So i finally have pictures to post

so heres what you see if you step out of the front of the building i live in in my "kollegium", we call individual buildings "blocks". that might be an old folks home, and that willow tree you see half of is actually on a small island in the canal. Also that building complex over there (you cant see it in this picture though) houses the local "kommune" where you go to register as a resident of the community. I order to make you feel more at ease with this slightly Orwellian way of doing things you get a "CPR card" which gets you free medical care, thats right even for me. So lets hope any major illnesses i will get for the rest of my life occur in the next 3 months so i can get them taken care of for free...

now if you turn right this is what you'll see, this is our canal that runs in front of our buildings, pretty sweet eh? also you cant tell from this picture but the visibility of that water is probably about 4 inches yet somehow fish survive and if you're out there for a few minutes your bound to hear at least one jump...perhaps gasping for air. one day i actually saw and not just heard a fish and it was surprisingly large, i didnt have my tape measure out but i'd guess about 7-8 inches.




and then if you are at the opposite end of my block and you can see all the rows of buildings...some people have likened it to a concentration camp, but i think that might be a little extreme. I mean we do have a sauna, which i use quite regularly. oh also evidently we live in the "slums" of copenhagen, but really there arent any real slums in denmark because everyone gets payed nearly the same, i should do some fact checking but someone told me that although there is no official minimum wage because unions are still really strong here there is essentially a 19US$ equivalent minimum wage for most jobs...so there are some pics of where i live...i would take some of my room but they're less impressive than UofR dorms so really whats the point.