Winding Down

So you might wonder (as my brother often did) if I actually went to class. It’s true, I did. The semester was winding down and it was time to start studying for exams and writing our final papers. One of my favorites was writing my Corporate Communications paper on issue management within Apple, Inc. following the death of Steve Jobs. The trio and I all worked on two big projects for our NCSU credit courses and actually ended up “graduating” before our last exams.

In Denmark, it’s common to have oral exams in most of your classes or a 4 hour written exam that hardly anyone actually has time to finish. Deb and I had NO idea how to prepare for an oral exam as they don’t exist at COT, but we did pretty well. You go into a room with your professor and a moderator, have 3-5 minutes to present on a previous case study you submitted and then answer random questions from your professor on the syllabus of the entire semester. It was insanely nerve-racking as you watch classmates coming out who are excited about a 4 (on a 12 point scale). Overall Deb and I both did well and got “A” equivalents in both Social Networks and Strategic Brand Management. We also had one written exam for Consumer Behavior that took us both 4 hours to write only 3.5 pages. Ouch!

Coffee Queen coffee - worth all $15 

Amidst our studying and submissions, we still wanted to be sure to get the most out of our time left in Cph. We got a final coffee at Coffee Queen, checked out a local Christmas market, and finally went to renowned Ruby (exquisite cocktail bar off Stroget).

Ruby cocktails

During this time we also had some of our British friends come into town. Rasmus and Daniel were the main tour guides, but we all had to chance to go to Charlie’s, an awesome hole-in-the-wall pub, and dinner at a great Italian restaurant. The guys also planned a typical Danish Christmas dinner so the girls could get the full experience. Another great round of pork roast, herring and this time, liver pate. It was nice seeing the girls and I think they definitely had a great time in the city.

At Charlie's bar

Dinner at Rasmus'

So you may think the Christmas dinners were over, but no. We wanted one last hoorah with the HK crew before everyone split up for the holidays. Sara had us over to her cute Scandinavian apartment for a wonderful evening! We were welcomed by Glögg and all the typical Danish dishes. It’s always a great time when this group gets together so it was a nice way to say “See You” until next time. 

Lovely Christmas dinner at Sara's

Dressed up for the occasion