Aarhus and Brabrand in my heart

My bag containing my comforting friend.

I can't believe I have been here over a month.

I arrived here later on a Sunday, after a Saturday at work, being home around 3 a.m. On Sunday I didn't do much else then sleep, pack, get ready for my flight, check that I had everything I needed and say goodbye to my family and boyfriend at the airport. Which wasn't the easiest thing to do.


The I made the trip from Helsinki - Copenhagen - Aarhus, and then arrived to my new home at Skjoldhøjkollegiet, in Brabrand, Aarhus. A place that many people call a "ghetto"...

My room ^_^

Sure, the "kollegie" is about 25 minutes from the centre of Aarhus, but I like it, and I have no problems living here for 5-6 months. Maybe I would get a place from downtown if I lived here for a longer time, but that could easily be more expensive. And now I have a chance to live at a kollegie, since back home I would probably live in an apartment in the middle of Helsinki. And I found a great dentist in Brabrand, which is a relief. And yes, I got a toothache the first week I was here, just my luck?

Skjoldhøjkollegiet is nice. The rooms are big enough, the people are very friendly, there is a small shop 1,5 minutes from my room, we have our own bar here and the environment is really nice. I really don't mind living here. I believe this is the biggest kollegie in Aarhus, with over 220 staircases (or buildings, whatever you call them) with apartments or just single rooms. I live in an apartment, with my own room, and the bathroom and kitchen I share with a girl from Italy - Martina. She is so nice, and very social ;)

My sweetest Luna 

I have talked to some people living here, many of them international students, who live here for 6 months or a year. But I have also met people who have been living here a few years, some even four or six years.

One of them is a neighbour from Denmark, who has a cat! And we started talking to each other thanks to that cat ^_^ The cat is only a few months old, called Luna (I think), and she is very playful and happy. She has a bell around her neck, and I always know when she is coming, thanks to that bell.

The grey one, very beautiful.
I hope the cat is okay, even though I
don't know who the owner is.

Thanks to the cats I feel a bit more like home. We have always had an animal or two in my family, so they are comforting. I haven't seen Luna for a week or so, but there is another cat visiting pretty often. That one is grey, way bigger cat too, but just as cuddly as Luna. I don't know who owns the grey one, if anyone, but it seems to be in good health. Sometimes the cat just wants to sleep in my chair, but after a few hours it disappears into the night..