First Week at the International course!!!:)

It was not a "week" as such because we started on Thursday 26th August by a breakfast prepared by the dansk Students. Event on which i arrived late(on my 1st day not good) because i took the wrong bus. After sme sprints in various directions i finally found the correct bus station!!:)
When i arrived , I was of course a little shy and clumsy:). I was ,for the first time, exposed to about 40 strangers, therefore i think (as extrovert as you can be) it is always difficult to talk and open up to others. We were channeled in groups and given some instructions about the course and the various activities. Students come from different parts of Europe namely; Italy, Spain, Finland, Turkey, Norway, Holland, France, Greece, Denmark(of course) and Myself. It is a little special because all of the other students have right from the start in a group identity(common nationality, language or at least a binomen) which i don't have being the only one coming from Mauritius. Is it an advantage or a disadvantage? I am still thinking about it. But being who i am i cannot help myself seeing it as a challenge and an opportunity of opening myself to different ppl instead of restricting(may be comforting is the most appropriate word) myself to the known then proceeding to the unknown. I am in the unknown(with ppl of different nationalities and languages than my own) and still wanting to get to know the other students. I guess there is much more to share with others than only the similarities of language or culture, and i think its exactly what i expect to meet people in their upmost diversity. I hope i will discover new skills and new dimensions of myself because its my first time in this kind of exchange. Lets say the first days were mostly observational and a lot of inside thoughts(feeling of adequacy v/s inadequacy, at ease v/s not at ease) feeling lonely or surrounded amongst others.
On friday, we had an interesting visit to Copenhagen: Rådhuspladsen, Strøget and walk to Rundetarn from where we could see a lot of København. To be frank i have seen most of it but i really enjoyed jumping from groups to groups to have small talks(trying to create sme links here and there and discovering similar interest n point of views) with almost everybody. The trip along the canal was really nice as well. Afterwards we headed to Christania to have lunch.  Talking about Christania the idea of a state within the State is quite new and an interesting concept. According to a little explanation of what the place is about(of course it is the perception of the one telling the story) i think that the ideologies behind that place(from what i understood: away from capitalism, a community of brotherhood, a state where freedom is cherished -amongst others that i dont know-) should not be forgotten leaving this place to be known only for the hash and gang culture. I guess and hope there is more to it but unfortunately some people misuse it.
 I guess my favourite moment during the trip was then we went back to school and sat and had a beer. It gave us the opportunity to talk in a relaxed atmosphere, laughs and get to know eachother.