(Mental) Preparations for Copes

I believe my insomnia is caused by the countdown of four days until I head out to Copes! In hopes of curing this, I'm reading the handbook DIS provided and finding some noteworthy things to know!

-Denmark is a constitutional monarchy- There is a queen, and her husband is a prince, not a king!

-Denmark is about the size of Vermont and has 406 islands!

-Hygge is a word the Danes commonly use to describe a cozy environment

-Mental note- Don't put your knife down while eating, hold it the whole time, as well as the fork! Putting your knife down is considered "childish"

-Skal!- I don't know how to put the funky accent on the "a" but this is Danish for "Cheers!", pronounced "Skoal!"

-Danes ride bikes everywhere

-Taxes are super high- it's a welfare state, so things like healthcare are free

-It's 6 hours ahead of Eastern time! ( Remember this when we video chat :) )

Packing is consuming my life! Can't believe Saturday is coming soon!