Suddenly everyone got into "stress work" mode and of course, they scheduled a field trip for the afternoon. We went by metro to Tietgens Kollegiet, a Kollegium (like the one I am living in) where students studying for their masters degrees may live in and the design is beautiful. It was built in 2005 but people have been living there for 2 1/2 years now. It was donated by Nordea Bank and I already forgot the name of the architect but it was designed so that nobody would feel like they were on "the better or the crappy side of the building" and the concept of community is what the kollegium's message is all about. The building is round so that everyone is equal, private rooms face the outside of the circle and communal areas face inside. There are 2 reasons why we came. The textile designers designed the pattern on the wood paneling that goes around and fades as you go up the floors. They also designed the curtains, which are very bright and striped. It is illegal to take down the curtains, let alone put new ones up, because it shows a unity for people who look inside. 
Some students really hate this because they feel stifled by not expressing themselves through their decor but I think they should get over it...ITS A DORM NOT YOUR HOUSE OR APARTMENT FOR LIFE!!!...gosh...besides they have a woodshop, movie room with a projector, architecture studio, sewing studio and study rooms among other facilities, with almost no extra charge available to them. After the field trip, we headed back, I worked and my mom met with us for dinner. "Us" refers to both Katies, Emma, Tiffany, Natalie, Sarah and I. We all were working so hard on our projects that I even had to cut the plans I made with my mom and just met up with her for dinner. No worries, because we all had a great time at this pricey Italian place. We laughed and joked about all sorts of things, from how our teachers react to us, to Katie's Croatian uncle who says baggy dog instead of doggy bag. In the end I headed back to Hvidovre and went to bed.
My mom wanted to go to the Great Synagogue for Friday night services, so I dressed up that morning. It was weird wearing a skirt and the wind did not help. I totally had at least 2 Marilyn Monroe moments. Helle Vibke was there and we each had a turn to present our work for the class in preparation for our final presentation. She explained that we all need a portfolio by the end of this program and that we are putting on an exhibition, so we needed to think about how we want to present it. After class I stayed and worked until 5:20pm when my mom and I headed over to the Great Synagogue. Funny thing about Europe, they go by military time, so services that start at 7:30pm were misread my someone as 17:30pm otherwise known as 5:30pm. We already made dinner plans for 7pm so we headed back to the studio and I worked until we went out to dinner with Hari and Rujia (my mothers travel buddies and friend from Poland).
Yesterday (Saturday), I woke up early and jogged for 30 minutes, showered and went to the DIS computer lab to work on my digital prints. All I have to say is that I hate photoshop! Finally, I left and met up with my mom at her hotel. We went on a boat/canal tour of the city, since she hadn't done it, and then took a walk to Christianhavn and Christiania. It was so nice walking in these parts of Copenhagen with my mom because it wasn't like I knew a whole lot about them either. I had gone with my class but I bare knew where I was going, so it was an adventure for the both of us. We met a very nice man from Nepal in Christiania and I bought a beautiful sweater from him (if I remember to wear it soon, you will see it in a photo later on). After that we headed back to the hotel and walked to get some dinner. We went on an adventure to find a restaurant that I couldn't eat much at anyways so we went across the street only to find 4 Thai restaurants (one of them was named Porn-Sak ...funny cause it was close to the red light district!) and ate a fabulous meal! Then I headed home on my bike and crashed!
This morning I edited my paper (which is due tomorrow) and biked to my mom's hotel, met up with her and we headed up to the Danish Design School. I had to finish up some prints and then we would go do something touristy for her last day here. Funny thing though, she wanted to learn how to silk screen so we made something together. After we made 2 prints, she wanted to make a Challah cover, so we designed something, mixed the colors and made a beautiful challah cover that I will bring back to the states after it is steamed and washed. It was great to see her so excited about art and more specifically screen printing! She got so inspired and had all these ideas and with a little help from me they came true! After our 4 hour screen printing session, we headed to the Italian sandwich shop and got delicious chicken sandwiches. I introduced Rocco, the owner, to my mother and she realized how authentic he really is. After the sandwich we headed back into the center of the city via train and went to a coffee shop called "The living room" and drank a pot of tea and headed back to her hotel, hung out for a bit then she walked me to my bike and I rode home. It was so nice to have her here this week, even if it was really hectic. I'm glad she was able to see what I do, appreciate the work, see the beautiful city and spend time with me. It was great. Unfortunately, all the pictures we took were on her camera and she is leaving tomorrow morning at 4am (lucky her...NOT) so maybe I will post them in a later blog post. Tomorrow my friend and soon to be housemate, Laura, is coming into town and I am so excited to have her stay with me for a few days!
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