Being back in Copenhagen is okay. I have already seen almost all the important people, have gone the right places and eaten the good food. I moved into my newly acquired apartment yesterday and enjoy it tremendously. It is located down town and I secretly hope that it will improve my social life because here people can stop by for just half an hour if they are in the neighborhood. Of course I will not be home that much because I have teaching and a little PhD thesis to write. But it is a nice thought.
The 'back in Copenhagen' hit me hard already the first day. Everything is contrasting California, here I wait for the bus for 10 minutes every morning (can't wait to get a bicycle) I hold the door for people who don't even look me in the eyes, not to talk about thanking me (my mom says it's a city phenomenon, rather than culture) and the cars don't stop when I try to cross the street at a pedestrian walk (I am really scared that my California walking habits are going to get me run over one of these days). At my university, the Dean was the first one to welcome me back when I went to get coffee and my desk was filled with an office mate's papers. My PC didn't really work but already the second day I had lunch with two people that I had been excited about seeing again. So being back in Copenhagen is not that bad at all.
Posted by Louise at March 31, 2004 08:33 AMGood to have you back. I'll promise to step by when in the neighborhood, but I probaly won't be that often. Better at coming by intentionally. Funny how you hate airports. I like airports, because I am going somewhere new, rarely away.
See you soon.
And... from a professional point of view (me being that occasional male professional traveller) this comments dialog has a weird tab order. Try tabing to the "Remember personal info?" and then into the comment fields. Can't help it :-)
cheers
Christian