Summer Glory

Well July has been an entertaining month thus far. The weather has definitely has played a huge role in the glory that is summer. I suppose I ll start with the 4th. Of course being in Denmark there is not celebration for American independence. Rightfully so...however I do have a lone American friend here in Denmark and it was decided that the day should not pass unnoticed. The celebration, which was quite small consisted of a bottle of 7-11 wine and some shawarma by the lakes. It was just a cozy evening sitting in the sun and then a bit of food at an outdoor cafe. It was a delicious way to end the day.

July has also brought an end to my mandatory 6 hour days at the job center. I am now free to do what I please again...sort of. If they by some miracle find me a job or internship then I have to accept it. I however have requested some vacation days for the first couple weeks of August so I can possibly go to Ireland and visit some family for a few days. But mostly it means that the chances of them finding me something before my vacation days are fairly slim. Essentially I m turning the next month into a vacation.

My main motivation for doing this though is in order to let many of the companies I have applied for respond to my applications. For those who dont know much about the work culture in Denmark, during the summer nothing really gets done. Its not because of laziness or anything, its because of the massive amounts of people who take 3-4 weeks of vacation at a time. Companies simply dont have the staff to really handle hiring. In fact, most the hiring managers arent even around. Generally in August/September people begin returning and business as usual is restored.

I also had an interview with a company called Bestseller a bit over a week ago, and I m pretty anxious to hear back from them. I feel like the interview went well and am hoping that my lack of experience in the clothing industry doesnt hold me back. I feel like I would be a good fit and could do the job. Its basically a dream job. The downside is that I would have to move to a small town....sort of in the middle of nowhere. Its not like it would be a big shock though compared to where I grew up. The benefits besides the job is that I could play more golf and actually go surfing because its fairly close to the west coast which sometimes gets surfable waves.

Of course if I get the job I would move and thus cancel the trip to Ireland in order to find a place to live out there and get settled.

On a different note, I ve been out to the beach a few times and have been playing loads of basketball outside. I think the summer has been the best I ve had here. Its been fun too with the crazy thunder and lightning storms that have blown through some evenings. It reminds me of growing up in Virginia.

All in all Copenhagen is a great place to be in the summer. The city is alive and there is always something going on. It stays light until around 11 and gets light super early at around 3.