On the last and final day, Saturday, of the Jutland trip we traveled to Århus (pronounced ARE-hoos). Århus is the second largest city in Denmark. Unfortunately we didn’t get to see much of it because we were in a time crunch. We headed straight for our final academic program which was the KaosPiolts. KaosPiolts is an alternative professional school that trains students to think creatively. The school is almost equivalent to college level, although some of the students already attended college. It is more like a business school. The main goal is to create a business that not only effects the client and business person, but also benefits a third party. It was an interesting session and I really liked the vibe of the school. But I was exhausted from the busy weekend and only getting a few hours of sleep. We had our lunch at the Grappa Piccolo restaurant in Århus where I had the best tortellini of my life.
We arrived in Copenhagen around seven and Carsten, Irene, and Markus picked me up. I joined them for a birthday party at a friend’s house where we ate dinner and hung out for the night. I was glad to be back with them. I missed them while I was away. The study tour was fun and it was enjoyable to get to know some of my classmates. I don’t quite know what to make of it yet. I wanted to maybe make some connections with classmates, but it can be difficult because everything is so chaotic here. Living with a host family makes it hard to coordinate getting together with DIS students as well. Hopefully during the long study tour when we are together for a week, some connections will arise. I was definitely ready for some solitude (or at least time away from the Positive Psychology class) when the weekend was over. I do enjoy coming home to my host family, I always feel very welcomed and wanted. When I returned to the house it started to feel more like home to me. I think it’s because I missed it and the familiarity so much while I was away.
I slept extremely well that night because of the all the chaos and bus riding the past few days. It was nice to wake up at a leisurely time and have a relaxing day.
