This encourages people to recycle their bottles and cans.
Fortunately, the tap water in Denmark is very clean and safe to drink, so most people carry reusable water bottles instead of buying bottled water.
My favorite meal this week was Turkish eggs from Manda Eatery, a café in Aarhus. The dish consists of eggs served over yogurt with spices and chili butter, alongside a large slice of sourdough bread.
Café culture is very popular in Denmark. People often spend hours sitting in cafés, catching up with friends over coffee, pastries, or brunch. I've really enjoyed exploring different cafés around Aarhus.
My roommates and I put up a Christmas tree in our dorm's common room this week. After decorating it, we participated in a Danish Christmas tradition: holding hands, dancing around the tree, and singing a song called Nu er det jul igen, which means "Now It's Christmas Again." We sang the song while dancing around the tree, getting faster and faster each time we repeated it. It was a fun way to experience a Danish holiday tradition with my roommates.
One of my favorite activities was making traditional Danish braided Christmas hearts, called julehjerter. These heart-shaped decorations are made by weaving together two pieces of folded paper, usually red and white, and can be hung on a Christmas tree. My roommates and I made these hearts and decorated our common room for Christmas.
