HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I had my first official shift at Studenterhuset on Tuesday night as a barista/bartender/therapist. (Just kidding about the therapist part. However, I believe my uncle Brian was a fantastic bartender therapist when he was in college). At first I was kind of nervous since I didn't really know how to do anything, but things got better as the night went on. The guy in charge of the bar that night was a wonderfully nice Dane named Mads who had a fantastic beard (a beard that even Kimbo Slice would envy). So, you know how in America your work training lasts a few shifts and its usually pretty intense and they show you how to do everything then watch you do it so they know you know how? Well that ain't the case here. I believe when I asked Mads how to make a Cappuccino and he said, "oooh, well try on your own, you can't mess it up. Just see what happens." Ok Mads! Righty-o! Fortunately i'm a caffeine addict and could figure out how to make the espresso...aaaaand then things went down hill. Don't worry though, the bearded wonder came to my rescue and taught me how to make all the other latte drinks. (It'll probably be the last time he says those words to anyone again though). Things went on pretty smoothly from there, I learned how to work the magical stamping dishwasher, how to make some drinks, and how to NOT forget to take the bottle caps off the bottles before handing them to customers (the only cans they have here are for hard cider). Ahh however towards the end of the night I got kinda cocky with the hot water for tea and burnt my left hand. It's better now! But my pride shall never be the same....
Tuesday was also swing dance night (Nicholas Scanlan you would have loved it, and it made me miss all my Johnson/Ruddy/Scanlan-Cheathams a ton). I think I almost got kicked/swung danced into about 5 times while I was clearing some tables, who knew swing dancing was so dangerous? All the other bartenders were extremely nice, most of them are on volunteer basis just like me. I did the math though and with the amount of free coffee drinks, booze, and experience I will get by the end of the semester...I think its worth it :)
Wednesday I got sucked into the black hole that is youtube, and I contemplated being sick without my mom to take care of me. Well I guess now that I am 21 I will have to start taking care of myself....pity. Hi mam! I also got to eat toast all day. I have decided that my personal heaven will be a land of toast that I can eat all day.
Today I worked another shift! And of course it is Valentines day! To celebrate, my roommate Kira and I went to the glass market and got some cake. She got a vanilla cake with raspberry filling and vanilla custard in the middle and I got a chocolate marble cheesecake:
This one is mine! (Also why are danish dessert forks super tiny?)
Audrey Rae Ruddy: The cake place we were at had cows EVERYWHERE. There were cow collages and cow figurines! I think I met about 10 of Mr. Cowies cousins. (There were also many mushrooms, but the cows were what made me think of you).
After class I came home to attend a security meeting at my Kollegium. There have been a few incidents in our area lately, and since this blog is about the whole experience of study abroad (not just the good) I will share them with you. In the past two weeks two different rooms in my Kollegium have been broken into and robbed (Both rooms belonged to DIS students) - apparently there are wooden windows on the first floor that can be kicked in. All the guys are fine now, and one of them even walked in on the thief in the act and proceeded to chase him down a few blocks. Other than that the corner store on our street was robbed twice and there was a smattering of other shady activity. My room is on the second floor so I personally do not feel threatened by a robbery, however many people were extremely upset about the whole situation. Long story short they are gonna up the security around here. I also think this might be a good lesson that just because Copenhagen is one of the safest cities in the world doesn't mean that regular crime doesn't exist here.
On a lighter note, here is another bro quote! (rhyming skills)
Bro 1: Hey, I left a brand new bottle of extra virgin olive oil in the common room a few days ago and now it's not there. If you took it please give it back.
Bro 2: bro, it's in my room from when we cooked Saturday.
Have a happy Valentines Day!
Love, Becca/Reba/Reebs/Rebecca
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