Day 6--Share your shit: Meeting the sponsor

Today we had our last day of language classes.  I was particularly alert for that class, given that part of the class was learning about the education system in Denmark versus that in the US.  Apparently, a 4-year university education in Denmark (as well as Europe in general) is equivalent to a Master's Degree in the US.  That made me understand how disconnected the US is from the rest of the developed world in terms of education, and that the US government needs to really wake up and smell the roses.  During a break in the class we finally got our student IDs in order to gain access to the university at any time during our stay (as well as to the student bar in nearby Norreport).  In addition, the chefs at the university prepared a really nice meal with roasted potatoes and bread and something that resembled a latke.  After lunch, each project group headed to their respective sponsors for an introductory meeting.  My group was able to easily find the Danish Waste Association by taking the S-toget to Vanlose, taking the Metro from Vanlose to Forum, and walking about a block or two down and a block over.  The inside of the building is really nice, and several organizations share it, including the Danish Waste Association.  Painted on the wall of the hallway of the Danish Waste Association is "Share your shit" which means to share the resources among everyone and everything, much like a cycle.  Once we got to the end of the hall, we met our sponsor, Niels.  He is really tall, about 6'-6" or 6'-7", and he is pretty lanky as well.  He showed us around the building and introduced us to the others who work for the organization.  They all seem very nice and they speak English pretty well.  Niels then showed us our office and then told us about what would happen next week.  We will come in on Monday at 10 am and make a quick presentation of our proposal.  We are also scheduled to travel to various municipalities all over Denmark on Wednesday and Thursday and interview people from those municipalities.  I am looking forward to the traveling, but we will not be back in town until very late on Thursday.  In addition, aside from Monday, we might have to come in at around 7 or 8am each morning because that's when Niels comes in to work.  In addition, while I was pleased to know we have free lunches, I was not pleased to find out that we do not have free bikes.  This means I might have to find a place that sells cheap bikes and buy one, fast.  Two of my roommates have bikes already from their sponsor, and I am insanely jealous of them, since I really want to make biking an everyday part of my time here in Copenhagen.  Well, I am determined to find a bike, especially since work is not terribly far from my apartment.  My daily commute would involve biking with the lakes to one side.  This would be a beautiful commute, indeed.  After getting back to the apartment, we relaxed for a little while, then we went to Norreport for a group dinner at a Turkish buffet restaurant.  The dinner was really good and I stuffed myself.  This turned out to be good because all of us went to a bar several hours later, and I had a can of hard cider and 2 shots of tequila and didn't feel a thing.  The bar had good music for dancing, so it turned out to be fun.  I even met a couple Danish guys and we made small talk for a bit.  I didn't get back home until 3 am though so I passed out as soon as I got home.