On Monday morning Poppy, Leah, Kate and I had an early
start…we were off to Legoland! Seeing as lego originated in Denmark and we were
only an hour and a half from the theme park we had no excuse not to go and see the
renowned tourist attraction.
We arrived at the bus station downtown and we were ready and set to head to Billund, however there was some delay in working out
the bus tickets, so by the time we went to buy them it turned out we had missed the
first bus and we were informed the next one wasn’t for another two hours.
Slightly disappointed that we would have less time to spend in the theme park,
we made our way into the town and had some breakfast, sorted ourselves out and
tried again. Before we knew it we were on the road to Legoland.
We were well
accustomed to the long drive from Aarhus to Copenhagen so Aarhus to Billund was
a breeze. As we drove up towards the big sign, I felt exhilarated, like the big
child that I am and couldn’t wait to get inside. With a brief goodbye to the
taxi driver, we made our way excitedly to the entrance sign…’Legoland’ and of
course like all good tourists we managed to stop a few passers-by to take our
photo.
‘I’m a big child at
heart. I think it’s important to stay that way and not lose the wonder of life.’
– Pam Grier
Once inside we were overwhelmed that almost every feature
was made of lego pieces, (of course you would think so, but it was unbelievable
in real life!) and throughout the day always one of us was stating the obvious with the inevitable question, ‘is that really made of Lego?!’
After an amazing day filled with amusements and excitement,
the girls and I called it a day and headed back to Skjoldhøj, ready for a good
rest and to see the other ones from our class.
On Tuesday we were scheduled to have a consultation with the
tutors about our second group activities, although these were not marked we
were still expected to treat them so and to attempt to deliver an activity plan
for the class that involved co-operation and reflected aspects of health and
democracy.
After everyone had met with the tutors to discuss their
ideas and plans, we all met back at my dorm for lunch, along with a game of
risk. I delved in and out of watching the game as I had some work ahead of me...the daunting task of clearing out my room!
Thursday brought around my final day in dorm 52, room 10. I
had arranged with the caretaker for a room inspection on Friday meaning
everything had to be out and cleaned, just as when I had arrived. After an
exhausting morning and afternoon and the greatly appreciated help from Kate and
Lara, I had finished tidying and cleaning my room. Everything looked so bare and
I couldn’t help but think back to the minute I arrived and seen it the same
way. Never would I have known, on the 1st Feburary how much would
happen in that room, between the late night parties and the new roommate, and
although I cringe at saying it, that room now carries a special meaning and was
the starting point to all the friendships I made, and for that I am very
grateful.
After a final ‘see you later’ to my other dorm mates I moved
all my stuff over to Álvaro's who was now Lara and I’s new roommate!
Saturday finally came around and with it brought feelings of
excitement and nerves, as we were all about to do something we will probably
regret but at least we could regret it together…get a tattoo. After Jessica
drew up some ideas in the previous weeks, we collectively decided on two
arrows, a Viking symbol with the meaning, ‘create your own reality’. We thought
it was quite relevant seeing as Vikings originate from Denmark and the two
arrows together resembled the two ‘As’ in Aarhus.
‘In life you don’t regret
the things you do; you regret the things you don’t do.’ – Hugh Jackman
Although the pain wasn’t too bad and I still don’t regret my
decision at all, I think now that’ll do me for tattoos!
After enduring the excitement of getting a tattoo together,
we decided to go for lunch and spend the rest of the day with each other and to
finish the day off we made our weekly trip to Skjoldhøj bar.
References
Pam Grier - http://www.azquotes.com/quote/842131
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