So as you may have noticed, I have been absent from my blog over the weekend. This is mainly because I fell ill this weekend and didn't leave my bed or do much of anything if I could avoid it. For much of the weekend I could barely see out of my left eye because it watered nonstop and grew swollen due to the use of napkins instead of Kleenex (which they do sell here, but they're pricey). Leave it to me (who never gets sick) to get sick during my first weekend in Denmark!
My roommate & I have been to the Netto nearly every day to buy some type of groceries. But of course, it never occurred to us to buy: soup, tea, hot chocolate, sugar, or honey. All things that are VITAL when one is sick! I knew I wouldn't find my favorite Lipton soup in the grocery stores here...but I was able to at least fond one comfort of home: Celestial Seasonings tea, specifically Sleepy Time. Score one for the sickly American! lol
Anyways...on to more exciting things than my sickness. Friday night (before I got sick) we FINALLY went out and experienced the Copenhagen nightlife. Danes do what they call 'warming up' before they head out to a bodega or diskotek, what we in America would call pre-gaming. And its no wonder why. Drinks are expensive at the bars here in Copenhagen (not surprising, since everything is expensive).
Myself, Jacklynn, Jessie, & Kelsey 'warmed up' for about two hours and probably didn't leave to go out until at least 11, each of us sporting a good buzz by that point. We tried in vain to find The Happy Pig, and instead ran into others living in our kollegium. We settled on Compass Bar, which lured us in with student discounts & free entrance. Yeah....my vodka cranberry was 52 DKK and a shot of whiskey was 25 DKK. But at least they had plenty of couches to sit on! lol
I mistakenly wore heeled boots out that night...and walked home in my socks. We didn't meet any Danes, but we had fun. =]
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