Ok I've been negligent

Of course I am aware that I haven't written on here in a while. There has not been too much going on that I would deem exciting which always awakes a kind of lethargy in me that is not real conducive to daily routine. However, in the back of my mind for the last couple of weeks are Rob's echoing opines of "I've heard blogs generally last 6 months before they are orphaned." So I don't know if it is out of guilt, or shame or just a return to routine that I am now writing, but alas, here I am.

I want to start this post with a little something I learned recently about Danish culture. I have noticed, throughout my entire time here, that there seems to be an enormous amount of babies in strollers actively being pramulated about the city (clever pun right?) At first I just jumped to the conclusion that in the land of six and a half foot tall beautiful blonde people, they just couldn't keep from playing "good touch/bad touch." Well, as it turns out, there is actually a much more ingrained sociological reason for so many babies being out and about.

In the 19th century, there was a terrific outbreak of cholera here in Copenhagen and indeed all of Scandinavia. People were doing everything they could to avoid the disease. True to form, the government stepped in with advice for all the people. To prevent the disease from spreading to new-borns and babies, it was necessary to never let these children sleep inside during the daytime. So now as a result, if you are a mother and you leave a child at home to nap inside, you are almost viewed upon with a type of inherent disdain. Ergo, babies are everywhere! (including this picture I took of a baby, in its stroller, napping ALONE in the driveway of its house.)

Let's see what else...classes are going very well. I am glad to be back into the swing of work. I was terribly bored for a bit there and as you know, idle hands lead to something or other, I forget. But as for now I am enjoying myself again.

Plus Megan is visiting me for my birthday so Yay for that one!

I leave tomorrow for the first of my three study tours of the semester. We leave from Israels Plads at 7:30 a.m. for a tour of western Denmark. True I did it before, but I venture to think that this time will involve fewer furniture show rooms and factories, with quite a bit more architecture. My goal for this semester is to really improve on my sketchbooking skills. We will see how it works out.

I will try to post everyday while on the tour, but sometimes, those connections are spotty.

So, there you have it.