GOAL!

Yay! It is finally feeling warm here in Copenhagen! It is in the 40s and low 50s, which feels hot compared to Finland and Estonia. On Saturday, I celebrated the nice weather by going on a 5k run around my neighborhood…in shorts! Then I went out to dinner with my host family and out dancing with Gabi. Once again, I didn’t get home until after 4am, and I am feeling it this Monday afternoon :(

Anyway, yesterday we decided to go to a soccer game, which was great for me because the stadium is right by my house. Soccer is huge in Europe. It’s like going to a football game in the US, so even though I had no idea what was going on in the game, the cheering and yelling makes it super fun! I went with Gabi, Mark, and Pat who all play soccer at Skidmore College, so of course they were a lot more focused on the game than I was. I enjoyed my hot dog, hot chocolate, and watching the fans the most haha.

Gabi is going to kill me for putting this picture up, but I don’t really care haha. I don’t think she was ready for it to be taken… anyway, the hot dogs here are weird, but they are obsessed with them. You can get all different kinds, and today we got the ones where they take a long roll, dig out the middle, and stick the hot dog inside. Delish! One other funny thing we noticed on the bus ride home from the soccer game, the signs for no food on the bus are two hot dogs with a red circle with a slash through it. While in the US, it’s usually a hamburger:

We thought that was pretty hilarious. The game we went to was Brøndby vs. Sønderjyske, and since Brøndby was the home team, we cheered for them. They won 2-0, and the fans were extremely excited. They seriously cheer the entire 90 minutes, and everyone knows the exact cheers and hand motions. It’s like a cult.

I had a great time, and I get to go to another soccer match this Sunday with my Danish Language and Culture class. It is a huge game!! Brøndby is playing F.C. København, which are the two biggest rivals. Apparently they had to move the game up to an earlier time to hopefully avoid less fighting, drunkeness, etc. I am super excited! Plus like all of DIS is going, which will be awesome!

Now I am going to get some homework done. I have two big papers due in a couple weeks! Oh, and wine tasting starts tomorrow night! I can’t wait!

Hej Hej!

Emily