Day 2--The start of orientation

Yesterday I crashed at around 8:30-8:45 pm, then woke up at 2 and couldn't get back to sleep until 4 or 5, especially since several people from back home were online.  I finally was able to get back to sleep and then wake up at 9:30, but not before getting woken up several times by my roommate.  This morning I decided to relax with Ian and Ryan to rest from the previous day.  After eating lunch at the apartment, the three of us decided to try to find our way to the grocery store we were at last night, and once we got there, we decided to walk around the area.  We found and spent time in a toy store.  I didn't buy anything, but I did take pictures of the superhero action figures and Star Wars Legos and a pinball machine.  I also saw a Harry Potter-style wand as well as three pens representing Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin (not sure why Gryffindor was missing).  Afterwards, we found a fairly large park with a playground, and we spent some time trying to navigate the obstacle course. (Mostly Ian and Ryan did, while I took pictures.  Face it, I'm a swimmer; I'm not coordinated enough to do much on land :P )  We also found and bounced on trampolines, but they weren't normal trampolines.  They looked almost like manholes, but they were a lot sturdier than normal trampolines.  After a while, we had to head back since we had a meeting with our advisor as well as "Mogens" (pronounced "moans"), who is our tour guide and language instructor for the week.  Mogens handed out our bus passes and told us a little about the bus system.  We also took a short walk while Mogens pointed out a few landmarks.  Once we reached another park, we stopped, then Mogens pulled out shot glasses and some "Old Danish" beer.  After Mogens taught us how to toast, each of us had about half a shot (I had about a quarter of a shot).  The beer tasted like a combination of beer and medicine (aka disgusting), and I had bug-eyes almost immediately after, but I was fine after a little bit.  After that my roommates and I went shopping at Netto, which is a cheap grocery store; food is expensive in Denmark so anything cheap is awesome for us.  We then had chicken, pasta, and veggies for dinner (courtesy of Hannah).  We then hung out with people from another apartment for several hours before calling it a night.