Coping in Copenhagen
The Party I'm probably the person who went to the most number of Danish schools in Denmark. I went to a total of three, and the last one, KISS, is where I met a bunch of other expats who all had something I hadn't: A positive attitude about being here. It helped to meet others who were away from home and struggling with the language. It inspired to meet others who were learning Danish not necessarily because the Danish Government said they had to, but because they wanted to. While there I met Gunay, who hails from Turkey; Brent & Jay, fellow Americans; Roxanna, from Romania; Andreas, a Swiss among others. We'd go to Temple Bar on Fridays and punctuate our conversations with what seemed like endless beer. I met these guys at a very important juncture in my life where I really needed to have my own network, not just Benjamin's and I definitely lucked out. Being the well-organized, go-getters that this bunch tends to be, they decided to organize a party celebrating ...