On Saturday I finally arrived in København and moved in with my host family living in Roskilde. I found it quite interesting that the rails I traveled on were all electric powered train lines that had an average speed of approximately 120 mph. Having done Amtrak’s Coast Starlight train from San Luis Obispo to Seattle, …
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Regulation and Tolerance
In two days of Amsterdam, nothing was more prevalent than the differences between regulation and tolerance. While researching things to do in Amsterdam prior to leaving, I came across many marijuana cafe’s, magic mushroom stores, and different shops that sold paraphernalia. From this I logically concluded that marijuana was legal in the city. I was …
Amsterdam!
Well that was an experience. My flight was delayed for push back for almost two hours due to an error in fuel documents. Even the pilot stated that in “his thirty years of working with Delta/KLM, this was the first time he experienced this particular issue.” I felt honored to be part of that history …
Planning for Abroad
“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” – Yogi Berra My bags are packed, I’m ready to go… In less than 24 hours I will be on a flight to Amsterdam to start my year abroad in Copenhagen. This has been a dream of mine since Junior year of high …