In Denmark

Hello everybody!

I am sitting at an internet terminal in our hostel in Copenhagen at the moment missing you all very much. I am coming home very soon and I can not believe that I start medical school within a month.

To be honest, I don't think I have realized much about myself on this trip, though I have experienced a lot of things for the first time here. But so far a few things have hit me:

1) Relationships change so much and are constantly evolving, for better and for worse.
I am traveling with a friend I met in China last year and I definitely feel different around her than in China. I guess it was bound to happen, but I never actually thought it would. I thought things would be exactly the same.

2) You can not soak in culture as a tourist. I loved Finland because I was able to live there and really adapt their lifestyles. In Stockholm, Oslo etc. we rush through millions of museums and eat out all the time, we do not get the culture, and I somehow think that that is the most important part. However, backpacking is a world in and of itself. There are so many backpackers here and they are all (like us) not showered, but happy and well-traveled. It is an interesting society to observe.

3) I am an active holiday person. Museums are fun and all, so is shopping, but walking up a mountain to see a huge glacier??? That is priceless!! I now know myself better and can plan for my future travels better too.

4) Traveling- no PLANNING- is exhausting. Thanks mom and dad for the amazing trips you have planned for us in the past. It was really difficult, I realize that now. Much appreciation and kudos to you.

5) Every minute counts on this trip. I am here for such a short time! And who knows when I shall return? So on that note, I better be off. Not everyday do I wake up in Denmark!