Europe is a Thief

In the past month...

Beauvais Airport has jostled my laptop into a worthless heap.
Hamburg acquired a very valuable USB stick containing 4 years worth of photos and every paper I have ever written.
Bornholm made off with my digital camera.

I have recently put my journal under house arrest, because at this point, it may very well be the next of my possessions to spontaneously dematerialize off of my person.

So while I cannot throw up a bunch of colorful pictures of my travels to Hamburg, my wanderings in the divine Copenhagen sunshine, or my biking expedition to the island of Bornholm, I can tell you that this semester has taught me quite a few lessons about my impatient, meticulous, and over-analytical self. Things don't go the way that you plan them to. In fact, they rarely do. I think that the universe is rather obnoxiously ordering me to more thoroughly document my last weeks in Copenhagen with pen to paper. And in the grand scheme of things, this little black book is all that really matters to me at the end of the last 4 months.

Emily's April Recommendations:

Frederiksberg Have - It would be impossible to top my favorite place in Copenhagen, Kongens Have, but this park in the neighborhood of Frederiksberg is certainly a close second. Tucked away in a quieter corner of the city, there is always plenty of space to spread out a blanket to read, a maze of paths through the trees for walking or biking, and bonus, elephants! The park is attached to the Zoologisk Have. Just ride (or walk) away from the city down Vesterbrogade and its impossible to miss.

Louisiana Museum for Moderne Kunst - The modern art museum located about 35 minutes by train from Central Station. The current exhibition is "Dream and Revolution", works by the surrealist artist Max Ernst running until June 1st. A walk around the garden at the end of your visit is a must: the museum is on the northern coast of Sjælland, with beautiful views of Øresunds Sound.

Bornholm - What to say? DO IT. I found myself regretting not signing up for Bornholm at the beginning of the semester, so when the email went out announcing the free spots still left, I jumped on it. 2 days of biking across what I would consider the most beautiful part of Denmark. Highlights include: swimming in the Baltic Sea, eating smoked fish in tiny island towns, hiking sacred cliffs, and napping in the grass (I can't resist).

Lille Vega - On Monday night, Andrew Bird arrived in Copenhagen, and I was introduced to the smaller of Vega's concert venues. There really isn't a bad seat in the house (its even smaller than the Fox Theater, a reference point for those Boulder kids.) Now I'm used to competing for good standing room at concerts in the States, and I'm also used to standing in a crowd of thousands for a show like Andrew Bird. Fun fact: the Danes are punctual to a fault. When the ticket says that the show starts at 8:00, they obediently arrive on the dot. So for you Americans out there used to a more competitive concert-going atmosphere, to showing up an hour early and elbowing your way as close as possible, you are in luck. I was under 10 feet away from Andrew Bird and his outrageous violin skills and only had to show up 20 minutes early. Hell, I could have touched the man had I been feeling especially pushy.

"Souverian" will always remind me of springtime in Copenhagen.