The Journey

Sorry I have been absent from here the last few days, but traveling and getting settled has been CRAZY! As you know, Saturday was my departure day. I spent the morning stuffing items into barely definable places and kneeling on top of my suitcases to make them close. I also spent a great deal of time wrestling with my TSA-approved luggage locks. In the end, this is what I wound up with:

 

Two suitcases (each just barely under 50 lbs), a rolling duffel carry on (10 lbs overweight), and my massive purse. 

My grandmother, great grandmother, aunt & I all piled into the car with my luggage to make the journey to Logan Airport. We got there 3 1/2 hours before takeoff, so they stayed with me for an hour, which was nice. Then we said our tearful goodbyes. Once through security, I instantly located swarms of other DIS students on my same flight. I swear, our plane was 95% study abroad students & like 5% other travelers. 

My flight went from Boston to Reykjavik, Iceland to Copenhagen, Denmark. The first leg of the trip it was boiling hot on the plane. Then on the second leg I was freezing!

DIS was great about picking us up at the airport, and luckily my luggage arrived in Copenhagen intact. I got my first look at Østerbro Kollegium, what I will be calling home for the next four months. My roommate was there when I arrived, helping me into the room because I apparently can't open a door. lol. Its a cute little studio apartment, with two windows and a windowed door that opens out to nothing? Kind of dangerous...but whatevs. None of the furniture or bedding is matched and we are seriously lacking in storage space and hooks to hang things on the wall. But its cozy. (Pictures to come)