After 24 hours of flying, I finally made it to Copenhagen. When arriving, the first thing you are going to have to learn is the metro. Coming from a place where I barely understand the Bus, learning a whole metro system was very overwhelming at first. Just imagine a girl with 2 suitcases, a backpack, and sleep deprived, coming up to you and asking if the ticket she just printed out of a machine works for this train. Well that was me and I am sure I probably sounded like I was also speaking gibberish because pronouncing Danish words is a whole other problem. Luckily some kind stranger helped me and pointed me in the right direction, also luckily the metro station I was getting off at was also very close to my accommodation (dorm).
Finally arriving to my mini studio, I was very impressed by house nice the housing was. I for one was scared after hearing some horror stories of dorms abroad in addition to some at UH but here it was perfect. To save money (and a way bigger room), I opted to share a room with my friend Ila who was also studying at CBS. This ended up working out perfect for us and it makes moving to a new country a lot less stressful to have someone with you. The mini studio they give you also comes with your own kitchen and bathroom. The kitchen is also very helpful as eating out in Copenhagen is not student friendly! Also its good to note that most of the bedding, and dishes come included in the room already for you! Here are some pictures of our shared room and the view out our window:
As we also had some time before classes started we then decided to make use of these first couple of weeks exploring Copenhagen. So yes we did most of the tourist things. We were also almost always the lost tourists in Copenhagen. We would take the metro into the city center to try and find the infamous Copenhagen tourist street and for almost a week we would go within 5 minutes of it and not be able to find it (remind me not to switch careers to be a tour guide ever). However, in the midst of being lost and discovering the city, we were also able to meet more exchange students and form a solid friend group. This has been really amazing to meet people from literally all over the world and weird to be living almost a covid free life again with all of the in-person interactions we can have in Denmark. I know its crazy but it is possible to interact not over zoom!
With my weeks of touristy Copenhagen concluded here is my list of the must have tourist thing to do:
Nyhavn: this street is beautiful and I still love taking walks here
Tour Amalienborg: this is where the queen of Denmark lives and it is very cool to see
Canal tour: Copenhagen would not be the same without the beautiful canals and you honestly can learn and see so much from the water
Marble Church: absolutely beautiful and free to see
Amager Beach Park: closest you will get to a beach in Copenhagen, very pretty but be careful the water is freezing
City center: just walk around, the buildings and everything about this area is breathtaking
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