The Beach, and Lists of Leaving (3)

favorite room :)

Today was a relaxing day in Denmark. I woke up, cleaned my room (necessary), did laundry, and then took pictures of...everything! I want to chronicle all the parts of my life in Denmark, and be able to look back and remember what the house looks like, what the backyard/garden looks like, what the street I lived on looks like, etc. Then, I decided to finally accomplish what should have been the easiest thing on my list to do- visiting Ishøj Strand, or the beach in Ishøj. Granted, it wasn't that warm, it was pretty windy, and it was only partly sunny, so it wasn't exactly prime beach weather.

But still, it had to be done. I walked to the bus stop (which took twice as long as usual, since I took pictures along the way- gotta remember my daily walk to the bus!), took the bus to the train station, and walked to the beach- easy enough, especially since there were signs everywhere for the bike/walking path telling me which way to go. When I got to the beach, I sat by the water for 45 minutes and read my book for Nicaragua; it was very nice, minus the part where sand started blowing everywhere, and I had to hide in the grassy sand dunes to avoid it.

dinner for 3 :)

Then, Emma came over tonight for a very hyggeligt night. We enjoyed chips and guacamole, delicious wine, a wonderful dinner, and ice cream/fruit for dessert, as well as great company and great conversation. It was a pretty low key day overall though, which was great after the busy few days I've been having. A great end to the weekend- my last weekend in Denmark. Crazy to think that I will be in Connecticut next weekend; actually, I will be in Connecticut in THREE days. That is crazy. I'm going to miss so much about Denmark though; in fact, I have made some lists in honor of leaving.

15 Things I will miss about Denmark

1. hearing and trying to understand/speak Danish

I'll miss this big, crazy, wonderful family

2. hygge :)

3. my commute

4. pålægschokolade 

5. the bike culture

6. hanging laundry to dry

7. milo

8. the slower pace of life

9. bread/cheese for breakfast

10. family dinners

11. rugbrød and smørrebrød

12. ØKF

13. leisure reading

14. Søs's cooking and baking

15. my host family/huge extended family!

15 Things I am looking forward to about home

1. my friends!

look at those faces- how could you not miss them!?!

2. unlimited texting

3. virtually unlimited calling

4. peanut butter and jelly

5. driving

6. food not being super expensive!

7. EVERYTHING not being super expensive!

8. nicaragua (okay, i guess that's not really something about home)

9. the mancusos! --->

10. stores being open on sundays

11. honey nut cheerios

12. my chacos and my rainbows

13. lazy days at Westmo

14. genoa, planet pizza, and other staples of Ridgefield eating 

15. ceteris (my fish, yup.)

15 Things I will try to bring home from Denmark

1. my Danish family (well, skype/email at least!)

2. riding a bike (that is, if I have a bike, and roads where I won't die)

okay, so I won't have a castle to ride by, but still :)

3. living life more slowly

4. reading for fun

5. hanging my laundry
6. more cooking; baking my own bread

7. sitting down to have meals

8. appreciating the sunshine

9. candles

10. carrots in the lasagna :)
11. planning ahead
12. hosting dinner parties, etc
13. walking to get around
14. eating outside/having picnics

15. hygge :)