*written on Friday, August 14th around 1pm PST
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Hellooooo world!
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Goodbye, America! Many may still be unaware, but I am currently 35,000 feet above sea level, en route to Copenhagen. I am about to finish off one of the most whirlwind years of my life with a four-month stay in Denmark. No big.
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This year has been packed with promotions, real engineering, amazing friendships, family, sleeping through finals, stress, sadness, happiness, love, driving all over the state, and heat. I’m sure other things happened, but that’s what comes to mind immediately. I got my first passport back in May and have spent the last few days unpacking and repacking my life and my belongings in preparation for The Next Adventure.
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So here I am. The clouds are puffy as can be, and I really wish a clown would twirl them on a stick and dye them pink, because I am extremely hungry and they quite resemble cotton candy at the moment. So far the baby a few rows back has only had one outburst, and wifi is pay-by-the-minute or something, so I won’t be doing much of that.
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Now onto Exciting Things: Why am I flying to Copenhagen in the middle of August, you ask? (And by “you,” I mean “Mom,” because I doubt this little jot will make it much past that, assuming she actually reads this and doesn’t just look at the pictures.)
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Well, I am studying abroad in order to become Worldly and Enlightened, because that is the type of thing you do in college. My final destination is the Danish Institute for Study Abroad, or “DIS.” It is a school designed for North American university students to experience the extravagance and wonder that is Denmark, Europe, and the world. We are provided with the tools to do all sorts of things, including living with a Danish host family (can’t wait to meet you guys!), learning Danish, and taking class outside the classroom to learn first-hand from museums, discussions, and excursions in Copenhagen and in other countries in Europe. I will also be supported by the Scan|Design foundation, who is helping me fund my studies and will provide me with even more immersions in Danish culture. Eep!
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TURBULEEEENCE. How can air be bumpy? I don’t understand… Apparently it is the clouds; I should have eaten them when I had the chance.
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Right. So. I am a mechanical engineering major at the University of Washington, but I will be taking a nice little break from engineering while abroad. I am taking some art history, Equality in Scandinavia, and Danish classes for fun, and I am taking some sustainability classes that I feel will be extremely applicable to my engineering future. I will also have faculty-led trips to Rome, Sweden, and Northern Germany, and I hope to make it to at least a few other places during weekends and travel breaks (namely: Norway, Paris, and Amsterdam).
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Sooooooooo that is all I can think of as far as– OHMYGOSH WE ARE FLYING NEXT TO THIS HUGEMONGOUS CLOUD. Wow. That was great. You guys missed out… I mean Mom. Mom, you missed out.
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Anyway. If you want to contact me, I’m nine hours ahead of Seattle time. I can definitely be in touch on facebook and email, and texting is free! (You could also just comment on this post.) However, if you want to hear my beautiful voice or see my beautiful face (except not right now– right now I am not sure what is happening to my hair and the bags under my eyes barely made the carry-on limits), you should download the Viber app, because then we can wi-fi talk-it-up all we want for freeeeeee. The app is kind of a combo between Messenger and Skype, but better and with cuter stickers.
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Until next time!
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(As a note: just ignore the signature I am about to use if you don’t understand it. I used to sign every blog post this way back in my glory days, and I think it will be a hard habit to break…)
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Venlig hilsen/ best regards,
Lizzy-wa OUT! 😀