would have been like to be Marie Antoinette! One cannot imagine living in such luxury until they visit the palace. I will of course post many more pictures when I return to Copenhagen. The first is a view of the castle from the gardens, followed by Marie Antoinette`s bedrooom, and one of the drawing rooms of the castle.