Yesterday marked the first day of classes and got me so excited for the rest of the semester. My day started at 8:30am with Psychopharmacology and a crash course in chemical signal transduction and receptors. There was a lot of material to take in but it definitely makes me feel better knowing that my semester abroad will still be full of interesting intellectual stimulation. Straight after, I made my way to Danish class where our teacher helped us better understand our initial impressions of the Danish culture and become acquainted with a few new Danish words. My last class of the day was Thinking Lab: From Kant and Nietzsche to Surveillance after 9/11. One of the things I loved about this class was the passion my teacher showed for learning and the emphasis he put on being able to learn for the sake of learning rather than to get the best grades, which I felt was something often missing at my home institution.
Straight after classes finished for the day a few friends and I hit up Tivoli – a beautiful amusement park and garden in the heart of Copenhagen. It was a great way to relax before my core course class social where we all got to bond outside the classroom over drinks and nibbles.
On Friday DIS organized an amazing event called the Sustainable Boutique where previous students donated leftover clothing, appliances, and everything else that didn’t fit into their suitcases. I scored big time picking up a hair straightener, hair dryer, a warm jacket, a pair of jean, and a few sweaters. It’s also great to know that anything I need to leave behind will be going to a good home in the future.
The Pursuit of Hygge 
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