still not a commuter

"Not a commuter?" you may ask. "What's that all about?" Well, let me explain. If you know anything about the average European university (and the DIS program is no different) they don't really have campuses like we have here in the States. You're not going to find the "normal" campus set-up complete with dorms or residence halls, so students in Copenhagen find a place to live elsewhere, like an apartment. By the non-resident-campus standards, then, I guess all students - myself included - are commuters since living on a campus isn't part of the picture. But after finding out that I'll be living just over a 1/4 mile away from where classes will be held and that it'll take about 5 minutes to walk from here to there... and considering that as a campus resident at my home university it takes at least that long to get to class... I'm afraid I still don't feel like much of a commuter.

A bit more on where I'll be living: 

- in a house in downtown Copenhagen

- total of 18 students (16 American, 2 Danish; and I'm pretty sure only 2 of the residents are boys... Three words of reminder to them: P... M... S...)

- Green House - no it's not painted green or anything (it's actually a historical house built in the 1700s, I believe)... My housing arrangement is a Living & Learning Community dubbed the Green House because everyone living in it is interested in learning about the "green" side of Copenhagen - how they've become and remain one of the top eco-friendly, sustainable cities in Europe. We'll be working at a community garden, making weekly organic meals and having group discussions, and meeting with local leaders. I'm sure I'll be writing more on these experiences so stay tuned.

Anyway, that's all for now... Back to the list of "things to do" before I leave... FOUR DAYS LEFT.