SUNDAY JANUARY 28th

Woke up and went down to have yogurt and toast for breakfast.
Took bus over the Osterbro to run with Danes training for the marathon. Catherine Miller Little (smith alum) told me about it. 18km run in about 1:45. There were over 100 people that divided up into groups of 20 or so. They divided up into groups with 2 people leading and you couldn’t pass the leaders. The runners would raise their hand when stopping and point to things in the way. We went all over the area along the streets and some bike paths. No idea where we went, but it was pretty. At one point someone dropped off and another runner commented, “another one bites the dust” with Danish surrounding it. They have English music and English films and speak English everywhere here if you ask.
I took the bus back to the house. I had bread and liver pate and cheese and a banana for lunch. I haven’t been drinking milk because they don’t seem to and I feel funny guzzling it down. I guess it’s there for me to drink though. They only get half gallons.
Their house is quite uncluttered compared to ours. They moved at some point and both come from previous marriages so that could be part of it. The house is kept very neat.
I’ve just been studying Danish numbers and phrases and reading this afternoon. Ida is studying and working on her dissertation and Karen was out with friends. Jens read the paper and is doing work also. He has been doing a lot with their new boat to make it ready for the spring (sanding and finishing).
Spying on the electricity meter by the bathroom (all measured at 9AM)
78711kwh 1/25
78720kwh 1/27
78732kwh 1/28
78751kwh 1/29
Had a dinner of tomato sauce with meatballs and an egg that remains whole and cooks in the mixture and sort of ends up poached. Interesting. Had an apple cake for dessert.
Watched a CSI type show with Karen that is apparently very popular in Denmark. No commercials! Didn’t understand much but oh well.
Simon (Ida’s nephew arrived. He is the twin of Anders who I met last weekend. He had a Harvard t-shirt from being in Boston. He’s staying here for the week and going to the U. Copenhagen. Eventually he’ll move into an apartment.