A little trip to the Danish ER

So my last post mentioned that we were going to attempt to score some tickets to the big soccer game. We showed up at my school and I quickly located my former Danish teacher and she gave us two extra tickets that two students had forgotten to pick up. We were expecting to have to pay the 200 kroner face value but she insisted that they were a gift from the students who decided not to attend. Excellent! The game ended up a 1-0 victory for Copenhagen and we met up with a few of Henrik's friends for a celebrity beer afterwards amid a ton of fighting fans. A few hours later, after all the opposing fans had left, we decided to head home. It began pouring down rain so we huddled underneith the roof awaiting the storm to pass when a new fight broke out right in front of us. A guy was on the ground being kicked by three other guys who showed no sign of quitting. Henrik went over to pursuade the guys to stop, and surprisingly the guys doing the kicking seemed to agree and started to back off. Then out of nowhere, someone came behind and clocked Henrik in the face. Henrik's nose transformed into a red waterfall of blood. Meanwhile, my friend Danny was approached by someone speaking Danish. He shrugged and said he didn't speak Danish as the guy pulled him forward and head-butted him (just like Zidane did in the World Cup). We got ice and napkins for Henirk and went to the ER where we waited for a few hours (some things are the same as in the US). Intially his nose looked crooked but I think he must have reset it because by the time we got to the hospital it was straight except for a little swelling. His nose is going to be alright but he has developed a handsome black eye over the past 48 hours.

I have been relaxing and meeting up with friends over the past two days. Dropped my passport off at the US embassy to get some more pages inserted and then attended a Danish class with my old prof. It was great fun, as what I have retained from a full semester of Danish is right about the same level as the current students who have been studying for a month. Had coffee with my prof afterwards. Tonight Michelle and I may try to find a bar that is showing the Oakland A's first playoff game against Minnesota. Go A's!!!!