TUESDAY JANUARY 30th

Woke up around 6:30. Ate breakfast of cereal and yogurt with Jens, Ida, Karen, and Simon. There was an article in the Politiken about social security and saving for retirement so we talked about that a little bit. Went for a run down Nordre Fasenvej and through Frederiksberg Have (gardens). There were lots of paths and little ponds. Tons of mallards and other birds in the ponds. The garden will be even nicer in the spring. Got a little bit lost near this neat old church but then I figured it out. I feel perfectly safe running here and the city is very clean. Almost got run over by two bicyclers. Oops!
Took a shower and headed into DIS. Talked with Nancy an Ada from DIS. She's very happy here and enjoyed a fishing boat trip she signed up to do on Sunday.
Went to 20th century Euro. history. Talked about population growth (fertility rates, mortality rates, women's edc, disease etc etc.) I like Peter the professor he has a good sense of humor and tells good stories.
Ate lunch of a focaccia bread with Elizabeth, Emily, and Ashley.
Went to Enviro. history. We talked about change from hunter/gatherer to agricultural to industrial society and generally how to split up the time from 40000 BC to now.
Went to Danish. Reviewed numbers and days of the week from survival danish. Praticed asking "what are you doing" Hvad laver du? (Jeg laeser (I read/study) Jeg ser fjersten (watch TV) Jeg horar radio (I listen to the radio) laver mad (cook) Jeg vasker op (clean up). At the end we talked briefly about cultural differences we've noticed.
Went back home and read for classes.
Talked with Karen about her ski trip with friends next weekend. She was sewing a neck warmer.
Helped to cut stuff up for a Thai stir fry with noodles, carrots, chicken, red peppers, leeks. Ate dinner with Jens, Karen, and Ida. We talked about what happened in our days and about favorite foods. We also talked about birthdays and having parties. Karen wants to invite a lot of people over and Jakob (Jens son from the previous marriage) is having a party to celebrate finishing his thesis for a master's degree.
Put laundry in to wash. They have different temps you can wash at but not warm and cold like a home. There is no dryer they just hang clothes to air dry on clothes line on the basement ceiling. I had to stand on a stool to reach the lines.
Watched a bit of the handball game on TV. It was the final game. Handball is sort of like a combo of basketball, football, and soccer. You throw the ball around but you try to throw it into nets. There is a large circle that the goaly stands in and that players cannot enter. Denmark beat Iceland. Hooray!