Goodbye doesn't seem real. (2)

gotta have that Nyhavn picture
(even if it is cloudy...)

A cloudy and rainy day in Denmark- but not surprising, I guess. It's fitting that it would be this grey in the few days prior to me leaving, since most of winter was this grey. It will be easier to say goodbye to grey, cloudy Denmark than beautiful, sunny Denmark, I suppose. But still, I would prefer the sun.

view from the spiral steeple

Today I hung out with Kelly, walking around the city (in the rain, of course). We shopped for souvenirs, finding great deals on brightly colored tshirts with Danish phrases in good old Tiger, and we climbed the spiral church tower at the Vor Frelsers Kirke near Christianshavn. It has a beautiful view of Copenhaven, since it takes you up 400 steps to the top of the church steeple across the water, but of course, the clouds made our view slightly less than perfect. And the rain didn't help either. We came back to have dinner at my house in good old Ishøj Landsby, another wonderful night spent with my host family. And now, it is time to study (?).

I have an exam tomorrow, my first and my only exam- the rest of my classes had papers and projects to end the semester. Of course, I haven't started studying yet, but an hour is all I need. A little tonight, a little in the morning, and I will be good to go.

Kelly and I :)

And then, tomorrow is my last day in Copenhagen. An exam at 9am, the closing ceremonies at 2:30 pm, and then home for my last dinner with my wonderful host family, who has felt so much like my real family for my time here in Denmark. Then, Wednesday will be spent at home, and then at the airport. And then I will spend 8.5 hours (about) in the air, and I will be in the United States again. Crazy. 

I'm excited to go home. I know I am, deep down at least. I'm excited to see all the people I have missed, and I'm excited to go to Nicaragua, and I'm excited to have time to just relax in Ridgefield. But, right now, all I can think about are the goodbyes. Those overshadow the good things about going back to the States, and thinking about leaving is a sad thought. I don't quite know how to say goodbye to a country that has become my home over these past 4 months, and people who have become my family. So, I guess, instead of saying "goodbye", I will say "vi ses"- meaning, "see you"- because I will be back.