Since I left Burlington I've been constantly on the go experiencing a completely different culture and time has flown by. I think the past few days have really caught up to me because I woke up at 11am, but was in and out of sleep and didn't leave my bed until at least 2pm. I've had the mentality that while I'm here I need to experience as much as possible while forgetting that six weeks is a relatively long time and I need to pace myself. I see the value in having a lazy day every once in a while, but I'm often torn whether it is justified. It is important to let your body rest and recuperate, but I don't want to miss out on a once in a lifetime experience. However, today was cold and cloudy making it a little easier to justify staying in bed all day.
I hung out with Mads for most of the day before he headed home to northern Denmark. I told him about some of the surprising culture difference between the US and Denmark. He laughed when I told him the shower was usually part of the tub in the US which is why I thought it was strange to have a drain in the middle of the bathroom floor. It didn't make any sense to him because it seemed like such a waste. Welcome to America: land of the free, home of the waste. Denmark is a minimalist country, like many others in Europe. The toilets have two different flushing options to conserve water, at most restaurants you have to pay for a glass of water, groceries are sold with significantly less plastic, and to dispose of trash in our building you must go to the garbage chute with a small opening which restricts the amount of garbage you can realistically have. From an environmental perspective, this is a more efficient way of living and the US should once again take note.
By 6pm I had put in a movie and was asleep within the first 30 minutes. I think my body was trying to tell me something. All this sleep was much needed.
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