My First Blog Post- like ever.

“Blogging is hard because of the grind required to stay interesting and relevant.”

— Sufia Tippu.

Welcome all! My goal for this blog is to stay on the grind mentioned in the above quote. I hope you enjoy my posts- I am a newcomer to blogging and I am very excited to share my experiences over the next few months. So here I go 🙂 …

It is August 7th and I am writing the first post of my new blog (can I get a ~heck yeah~)!!

I depart for Copenhagen on August 16th, just a short 8 days away. Yesterday DIS finally released my housing assignment! My heart was racing when I got the email- I immediately rushed to my laptop to sign into my account and check. To my surprise and great pleasure, I got my first choice for housing! I was assigned to live in a Residential Community, a DIS housing option that seems like living in a college dorm with other DIS students. My RC is in an awesome area that, based on google maps, is close to a bunch of Copenhagen hot spots including the famous Tivoli Gardens and Rosenborg Castle.

Since I am departing in a few short days (eep), I have started laying out some clothes to pack. Unfortunately and inevitably, I have already felt the challenge of the infamous “over packer”. As I look down at my bedroom floor I see a sea of my wardrobe in folded piles…*yeah that’s going to be an issue*. I’m going to have to eliminate some items of clothing that I hoped would make the cut. Anyway next on the list of my packing progress, I found a hack that I will share with you all. Thanks to watching countless Youtube videos titled “packing and traveling hacks”, I found that rolling up my clothing allows for more space and will hopefully allow me to squeeze an extra pair of sneakers or a clunky sweater into my suitcase.

So, what next?

That is the question that I asked myself about 10 minutes ago while I was laying on my bedroom floor struggling to say goodbye to my favorite oversized sweatshirt. I decided to blog to procrastinate :).

It is time for me to roll my remaining clothing, pack my bags, go through my check lists probably up to 6 times and most importantly, eat my all of favorite meals from my favorite spots around town. (I’m kidding, don’t worry- saying goodbye to my family, friends and puppies is what is most important!)

I am definitely getting a little antsy about leaving home and going to live in a country foreign to me for the next four months, but that is to be expected for a girl who is a slight homebody. I imagine that once I get to Copenhagen, I will be overwhelmed with excitement and all things new and the nerves will simmer down.

I am landing in Copenhagen on August 17th in the late morning and will be meeting up with other DIS students at the airport to transport to our respective housing sites. My overarching goal for my first weekend in Copenhagen is to unpack, unwind, catch up on sleep and meet some new people! I will write again sometime once I am settled in before my first day of classes start.

Until then,

— Christian Blaine