A year has gone by since I started on this journey. To say that there have been a few bumps in the road is an understatement! The road has been full of curves, bumps, highs, lows...and everything in between. And now, a year later, I am back in the midst of uncertainty & wondering what the next stop for me will be. I have some difficult decisions ahead of me but today I will only stop to reflect on the good, the bad, & even maybe a little ugly.
Actually, let's start w/ the ugly.
- Denmark is a racist country. There. I said it. I may be deported as a result but it's true. For all their propaganda about being a liberal nation w/ the most open minded people...I've never been around people that are so openly biased against other people. Anti American - I expected. But Danes are extremely anti-Muslim & have zero tolerance for the people they consider to be 'ruining' their ideals & traditions. People who look even remotely Arabic are sometimes ridiculed openly, taunted, & treated differently from others. It's sad to witness.
- Danes are too proud & stubborn for their own good. Nothing is better than Denmark. No one is better than a Dane. The world should follow the example of this country & if it did, the world would be a much much better place. How arrogant!!! If the entire world was this vanilla, we'd all be in coma of boredom. Trust me. It's true.
And now, the bad...
- I miss my dog. Terribly.
- I miss my family & friends.
- I miss the sun.
- Working here has not worked out for me. The more time I spend here, the more I kill my career opportunities.
- If one more person asks me what 'batch' I am from, I might scream (this is also work related).
- My liver hurts from living in Copenhagen. (On the plus side, My drinking tolerance has gone from lightweight to middleweight.
- I miss turning on the news & knowing what is happening locally.
- "I just want to be friends" is shitty no matter how sexy of an accent you have.
- I've never gotten used to not being able to afford mani/pedi's, haircuts, etc!
Ok, I'm sure I could go on...But I will end on a positive note...The GOOD....
- I do enjoy being social & man I have had some good times!
- I've met some really fabulous people & I want to take those friendships w/ me wherever I go.
- I actually like riding my bike!!!!! (Still not so much when the winds pick up or it's raining though)
- So I really CAN lose weight. I just had to move to Copenhagen!
- I miss my family but sometimes it's a little nice that they can't just pick up a phone and call. lol.
- I've gone on some really cool trips!
- I feel ok here. It's not home but I am relatively happy despite all the challenges.
- I don't have to listen to all the US political rhetoric & even more importantly, I have NO CLUE what Kim Kardashian did now....And I LIKE IT.
- Absence does make the heart grow fonder. I have a better understanding of what & who is really important to me now.
- I love buying scarves!
- Patience. I'm learning to have some patience.
- What hasn't killed me, has made me stronger
- And last but certainly not least (for now)..... If I had never come here, I would still be wondering 'what if'. I have no regrets. I'm blessed & grateful.
