Two Weeks

"Come on, John! Why all these strange posts? I want to hear about your time in Denmark!"

Okay, okay. I will fight those philosophical and theological thoughts that pervade my brain every time I write and give you some information about Denmark.

Two weeks have passed by since I first heard the Danish language spoken. Two weeks have passed by since I sat next to a woman, Krista, on a 9 hour flight to Amsterdam who happened to be a former study abroad adviser at Univ. of Nebraska--Omaha. Two weeks have passed by since I could drive my '96 Toyota Avalon for six minutes one way so that I could rent a movie. Now, I walk for two minutes and get to metro which takes me anywhere I really need to go. Two weeks have passed by since I have hugged my family and friends. Yet, I have come to know my host family and new friends, and our relations improve every single day. Don't worry, my new relationships will never replace the ones already created. Two weeks have passed by since I was worried about if I had packed enough for my trip. My only fears now include if I am doing enough homework to get good grades and if I will be ruining my bank account throughout these five months (Yes, some things never change).

In these past two weeks, I have had each of my classes three times. My favorite class so far is Human Health and Disease which is taught in a hospital (Bispebjerg) by Danish MDs (Peter and Rahim). My other classes are Medical Ethics, Danish Language and Culture (taught by Bianca), Complexity of Cancer--taught by Oncologists, and Sustainable by Design, which is made of mostly architecture students. I do not have class on Wednesdays, but Professors are allowed to schedule Field Studies on that day.

Some of the freshest experiences I have had in the past two weeks involve my host mom's cooking, trying to find a sports bar to watch Denmark beat Croatia in the Handball World Cup semifinal, playing a friendly soccer match with Danes in 26 degree weather, going to Hillsong church, and having a conversation with a few Danish people.

Blogging

Since this is the fist blog I have ever created, I have no training. But this also means I have not obtained any knowledge that can hold back my creative genes, courtesy of Eric and Joann (my parents), from being accessed. Although this may not be recommended by most blogging experts and it definitely not the best way to condition someone into checking  my blog more often, I am going to shotgun post for now. By shotgun post, I mean I am going to post many times at once! Yes, I did make up a new term, but hey, I think my English training can be slightly pushed aside for now too--sorry, Mom. Wait. Let's build on that thought. How did any literary technique become something we taught in school anyways? Authors broke through the bounds of what they were taught to do in order to achieve something so intelligent that society hasn't forgotten. Alright, back the point of the paragraph. For the purpose of making blogging fun, I will only use the thoughuts that come to my head, my creative genes and my experiences in Denmark to create posts. Hope you enjoy it!

Change

It turns out that procrastination even pervades the tasks you intend on being fun. Maybe I am not having fun? Shoot. I have already compartmentalized this blog as something I have to do rather than something I want to do. Well, that means I have to make this fun. Mark this in your calendars everybody! After one post, the vision that was associated with A Danish Enlightenment has officially been changed. Instead of being a factual and probably mundane articulation of my experiences in Denmark, A Danish Enlightenment will consist of my thoughts at the moment I am writing. If you think about it, the original name for the blog is more fitting for the new vision (Coincidence? Nej ("No" in Danish), I don't believe in coincidences). I will share my thoughts which are inevitably enlightened by Denmark, thus A Danish Enlightenment will be born.

P.S. I hope the one word catch phase got you all as it did many Americans in some election recently.