Happy 4th!

And happy Friday everyone!

Just woke up from a super enjoyable nap to see my first nighttime scene since I've been here. The insane amount of daylight is still messing with me a bit–I'll wake up around 6am and it'll look like 9am outside and I'll sit bolt upright and be like, "Oh crap! Did I oversleep?!" No, no, this is just what it looks like, take a snooze.

I've got a boatload of pictures for you all today.

First, some from my commute to the Academy in the morning. I head out of my kollegium and up through an apartment building and a shopping center.



Then across the street and into the scariest part of my journey, the bridge underneath the S-Train. I've seen The Brave One. I know how this works.



Then it's the train up into København station. No pictures from the commute on the train. People shoot daggers at you with their eyes if you do anything other than read, listen to your iPod, or stare out the window.



This is the street level of the station. I think I may start getting breakfast here. I smell some amazing breads and danishes in the morning.



As always, there are TONS of bikes around. I may get one, but I at least want to wait until after we get back from our Scandinavia trip.



Here's the sign that's up in our studio. How cool is that?



And this is the view from where I sit. I wanted a loft desk, so I snatched one early. Since Elizabeth and I have opposite studio times and are sharing the cost of supplies, we're sitting together.



This was lunch today: a Kylling Shawarma Pita from a Grill up the street. Only 20 DKK and oh so very good.



After lunch, it was off to Rud Rasmussen to take a look at some amazing, hand-crafted furniture.







And then to the Museum of Art and Design for more chairs. We couldn't sit in or touch them, and after going to several places where we could, it was a bit frustrating, espceially when trying to get measurements.



And this is an inner courtyard at the museum. It was perfect weather, so we just sat and lounged for a bit.



This is the Tivoli, Copenhagen's theme park. I cannot wait to spend a whole day there.



And more bikes!



This is the first entry in my fancy-schmancy sketchbook. We have to turn this in at the end of our time here. It's basically just an exploration of chair dimensions so that we can implement the correct proportions when designing our chair.



And, as always, check out the gallery for more pictures.