I can't believe it's Friday already! The week went by so fast. I'm still trying to figure out the whole work/life balance thing but I guess worse comes to worse if I'm not doing work well at least I'll be doing life well. Time seems to move so fast here and I guess that's because everything is new and exciting. We're also in a city, so I guess we just have more options for things to do.
Being here has actually made me miss Smith. I don't necessarily miss it in the sense that I want to go back right now because I don't, but I think being here has made me appreciate things that I don't even think about at home. I don't know, more than anything this experience thus far (lol it sounds like I'm writing an essay) has made me think about what I like and don't like in people, in my surroundings, in my living spaces etc. It's made me think a lot.
This week for class, I got to go to Frederiksberg Gardens. It was so beautiful.
They have something there called The Pacifier Tree, which kids visit when they turn three to give up their pacifiers. They usually hang them on the tree with notes that thank them for their time together.
Last weekend, Naoni and I also went to Rosenberg castle. We didn't go inside but the outside section was so cool. There were lots of trees and different gardens and this ball statue thing.
I was planning on writing more but it's 1 am here! and tomorrow I have to be up early because we're taking a day trip to Sweden!! Goodnight.
I wanna see the pacifier treeeee! But I do think 3 years old is kinda late for giving up a pacifier :/. Also, I know we talked about this but Idk, I haven’t missed Smith yet. I mean I miss the friends there and having the chance to make memories with them but I don’t miss Smith itself :(. Anyway, I don’t think you look small on that rock, you look great luv!
I definitely feel you about appreciating Smith/home more when you're away from it! When I'm in Massachusetts, I can get a little cabin fever-y and want to go somewhere else, but the more time I spend away from home the more I realize what I actually appreciate about it.
The gardens look so beautiful! And the tree is certainly cute, a memorial to babies past
@aboni tell that to the 3 almost 4 yr old girl I babysit who cried so hard when I picked her up bc her parents forgot to put her pacifier in the backpack 🙄 But yes I think it’s a sweet idea as well And I know what you mean about finding out what you value/don’t like in others! To an extent I felt that coming into college but it’s def a new rush whenever you’re put into a new environment and I’m sure some of the dis people are much different than the smith crowd
Cute idea with the pacifier tree but three is kinda late to give it up, no?