Jeg eskler København! My Adventures in Beautiful Denmark: Has it really been over a month?

Man, I am bad at keeping in touch!

Hello everyone! I just got back friday from a wonderful trip to Estonia and Sweden. The photo above is of me and my fabulous cape I bought in Estonia! Little old ladies sell sweaters and other knitted things in the streets to make some extra money (apparently they receive a really small pension). I wanted to buy sweaters to dress the whole family (especially Finny! They had a pink kitty poncho) but those old ladies were not to be bartered with haha.

I went to Estonia with my Child Development class to see how their special education programs are being formed and run. Estonia has only been an independent nation for 20 years! It was crazy to see the Soviet buildings and influence. Tallinn was such a beautiful city. Very medieval and historical. You would be next to a castle and then look over and see a sad sad looking Soviet building. Pretty crazy! There was a lot of prejudice towards the Russian children, but all and all Estonia is headed in a very "Scandinavian" direction of education.

After Tallinn we went on a huuuge ferry to Stockholm, Sweden. The ferry was full of casinos and nightclubs but I was soo seasick. Absolutely terrible. Sweden, however, was beautiful and perfect. Stockholm is so much more diverse than Copenhagen. So many different people! Not just blondes as expected haha. The Swedes were so kind and I ate so much delicious food. There was only one restaurant where they apparently have no idea what being a vegetarian means. Everyone had salmon or meatballs and I was served a "game casserole." GAME! But the potatoes I had were very delicious :)

As fun as the trip was (we also saw a Swedish opera...crazay), I was so ready to come home to Copenhagen. I love it so much here. Even if I don't understand what everything means or what people are saying, this really does feel like home. Landing in Denmark felt like such a relief...

I have a lot of adventures ahead of me though! the weekend of the 22nd I'm heading to Oslo, Norway on a "booze cruise" but I'm certainly worried about getting sick again. At the end of the month, I will be traveling for two weeks with my friends. We are heading to London, then Barcelona for Halloween, then Italy (Milan, Rome, Venice, and Florence), Greece (Athens, San Torini) and PARIS! I am sooooo excited!

I will try my best to write more soon and here are some pictures from my Estonia and Sweden trip :)

Much love everyone