A little break

Wow!! Tough not to be excited after this week - we just finished 4 days of a training called Art of Hosting and it was crazy. Not only stoked from what was learned but also from the people we met and the network that was created. I'll post about it as soon as I can (keeping in mind we will dive into thesis work again from now on).


For now here's a brief count of my little trip last week end; a bit of a getaway also for catching up with a good ol’ buddy, Stephane Lincoln, who had just completed pilot exams in the UK.
Last thursday I made my way to Copenhagen airport to meet up with him, from where we went into Copenhagen city to drop our stuff at a hostel and go for some drinks!! It's so healthy to break the routine once in a while, and this time it was even better than usual - being able to use our 'home jargon' (not only language/ country specific, but also the kind of shit you say which only close friends can understand!!).

Friday we met Christian Wilk at the central train station. Christian and his flatmate Viola are part of the Couch-surfing network and had kindly accepted my request to stay at their place from Friday to Sunday. Open minded hosts who had travelled to Peru, Argentina, Easter Island, Asia, and more random places - that's when you exchange the good tips! One way I've learned from them to break the ice with guests: send them shopping for dinner and get them to cook! - hosting people has got to have benefits right!?!

They had more friends staying over so we played drinking games and went out both Friday and Saturday nights. In between (Saturday day) we went pacing all around Copenhagen’s centre to see more of this stunning city - the town hall, Christiania (really interesting, check it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown_Christiania), the canals, royal Palace, little mermaid, etc... There’s definitely something to be said about partying a few nights in a row and still filling up days – hard work but satisfying!!

Big thanks to the hosts who made the stay really fun!

Some photos here (click):

Jessy, Chris, Dessy, Viola and Stephane 

By the way for those who don’t know about it, couch surfing is a unique way to stay almost anywhere you travel to for a few days at a time: “Since 2004, members have been using our system to come together for cultural exchange, friendship, and learning experiences. Today, over a million people who might otherwise never meet are able to share hospitality and cultural understanding” – check it out: http://www.couchsurfing.org

Sunday we went to Malmo where we met Anna and Micheal; locals and friends of Stephane, for more drinks, after which we had a good half-drunk jogg home to fight the humid cold!! Monday Anna gave us a tour of the harbour and that afternoon was time to head back to Karlskrona for thesis action and ‘Art of Hosting’ this week. More about all that very soon. Stoked of the highly sociable and action packed days since last Thursday, and looking forward to more...

Great week to all. 

Xav