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“Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.” – Herman Melville

“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” ~ Matsuo Basho

“Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” -Robert Frost

I can’t believe I am coming home so soon.
I am honestly not ready for the journey to end, I really do think part of my heart will be left in Copenhagen. This experience was so much more than I expected. I fell in love with a place that has LONG and FREEZING winters (something I never imagined I would survive, let alone kind of like), met some awesome international students, praised God with Danish worship songs, tried new sports and loved them – rappelling especially, became addicted to Danish food (meat, potatoes and pastries), traveled and explored parts of Sweden, Czech Republic, UK, and Norway, and found a second family here.

Coningsby: There is nothing I should like so much as to travel
Stranger: You are traveling. Every moment is travel, if understood.
–Benjamin Disraeli. Coningsby: Or, the New Generation,

“Only that traveling is good which reveals to me the value of home and enables me to enjoy it better.” –Henry David Thoreau. Journal, 11 March 1856.

“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” — Miriam Beard

“Let your memory be your travel bag.” — Alexander Solzhenitsyn

“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey.” — Fitzhugh Mullan

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” — Jawaharal Nehru

“The journey is my home.” — Muriel Rukeyser

“Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quiestest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey.” — Pat Conroy

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I forgot! What I Did This Week:

Tuesday
I took my history of Copenhagen and Journalism/Public Relations exams. Both went well I think, but I don’t know when I’ll actually get my grades.

Wednesday
We woke up to rain, so Joy, Lily and I decided to scratch the beach idea and went to Fields -the largest shopping mall in Scandinavia instead. Then I went to small group for the last time. I have loved getting to know these girls, and I am so incredibly thankful to have found them and have them welcome me into their group!

Thursday
Joy, Lily and I traveled to Malmo, Sweden. It’s only a 30 minute train ride to another country! Malmo looked a lot like Copenhagen though – walking streets, neo-classical and renaissance buildings (thanks history of CPH class!), and we enjoyed looking at quaint houses, going through parks, and shopping. We ate a pizza hut and it was the fanciest Pizza Hut I think I will ever go to. We were seated and they were nice menus and even chandeliers! It was incredibly delicious garlic bread, pizza and ice-cream too.  We tried to go to a chocolate factory but it was closed and that so disappointing! We found out later that we were in Malmo on a holiday, so lots of places were closed or closed early. bummer.

Friday
Yesterday was the closing ceremony for DIS and my history teacher played the M.C. He was so cute and I remembered why I really liked his class, beyond all the learning about buildings and how cities are made. He is so passionate about what he does! We had two speeches by students that were both very good with their ancedotes about what to take away from our study abroad experience. The Director of DIS and a professor spoke and then they presented some awards. My good friend JOY WON BEST BLOG. I was so excited for her! So you can check out her blog here. It hit me that we are really leaving, the semester is actually over and it’s time to reflect and be prepared for my 2 minute answer to “how was Copenhagen?”. In addition to speakers we had a string orchestra play for us the Tango Jalouise and Adante Festivo. I really loved liked the music and like I said from the ballet, I think it’s partly because my mom always listens to classical music.

Then Joy and I shopped a little bit and met my buddy, Nanna. We ate at a Greek place with napkins that taught us greek (with Danish translations so that didn’t really help us).  We walked to the top of the DIS building, not quite high enough to the skyline, but still cool to go up the winding stair cases. Then we grabbed some ice-cream (I know – something new and different!). We arrived at the DIS concluding party and quickly found the candy bowl and enjoyed the music and people-watching. Once the party really got started- thanks to some Britney Spears- we had fun dancing and watching others trying to pole dance. haha. Isabella and Nadja came and I had fun introducing them to my friends and dancing with everyone.
Saturday
TODAY IS MY LAST DAY IN COPENHAGEN….and it’s raining. I woke up to yummy pastries with my family and am trying to cope with going home. Then Isabella, Michael, Lotte and I went to a big flea market. We looked at jewelry and scarves and even heard a Beatles cover band. In addition to booths, they had fair rides, although since it was raining, no one was riding them. Isabella got interviewed by a paper while we were there too! We came home and had barbecued chicken and fries and watched movies. It’s weird to think this is my last night here and I am actually leaving tomorrow…
Hope you’ve enjoyed reading about my adventures as much as I’ve enjoyed living and writing about them! I’ll blog when I arrive back home and probably some more reflections, but for the most part -this is the end of the road.  Thanks for taking part in my journey with me.
“Although I’ve traveled far, I always hold a place for you in my heart” –The Promise by Tracy Chapman
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