Guuuullll... well *this* is awkward. Hello gang. Right now you might be thinking "Lizzy, you have been the worst blog updater of all time." And, hey, I can't argue with you there. But, you can't say I didn't warn you! I promise I have a long list of excuses for my lack of blogging ranging from the legitimate "but but.. my laptop was stolen!" excuse, to the very lame "I was, quite frankly, too busy eating cupcakes" one. Either way, I am sorry. Just like the signs over precarious stepping situations around Europe ask, I beg you to mind the wee (not so wee) blogging gap. Without further ado, here is a final y'er a peein' blog post:
In less than 48 hours, I will be in land of Chipotle, sunshine (yes, it is *still* pretty freaking cold here), my puppies, and all of my incredible friends and family. While my experience here has been absolutely wonderful, I could not be more excited to be heading back. My last few days here have consisted of a lot of "woah... I am *never* going to be back here again?'s" and "thank GOD I am never going to be back here again!'s" So, I would like this post to serve as a little intortubes scrapbook of my experiences. At the end of every summer at camp, I always write myself a list of things to look back and laugh/smile about. I am not very good at taking a zillion pictures, writing heartfelt poetry about my time in awesome places, or (clearly) updating a witty blog. To me, I like to remember the special, hilarious, " is this real life!?" moments. So, here are a few I will carry with me:
1) Being asked if I was "practicing for a puppet show" by a Dane while signing at a video camera on my computer. I laughed so hard that I snorted cider out of my nose ( I do that a lot.)
2) Having my *entire* backpack stolen, melting my cutting board all over my burners, burning my dinner, and having my toothbrush fall in the toilet all in one day.While I found exactly 0% of this amusing at the time, I grew a lot that day. I firmly believe that no summer at camp get's really great until you reach the tipping point from exhaustion to insanity. This day was my tipping point, here.
3) Weeping with laughter while signing inappropriate ABC ASL Stories in a cafe with some friends. I believe more drink spitting ensued.
4) Trying to navigate the Netto for the first time (err... really any time). The Netto and I have a *really* love/hate relationship. As soon as I return to Wegmans, I am sure I will realize how awful it really was. The produce is sketchy at best. Some days you can't find a single edible looking green thing in the store. However, Netto is also home to some BOMB danish pancakes and chocolate mousse. I will miss it... ish. I never did get used to "processed America peanut spread" or any other version of Danish PB. POISON.
5) Eating Agnes Cupcakes with friends on a sunny day outside the glass market. Before coming to Denmark, I didn't even really like cupcakes.Denmark is no culinary mecca, but this place is incredible. Much like baked apples, and naps in my usual college life, these cupcakes served as a therapist to my friends and I here. Bad test? Cupcake. Homesick? Cupcake. Backpack stolen? TWO CUPCAKES!
6) Walking with my family around Copenhagen in driving snow in mid-April, trying hopelessly not to have our cheap umbrellas reverse themselves.
7) Hanging out with adorable Danish kids (not to mention hottie Danish pedagogue) every Thursday. Laughing every time my favorite little boy, Jonas, babbled in rapid-fire Danish at me because he didn't give a single shit that I couldn't understand him.
8) Winning a leadership award for "best essay" for an essay that I wrote in 25 very grumpy minutes post backpack theft. Using my prize gift certificate to buy celebratory danish shoes!
9) Climbing trees in the beautiful Copenhagen parks. On the two warm days of the semester, the afternoons spent eating mangos, reading, and napping up there were the absolute best.
10) Jumping on the (BUILT INTO THE SIDEWALK) trampolines near Nyhavn, and seeing "Medina" in Tivoli. I did both of these things in dear-god-why-is-it-still-so-cold-here weather. Street trampolines have to be the single most brilliant idea in all of human existence. Tivoli is a theme park right in the center of the city. It is weird, cool, and delicious (which is an excellent three word summary of my time here as a whole!) These were my last two really unforegetable experiences here.
Four months has flown. Thank you all for supporting and loving me through this awesome time. I can't wait to see you all in just a few days. :) Until then, this is me signing off.
If you're an American when you walk into the bathroom, and you're an American when you walk out of the bathroom, what are you when you're in the bathroom?
Y'er A Peein'
:) It's been a *great* pee.
Love,
Lizzy
