New Horizons

Yesterday I set foot in Copenhagen.  My new home for the next four months: scary and exciting thought... Before boarding the plane I was extremely nervous and felt unprepared,  but then I met my first new friend on the plane.  We immediately found comfort in each other because we were doing the exact same thing, studying abroad at DIS.  As we began to talk more and more about our time abroad she not only is in my orientation group but is also going to Portugal during one of the travel breaks to learn how to surf too!  A pleasant and coincidental surprise.  As the day went on I met more and more people, everyone eager to be here.  Some I may not see again, others are in my building.  But the more and more awkward first encounters I've had, the more comfortable I've been.  Although the day was a little rough from not sleeping the night before, I powered through it overcoming my jet leg.  Which in return made my nights sleep a lot better.  

The title of this entry is called New Horizons because thats exactly what this semester is.  I woke up to a different sunrise this morning to the sound of a rooster.  Definitely wasn't expecting that.  Each and everyday will be a new experience, new people, new routes, and new discoveries.  This semester really will be about stepping outside of my box.  I feel like the first major accomplishment was finding my way around downtown Copenhagen (at least around DIS) and then finding our way back to the Kollegium.  The bus ride felt a lot longer when no one else is leading you.  The only way to find out where to go is to try and find your own way.  I find that I remember where I am better that way.  They say it only takes a week in a new place to remember how to go places.  We'll see if thats true by the end of the week.