First Day of Classes

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Day 12: Copenhagen

So I’m not sure that I’m ready for classes to start again, but I’m nervous and excited. We had to get up at 6.30, be ready by 7.30 and made our way out to the train station for clss at 8.30. It only takes a 10 min walk to the station, 5 mins on the train and a 5 min walk to school. We stopped for expensive tea and coffee...$3-9 a cup I believe. Had classes until 5.30 and we were exhausted and a bit overwhelmed by the workload. We thought we were going to have an easy first weekend, but we have 50% of our project to be completed and presented by Monday! So goodbye weekend. But it’s exciting working with people in architecture, urban design and other interior people. I will learn so much, even if I crash and burn by next week!
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Project: Create a site analysis and model on a 1:50 scale (metrics) based on research within assigned group by Monday. My group was assigned Alvar Aalto’s Säynätsalo in Finland to research.

Workload for the night:
A ton of reading
Sketch model
Concept sketches
Research of given architecture program

What I found out today:
-Danish accents are pretty fun to listen to
-Don’t talk on the train in the morning- people will stare at you.
-Alvar Aalto and Jorn Utzon are very influential architects and have many great projects
I’ll upload pictures and information once I go visit those sites here in CPH and when I go to Finland and Sweden!
-Going to have to buy a lot of materials!!! UGH
-METRIC SYSTEM WHAT?
-Oh and still working on military time

New word of the day: Jeg elsker dig- I love you

What I Saw: 
-A lot of cute vintage shops and stores (no time or moolah to shop for now though!) at 25-50% tax rates I don’t think I will ever have money anymore!

Misc: Coolest ducks here. They are black with shiny white beaks. Had our first dinner in the kitchen that Brenna cooked for us. Yum.

The Kitchen our floor shares is Cozy

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So long for now. Have to start my loads of homework. Hopefully we will be able to get a couple hours of sleep before waking up at 6.30 again. Thankfully my group meets at 9.45 on Friday so I can sleep in a little more.

Shout-outs: Marla and Mia for being great people are following me and Brenna’s blogs! Marla- Hope you had fun in LA and Vegas!
My mom for kind of learning how to Skype with me!

End of the Day thought: Ahh homework in the summer!?