Springtime in Copenhagen

Spring has sort of arrived in Copenhagen. There are still chilly moments at night and cool breezes in the shade, but all in all things are pretty nice around here. I did not come here for the weather, but now that it is finally really nice, I have been taking full advantage of it. This past week, I have been playing soccer about as often as my legs can take it. Also, last Sunday I rode a bike to Brøndby Stadium to see a football match. My week has been enhanced by meeting and getting to know some Danes here in Copenhagen. We go out to watch soccer matches and play soccer. The scarf I am wearing is for Brøndby. I must say it is a little awkward trying to take a self-picture while riding a bike. Anyway, this is all fun and games. Now for a word about my project. (which is in its own way fun and games too)

The latest news about our project is that our sponsor took a two week vacation and we just met with him yesterday. He basically loved what we had done with the project while he was gone. So that was really great news. This next week will be our busiest yet as we are scrambling to get as much done with the project as we can. At this point, we have basically satisfied the project's requirements. With only seven weeks, there was no way to go from scratch to full implementation, but we are trying to get as close to that as possible. This week, we finished writing the script for the story that takes the program participants around the museum on a kind of treasure hunt. We also tested the routes for distance and time so that we don't go over our set limits.

One nice thing about our project is how excited different groups of people are about it. Our sponsor loves it because it is an innovative thing to have at an open air museum. The people who create the location-based information technology for the project love it because it is great PR for them. The activities and education people at the museum really like it because they will soon have yet another exciting program to offer its customers. Most of all, we like our project because we get to work at this incredibly unique place. What better way to get a feel for the Danish past and its culture than to be at a Danish life-sized open air museum five days a week. Also, our project is mostly fun. We have had to design a teambuilding game, seek out new ideas, and test them. I included a picture here of us resting after walking around the museum a lot. We were trying to determine which building should be used in the activity we are developing.

I also put a picture here of the baby sheep. They have been one measure of the passage of time here as they continue to grow from cuteness into adulthood.