Oh Denmark
It occurred to me on the train home this morning that the past 24 hours could have only happened in Denmark. Its just been a really unique couple of hours.
Lets start with the sausage stand- Peter's Pølser (see pictures). I believe this stand is by the Nørreport station everyday, but the name just occurred to me yesterday. So, this one is for you, Pete. Let me explain the sausage stands. First they are all around (but I have to say I haven't bought anything from them... yet). These stands, however, are not permanent. No, no, no, my friends, these things have little engines on them. So, lets say you are a sausage stand owner. You wake up in the morning and start up your sausage stand engine (which by the way is very, very loud). Then you proceed to guide it behind you and in the process block traffic, bikes, people. Where you take your sausage stand is based on a hierarchical system-- as you can imagine not all sausage stand spots are created equal. So, Pete, it looks like you've got a pretty darn good spot next to the train station. In any regard, at the end of the day you pack up your sausage stand and wheel it home with you. Oh, these Danes...
Lets talk about the exams I have had so far. I got a short "pop" quiz back yesterday. And by short I mean 8 questions. Which means, since I missed one, I got a B+. I also took another exam yesterday.. which was suppose to focus on the eye and OB-GYN, and maybe a bit about radiology. But it turned to be mostly radiology, a little on the eye, and no OB-GYN. But enough complaining. On with he good stuff!
In Health and Human Disease lab yesterday I drew blood. And you may think to yourself, well, it probably was a fake arm. No, no, no, I drew blood from a real, live human being (Allison to be exact). In turn I had my blood drawn as well-- which explains the weird picture of me holding a vial of blood. Why we kept our vials of blood is beyond me as I have no idea what to do with it. But I have one! Also in lab we learned how to do sutures. Which after a bit of practice is much easier.
So, after all this excitement with classes I came home to have dinner with the fam. After dinner we watched Pirates of the Caribbean, a favorite of my host sisters. After that I headed to the city and meet up with Tami to go to a party hosted by another DIS student. The party was alright, but around midnight we were getting ready to head out. But we never actually did... well, we did, but just much later. Somehow midnight turned into 4 in the morning. And let me tell you, riding in the front of the Metro is fun sober, its even more fun after a few drinks. So is riding on the back of Tami's bicycle. And making pesto at 5 in the morning.
I actually just made it home, desperately wanting to take a shower. Only to find that the shower was stopped up. But my host mom got it all fixed. It appears to be working fine now.
So, there you have it. Denmark: sausage stands, exams, and a few too many....
Skål! (Cheers!)
Anna
Lets start with the sausage stand- Peter's Pølser (see pictures). I believe this stand is by the Nørreport station everyday, but the name just occurred to me yesterday. So, this one is for you, Pete. Let me explain the sausage stands. First they are all around (but I have to say I haven't bought anything from them... yet). These stands, however, are not permanent. No, no, no, my friends, these things have little engines on them. So, lets say you are a sausage stand owner. You wake up in the morning and start up your sausage stand engine (which by the way is very, very loud). Then you proceed to guide it behind you and in the process block traffic, bikes, people. Where you take your sausage stand is based on a hierarchical system-- as you can imagine not all sausage stand spots are created equal. So, Pete, it looks like you've got a pretty darn good spot next to the train station. In any regard, at the end of the day you pack up your sausage stand and wheel it home with you. Oh, these Danes...
Lets talk about the exams I have had so far. I got a short "pop" quiz back yesterday. And by short I mean 8 questions. Which means, since I missed one, I got a B+. I also took another exam yesterday.. which was suppose to focus on the eye and OB-GYN, and maybe a bit about radiology. But it turned to be mostly radiology, a little on the eye, and no OB-GYN. But enough complaining. On with he good stuff!
In Health and Human Disease lab yesterday I drew blood. And you may think to yourself, well, it probably was a fake arm. No, no, no, I drew blood from a real, live human being (Allison to be exact). In turn I had my blood drawn as well-- which explains the weird picture of me holding a vial of blood. Why we kept our vials of blood is beyond me as I have no idea what to do with it. But I have one! Also in lab we learned how to do sutures. Which after a bit of practice is much easier.
So, after all this excitement with classes I came home to have dinner with the fam. After dinner we watched Pirates of the Caribbean, a favorite of my host sisters. After that I headed to the city and meet up with Tami to go to a party hosted by another DIS student. The party was alright, but around midnight we were getting ready to head out. But we never actually did... well, we did, but just much later. Somehow midnight turned into 4 in the morning. And let me tell you, riding in the front of the Metro is fun sober, its even more fun after a few drinks. So is riding on the back of Tami's bicycle. And making pesto at 5 in the morning.
I actually just made it home, desperately wanting to take a shower. Only to find that the shower was stopped up. But my host mom got it all fixed. It appears to be working fine now.
So, there you have it. Denmark: sausage stands, exams, and a few too many....
Skål! (Cheers!)
Anna
posted by ACG at 10/07/2006 05:55:00 AM
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