I have a catalogue of memories stored in the back of my
study abroad compartment of my brain. There are outrageously funny memories and
ones that were only funny after the fact… like when I crashed my bike and had
to go to the hospital. I revisit these memories randomly and can’t help but
smile at that amazing time in my life.
Some of my favorite memories are just the everyday things
that probably wouldn’t stand out to most people. Believe it or not, some things
do become routine when you are abroad long enough. Almost every day after
class, they 10 girls and I from our flat would meet up for lunch. Some days we
would go to this place called the Glass Markets. There were different food and
merchant booths set up in a city center within these glass-walled structures.
It wasn’t really indoors or outdoors, but it was amazing! The food was
wonderful and the laughs never stopped.
Other days we would go to the Copenhagen Street Food on
Paper Island. This was my favorite places in all of Denmark (this girl is a
self-declared food critic). What looked like a large warehouse on the outside
was actually a maze of different food trucks on the inside. There were
cheesecake trucks, BBQ trucks, Brazilian cuisine, seafood, beer and wine, pasta
and all things in between. We never got tired of this place!
After getting our various different lunches we would sit out
on the pier and watch the boats go by or just observe the people. It felt like
being a local, just us hanging around and talking about our different classes
and what we wanted to do for the rest of the day. These small memories are some
of my favorites because these are the places I truly connect with the girls on
my flat and with local culture. Just talking about it has me hungry for a
smørrebrød!
Here’s a link to the Copenhagen Street Food website if you
want to check out all the different vendors or events: http://copenhagenstreetfood.dk/en/
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