Feels great to be back! The flight was rather uneventful but upon landing in Copenhagen and walking to the baggage claim, something didn't seem quite right. There were literally thousands of people in the baggage area. It was a Friday evening and Copenhagen is an attractive place to visit but I had never seen the baggage claim even 1/4 as full during all of my past comings and goings via the airport here. As it turned out, the airports entire conveyer belt system had broken down that afternoon and there were people who had been waiting 4+ hours for their bags. I sat next to a fun young Dutch couple on the flight so we thought about trying to get a few beers while we waited but were extremely disappointed to discover that the duty free shop's supply of alcohol had already been picked over by the other passengers. Seeing how it was a Friday night, I decided not to risk wasting the entire night in the airport, and just caught the bus back to my old kollegium where my Danish friends still live. Met up with Henrik and as promised, he had some cold Carlsbergs waiting for me in the fridge. We hung out and chatted for a bit before going out to meet up with other people. Went to a few bars where I saw my friends Michelle, Danny, Jordan and Alana all from the Oregon. It was comforting to see so many familiar faces! Went to a few bars and then it was back to the kollegium to get some rest. Of course I couldn't resist buying a hotdog from one of the stands set up around town.

The next day we slept in, and then I went to get a transportation to use during the next week before collecting my bag at the airport. Went grocery shopping with Henrik and then some friends came over to watch a soccer game. After the game, more people came over and we had a pretty descent party going. Michelle knew one of the big soccer stars from the game, so he got us all on the "VIP" list at a club in town. Nothing quite compares to the thrill of getting to cut a big line!

Being back in Copenhagen has been a delight. I had such an incredible time studying here, and so many fond memories that I was slightly worried this place had only existed in a dream. It was relief to discover that everything is still here more or less the same as I left it. Now it is off to my old school to see if we can snag some extra tickets to this evenings soccer game between the cross-town rivals!