#MICHELLE DICKSON

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MICHELLE YEOH – HER INSANE STUNTWORK

So Michelle Yeoh has won a best actress SAG award and has also been nominated for an Academy Award for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

You may know her from her steely turn as Eleanor Young in Crazy Rich Asians, or from her charismatic portrayals of the elegant older woman in productions such as The Lady and Memoirs of a Geisha. Or her butt-kicking turns in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Tomorrow Never Dies (if your memory can reach that far back).

She's been in numerous other productions, but what many may not know is that when she first started out in Hong Kong showbiz (after winning the Miss Malaysia pageant in 1983) she was only allowed to be just another huaping or flower vase actress. The term huaping is pejorative, and refers to actresses whose role in a film is primarily decorative, i.e., they sit around and look pretty, but don't really mean much to the narrative, or have much else to do as characters themselves. (OK so there was a movie in 1985 called Yes, Madam where she got to stretch her range as a fightworthy police inspector, but that seems like more an exception.)

Anyway, after her marriage to HK magnate Dickson Poon ended around 1991, Michelle blew the harmful stereotype of the huaping actress totally out of the water when she returned to show business in Jackie Chan's movie Police Story 3: Supercop (she'd taken a hiatus from filmwork during her marriage).

She did her own stunts in that movie (filmed in Malaysia, Michelle's country of birth), and the stuntwork was beyond insane. It wasn't the hand-to-hand combat (although there are fight scenes). Michelle rides a motorcycle during a chase scene, and it completely obliterates the bike ride she shared with Pierce Brosnan in Tomorrow Never Dies. Plus there's a scene of her bouncing off a moving car too.

Not to spoil the surprise (and shock) but there's also a train involved somewhere – just watch the video clip that follows.

Michelle herself says she must have been insane to do all those stunts (and there's no way this would pass OSHA regulations today). Take a look at the following (remember – this was in 1992 and there was no CGI technology involved) and then don't miss the outtakes after (Jackie was really concerned for her).

You may close your mouth now. This lady kicks some serious ass! 👀

#michelle yeoh #police story 3: supercop #everything everywhere all at once #YouTube

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Scream Factory has revealed the specs for The Halloween 4K Collection (1995-2002), which will be released on October 4. The 4K UHD box set includes Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, and Halloween: Resurrection.

1995's Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers is directed by Joe Chappelle (Phantoms) and written by Daniel Farrands (The Girl Next Door). Donald Pleasence, Paul Rudd, Marianne Hagan, and Mitch Ryan star.

1998’s Halloween H20: 20 Years Later is directed by Steve Miner (Friday the 13th Part 2 & 3) and written by Matt Greenberg (1408) and Robert Zappia. Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams, Adam Hann-Byrd, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Janet Leigh, Josh Hartnett, LL Cool J, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt star.

2002’s Halloween: Resurrection is directed by Rick Rosenthal (Halloween II) and written by Sean Hood (Conan the Barbarian) and Larry Brand. Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Ryan Merriman, Sean Patrick Thomas, Tyra Banks, and Jamie Lee Curtis star.

All three films have been newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative. They’re presented in in Dolby Vision (HDR 10 compatible) with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Stereo options.

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers includes both the theatrical and producer’s cuts in 4K. Joel Robinson designed the new cover art for each movie; the original posters are on the reverse side. Extras are listed below.

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers disc 1 - 4K UHD:

Theatrical cut of the film

Audio commentary by writer Daniel Farrands and actress Marianne Hagan, moderated by filmmaker Michael Perez (new)

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers disc 2 - 4K UHD:

Producer’s cut of the film

Audio commentary by writer Daniel Farrands and composer Alan Howarth

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers disc 3 - Blu-ray:

Theatrical cut of the film

Audio commentary by writer Daniel Farrands and actress Marianne Hagan, moderated by filmmaker Michael Perez (new)

Electronic press kit

Theatrical trailer

TV spots

Still gallery

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers disc 4 - Blu-ray:

Producer’s cut of the film

Audio commentary by writer Daniel Farrands and composer Alan Howarth

Interview with actress Danielle Harris

Interview with producers Malek Akkad and Paul Freeman

Interviews with actresses Mariah O’Brien and J.C. Brandy

Interviews with special effects artists John Buechler and Brad Hardin and Michael Myers actor George P. Wilbur

Interviews with director of photography Billy Dickson, production designer Brad Ryman, and reshoot director of photography Thomas Callaway

Interview with composer Alan Howarth

Cast and Crew Tribute to Donald Pleasence

Archival interviews and behind-the-scenes footage

Behind-the-scenes footage shot by writer Daniel Farrands

Alternate and deleted scenes

Halloween 666: The Origin of Michael Myers teaser trailer

In a single horrifying night, Michael Myers’ reign of terror changed Halloween forever! Now, six years after he was presumed dead in a fire, Michael has returned to kill again – and this time there’s no escape! As his fury builds to a spine-tingling climax, the long-hidden secrets of the screen’s most maniacal murderer are shockingly revealed.

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later disc 1 - 4K UHD:

Audio commentary with director Steve Miner and actress Jamie Lee Curtis

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later disc 2 - Blu-ray:

Audio commentary with director Steve Miner and actress Jamie Lee Curtis

Blood is Thicker Than Water: The Making of Halloween H20 with producers Malek Akkad and Paul Freeman, writer Robert Zappia, actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, and more

Scenes with John Ottman’s original score

Archival interviews and behind-the-scenes footage

Theatrical trailer

TV spot

Still gallery

Now the headmistress of a private school, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is still struggling with the horrifying, 20-year-old memories of the maniacal killer Michael Myers when he suddenly appears again with a vengeance! And this Halloween, Laurie’s rebellious son (Josh Hartnett), and their friends will become Michael’s newest victims unless Laurie can conquer her fears and put evil in its place once and for all.

Halloween: Resurrection disc 1 - 4K UHD:

Audio commentary by director Rick Rosenthal and editor Robert A. Ferretti

Halloween: Resurrection disc 2 - Blu-ray:

Audio commentary by director Rick Rosenthal and editor Robert A. Ferretti

Interview with special makeup effects coordinator Gary J. Tunnicliffe (new)

Interview with production designer Troy Hansen (new)

Interview with stunt coordinator and Jamie Lee Curtis stunt double Donna Keegan (new)

Interview with actor Gary Clayton (new)

Interview with actor Sean Patrick Thomas (new)

Interview with comic book writer Stef Hutchinson (new)

Archival interviews and behind-the-scenes footage

Deleted scenes and alternate endings

Web cam special

On-set interviews with cast and crew

Head cam

Storyboard analysis

Set tour

Theatrical trailer

Home video TV spots

Still gallery

The reality programmers at DangerTainment have selected a group of thrill-seeking teenagers to spend one fun-filled night in the childhood home of serial killer Michael Myers. But the planned live broadcast turns deadly when their evening of excitement becomes a night of horror as Michael himself decides to crash the party.

Pre-order The Halloween 4K Collection (1995-2002).

#halloween #halloween 6 #halloween h20 #halloween resurrection #michael myers #scream factory #dvd #gift #joel robinson #horror #john carpenter #jamie lee curtis #halloween 7 #halloween 8 #steve miner

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2024-02-03

Singapore

Electrolux to shut regional HQ here by May, impacting 100-200 employees

Proposed integrated development in Kembangan to have 340 BTO units & new community club

Photography

^ Italian photographer waits 6 years to get perfectly aligned photo of moon, mountain & basilica - now that's dedication!!!

Politics

Malaysia’s reputation & Anwar’s reformist credentials take hit after Najib’s sentence cut

US starts retaliatory strikes in Iraq & Syria after Jordan attack that killed US troops

More about Philip Chan, China's newest lapdog operating in Singapore

Gossip

79-year-old Squid Game actor Oh Young-soo faces jail term for allegedly groping & kissing woman - it's just her word against his, so where's the evidence???

刘青云 & wife Amy Kwok spotted in Singapore

Michelle Yeoh says her inability to conceive was a key reason for her divorce from Dickson Poon back in 1991

Travel

Marina Bay Sands refutes YouTuber's claims of sneaking into hotel & staying for free, confirming that he paid for everything - social media is full of desperate retard losers who'll say/do anything for views

#travel #gossip #politics #singapore #photography

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Celebrity Stylists Gather to Celebrate The Hollywood Reporter’s 25 Most Powerful Stylists List

Celebrities and their stylists recently gathered at Sunset Tower in West Hollywood to celebrate The Hollywood Reporter’s 25 Most Powerful Stylists list. The annual list honors the fashion image-makers who have had the most influence in the industry. The magazine issue, which dropped the following morning, offers readers an inside look at the behind-the-scenes process of crafting a celebrity’s sartorial narrative and how they get ready for the camera and red carpet.

Honorees and Rising Stars: The Standout Stylists of 2023

The 2023 honorees included Alexandra Mandelkorn, Erin Walsh, Georgia Medley, Ilaria Urbinati, Jamie Mizrahi, Jennifer Austin, Jordan Johnson, Law Roach, Micah McDonald, Wayman Bannerman, Molly Dickson, Petra Flannery, Samantha McMillen, Sophie Lopez, Warren Alfie Baker, and Wendi Ferreira. The event also recognized Rising Star and Social Star Stylists like Chloe Takayanagi, Dani Michelle, Emma Morrison, and Enrique Melendez.

The event focused on styling, so naturally, there were a lot of fashion-forward looks. Dakota Fanning and her sister Elle Fanning wore different vibes, with Dakota sporting an eye-catching Loewe anthurium mini dress. Elle wearing a pinstripe waistcoat and matching slouchy trousers by Stella McCartney. Jodie Turner-Smith stunned in an eye-grabbing blue outfit, while Riley Keough kept it classic in a sleeveless LBD.

In addition to the stylish celebrities, some of the honorees were also seen in attendance, including Law Roach, who wore Willy Chavarria, Alexandra Mandelkorn, and Erin Walsh. Georgia Medley also made an appearance, wearing a 16Arlington outfit. Other attendees at the event included Jurnee Smollett and Kerry Condon.

Every year, fashion enthusiasts eagerly anticipate The Hollywood Reporter’s annual 25 Most Powerful Stylists list. It provides a glimpse into the world of celebrity fashion and the people who drive it. The list recognizes honorees for their talent, creativity, and influence in the industry, positioning them as key players in the fashion world. The event itself is also a celebration of fashion and style. It also showcasing some of the most exciting looks of the year.Read More

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Yes, Madam! 皇家師姐 (1985) Director: Corey Yuen

Yes, Madam!    皇家師姐　 「Wong Gaa Si Ze」 Release Date: November 20th, 1985 Duration: 98 mins. Director: Corey Yuen Writer: Barry Wong (Screenplay), Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock, Mang Hoi, Tsui Hark, John Sham, Dick Wei, Sammo Hung, Richard Ng, Fruit Chan, Corey Yuen, IMDB In 1984, business entrepreneur Dickson Poon was looking for a way to get into movies and teamed up with Sammo Hung…

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#Corey Yuen #Cynthia Rothrock #Dick Wei #Fruit Chan #Hong Kong Film #John Sham #Mang Hoi #Michelle Yeoh #Richard Ng #Sammo Hung #Tsui Hark #Yes Madam!

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Final Research Notes (part 4)

From Part 2: Commodities

Colonial Women in a Globalizing Market

All information present courtesy of Gender, Imperialism, and Global Exchanges by Stephan F. Miescher, Michele Mitchell, & Naoko Shibusawa

(p 95) In 18th century, overseas commerce connected British territories in America to Europe, Asia, & Africa, & spurred growth of port towns throughout the Atlantic world. 

(p 95 cont’d) Chronic warfare drove dramatic expansion of the British Army & Navy, not only claiming lives of tens of thousands of men who participated in military exploits of the Empire, but also profoundly shaping lives of women they left behind. 

(p 95-96) Increasing importance of seaports & dislocation of families from communities of origin influenced women’s opportunities & gender arrangements within families.

(p 96) Commercial & military demands of empire made establishing patriarchal social order in maritime communities aspiration, rather than reality.

(p 96 cont’d) Whether by choice/necessity, women headed considerable number of households throughout the Atlantic world. 

(p 96 cont’d) Most were widows/women who never married, thereby preserving their legal autonomy to act as independent economic agents & to maintain possession of property – rights that married women forfeited under English common law. Marriage, however, did not bar women from commerce. In Britain & American colonies, women could obtain permission of husbands to operate as independent/feme sole, economic agents. This legal status overrode economic restrictions that coverture imposed on married women. 

(p 96 cont’d) From renting out rooms & selling trinkets, to embroidering dresses & raising chickens, women adapted to contingencies of economic environment that relied upon overseas trade. 

(p 96 cont’d) Women on all levels of society throughout the Atlantic world depended upon access to imported goods/ability to sell exports overseas to support themselves & fams.

(p 96 cont’d) Whiteness wasn't a guarantor of financial success.

(p 97) Women of African descent were driven by economic need/openly coerced into prostitution, living off ‘gifts’ they received as mistresses of white men/working in seaport brothels.

(p 97 cont’d) Women of all races also relied on access to imported textiles & survived on income earned from sewing garments, purveying fabric/crafting fashionable accessories.

(p 97 cont’d) Free WoC controlled slightly more land than white women.

(p 98) Rental income women earned from property also provided them with important means of financial support.

(p 99) Women who commanded cash, property, & goods acted as creditors & debtors & their local standing took precedence. They initiated a myriad of small & large transactions that knitted colony into larger empire funded by extension of personal credit in an increasingly impersonal marketplace. 

(p 99 cont’d) Certain women achieved considerable success operating as merchants in the growing imperial economy.

(p 100) Kim Todt & Martha Dickson Shattuck contend that, for Dutch women who worked as merchants & traders in 17th century New Netherland, ‘gender didn’t determine participation’ in trade. Observation also illuminates activities of women in the Caribbean who didn’t reside in Dutch colonies.

(p 100 cont’d) Economic conditions of early modern period, rather than legal & cultural values espoused by particular European country, enabled women to assume financial & social independence. Women who engaged in Atlantic trades closely monitored political & military developments in Europe, for they directly influenced their ability to obtain/sell goods. 

(p 101) Women were more likely to share these kinds of connections with other women, as colonial wills tell us. Unmarried women typically preferred to bequeath their assets to other female relatives & friends.

Female friendships afforded financial & emotional support unencumbered by threat of masc power. These affiliations could offset women’s dependence upon marriage/natal families for support. 

(p 104) By mid 18th century, female ownership was a pervasive feature of colonial life. Enslaved people were primary assets that women inherited & bequeathed to others. ¾ of all women who left wills between 1670 & 1760 listed enslaved people as part of their estate. Presumably, white women made the majority of wills during this time period, making it easier to estimate their participation in slave ownership… However, most testators were widows, suggesting they were predominately white… White men adhered to the local custom of engaging in non-marital relationships with enslaved & free women of African descent. Excluded from wedlock, these women couldn’t demand financial support for themselves & kids they bore to white partners, nor could they claim ⅓ of a fam estate to which wives were entitled. Free WoC were denied access to property, including slaves, that white women accrued through marriage. With fewer resources at their disposal, it was less urgent for free WoC to make wills. 

(p 104 cont’d) White men regularly freed enslaved partners & kids, & made bequests to them that included slaves. Free PoC also inherited money, land, & slaves from white lovers & parents. 

(p 105) Women in all levels of the social spectrum relied upon slave labor to engage more fully in the marketplace. 

(p 105 cont’d) Women also increased their income by hiring out & collecting wages earned by their slaves. 

(p 105 cont’d) Some women sold slaves to pay off their creditors.

(p 105 cont’d) As consumers & purveyors of human flesh, women increased demand for more African slaves to be imported into colony & helped intensify British involvement in slave trade. 

(p 105 cont’d) Slave ownership afforded women with alternative & valuable means of economic support to bastions of family, marriage, & charity upon which they traditionally relied. Husband’s death might compel a widow to enter the service economy in Britain, yet colonial women who hired out slaves could spare themselves from performing domestic work in other households, while still earning much needed income.

(p 106-107) Conditions of enslaved peoples' lives didn’t change when ownership transferred from man to woman. Nor did moving from colony to metropole end women’s involvement in, & their ongoing benefit from, slavery.

(p 107) Free women used slaves as financial assets & relied upon their lifelong servitude in a myriad of ways. 

(p 107 cont’d) Mistresses in Antebellum N. American households subjected their slaves to nearly incessant physical & emotional abuse.

#all writing is not my own just notes copied from the textbook #with some shorthand #gender imperialism and global exchanges #archaeology #history #imperialism #racism #slavery #research notes #final research notes

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About Jean Todd & Her Previous Marriage – Hollywood Life

About Jean Todd & Her Previous Marriage – Hollywood Life

View gallery Image Credit: Eric Charbonneau/Shutterstock Michelle Yeoh is a Malaysian actress known for her roles in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Crazy Rich Asians, and more. Michelle has been in a relationship with Jean Todt since 2004. She was previously married to Dickson Poon. Michelle was recently nominated for a 2023 Golden Globe Award for her work in Everything Everywhere All At…

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About Jean Todd & Her Previous Marriage – Hollywood Life

About Jean Todd & Her Previous Marriage – Hollywood Life

View gallery Image Credit: Eric Charbonneau/Shutterstock Michelle Yeoh is a Malaysian actress known for her roles in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Crazy Rich Asians, and more. Michelle has been in a relationship with Jean Todt since 2004. She was previously married to Dickson Poon. Michelle was recently nominated for a 2023 Golden Globe Award for her work in Everything Everywhere All At…

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It’s Writers in Horror Recognition Month

Our next profile for Writers in Horror Recognition Month 2022 is Jean Ray.

Jean Ray, pseudonym of Jean Raymond Marie De Kremer, also published under the pseudonym John Flanders, (born July 8, 1887, Ghent, Belgium—died September 17, 1964, Ghent), Belgian novelist, short-story writer, and journalist who is known for his crime fiction and narratives of horror and the fantastic in both French and Flemish (Dutch).

De Kremer worked as a city employee, from 1910 to 1919, before working as a journalist (1919–40). He began to publish fiction in 1925, with the short-story collection, Les Contes du whisky (1925; “Whisky’s Tales”). This collection reveals his characteristic descriptive skill, humorous tone, and ability to create a sinister atmosphere. Deeply Flemish in sensibility (he was a friend of Michel de Ghelderode), he wrote rapidly for a mass audience with which he identified, having come from a modest background. His interest in science fiction emerged in La Croisière des ombres (1932; “Cruising the Shadows”), which introduces a “fourth dimension” theme in colourful terms.

Having fallen on hard times following a prison sentence, De Kremer wrote doggedly to survive. From 1933 to 1940 he turned out some 100 installments of a magazine series whose hero, Harry Dickson, was known as the “American Sherlock Holmes.” He wrote this series pseudonymously or anonymously, because his reputation had been damaged and his work ignored. Resurfacing as Jean Ray, he produced his best work during and after World War II, starting a publishing company with fellow fantasy and crime writers Thomas Owen and Stanislas-André Steeman. Ray’s Le Grand Nocturne (1942) combines sea stories with the theme of “intercalary worlds.” Malpertuis (1943; filmed 1972), considered a classic of modern Gothic fantasy, is based on Ray’s childhood memories and on mythology. The complex novel was made into a film, starring Orson Welles, by Belgian director Harry Kümel.

Ray also tried his hand at mock-Chaucerian narrative in Les Derniers Contes de Canterbury (1944; “The Last Canterbury Tales”). Le Carrousel des maléfices (1964; “The Carousel of Evil Spells”) collects his short stories published in magazines, while the gentle irony of Les Contes noirs du golf (1964; “Golf’s Dark Tales”) confirms Ray’s passion for British culture epitomized by the London settings of the Harry Dickson stories.

#writersinhorrorrecognitionmonth

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Day 1 - May 23rd 2022

Today was also packed with fun and adventure.

I woke up around 8 AM (briefly waking up at 5 due to jet lag and because that’s just when the sun rises here lol) and showered, barely had time to ate, then ran out to the courtyard to meet the group. DIS had arranged for us a tour of the canal! On our way, we strolled through the beautiful park surrounding the Rosenberg castle- surrounded by lush greenery and lovely trimmed trees. We walked with the group (I sticking around Beia, Kayleen, and Tessa) in the slower half of the cluster for about 25 minutes until we made it to near the canal. We waited on some lovely wooden steps until a cool boat showed up and we piled in.

The canal tour was amazing. Even though I’ve visited Europe in the past, Copenhagen is unlike anything I had seen in other countries- so beautiful- and so clean that you could swim in the harbors if you wanted to! With some amazingly unique architecture. The guide took us through several tight canals to view the beauty of the city from the waters- seeing sights like the Queen’s yacht and palace, some unique architecture at the DAC, and several unique and historic sights along the way. I got to hear further insight from Michelle- and, luckily, my friends and I sat opposite of the rest of the group on the right side of the boat- where most of the coolest sights were!

After the tour, we all piled in to the DAC building to use the restroom (which the workers weren’t too happy about) and check out the amazing gift shop filled with oh-so tempting books about design. The building also had a huge, tempting slide that half of the group wanted to explore. However, we quickly left to get within proximity of our next event, a lecture from Thomas Dickson. Before that, however, we were set free to get lunch. I so desperately wanted to eat at this lovely shop called Sandwich Pigen, however, due to social anxiety, I didn’t wind up ordering (because the workers were just so busy I felt bad bothering them with my touristyness!). My friends Beia and Kayleen, luckily, got their orders though. Seemed delicious. Surprisingly enough, I got a full scrumptious meal at a nearby 7-11 of all places! It’s unlike anything in the states- imagine gas station food actually being edible! I ate this delicious cold pesto pasta salad (using coffee stirring sticks as chopsticks) and actually enjoyed eating olives for the first time in my life! We sat and ate in front of a beautiful fountain, all the while, poor Tessa was staving off these aggressive (weird looking and weird sounding) seagulls from eating her fries. Apparently it is seagull season. Their seagulls really do look and sound weird. Their cries sound like humans. Anyways-

I scarfed down this amazing pasta then we went to the lecture. It was so cool to hear an expert discuss Danish design/architecture, and apparently tomorrow (Despite the rain) we will be going on a walking tour to see some of it! He also talked a bit about Danish life and politics, it was interesting to hear the ways in which it was similar and different to our own politics. I appreciated his lecture, it was quite fascinating- I learned that a Danish person invented the first electric windmill! And about how co-ops fund such projects as their windmill bay. I wish America was that cooperative and coordinated (or cared about anything other than individualism, lol).

After the lecture, we went to get bikes. Mine was a bit too tall for me (hoping to get it adjusted tomorrow) and, riding back, I didn’t realize the bikes had their own traffic lights so I almost got hit by a (extremely slow-moving) car. Hopefully I’ll get my bike re-adjusted and get used to it. It’s crazy how people bike out here! They basically treat biking like driving. I’m scared to be that slow, bumbling, stupid American tourist stereotype. Hopefully the Danes don’t get too annoyed with my learning curve, lol. We got back and locked up our bikes at the Base Camp without trouble, luckily.

We then gathered back together for a walk to this amazing marble church, the Queen’s palace, and, eventually, to Nyhavn (the iconic street/port with all the gorgeous colorful houses). I didn’t get the selfie of my dreams there but even just walking there was pretty amazing. It’s so different from merely seeing photos. From there we split off. A pretty big group of us (Alice, Martin, Preston, Dane, Kayleen, Jacob, Hayley, Kelsey, and I) split off in search of coffee and food. We made it to a cafe, got drinks (I got some matcha). We were maybe going to go to a sit-down place, but Michelle warned us previously that sit-down restaurants are multiple-hour ordeals (Which I learned after spending the entire 2 hours I was given to explore Slovakia in 2017 sitting in a restaurant waiting for food that never came :P ). The big group gave up on our goal of a fancy restaurant and split off to get some street food. Some got burgers, some got falafels, I (and Beia and Jacob) got food from a fancy bagel place! My bagel was so, so, so good. So much food here has pesto- my bagel was no exception. Had this delicious pesto cream cheese, pesto dressing, some veggies (tomato, onion, cucumber), prosciutto, cheese-mmmmmm so good. Drooling just remembering it.

We took our food to go, and went back to the parks around Rosenberg to eat. It was a total culture shock moment to see citizens just resting, laying down, playing, and vibing in the park! Back home, if you sit in a Denver park for too long, a cop might accuse you of being homeless and yell at you to move along. It was like a painting. People were just sunbathing, eating, chatting, or otherwise enjoying the nature. It was so nice. Most of the group (some got held up at the burger joint) sat in a circle, ate, and chatted. I can’t believe how social I’ve been! We sat and relaxed for about an hour, trying a disgusting salty-sweet candy that had a vomiting rat on the packaging, and enjoyed our time.

We then headed back to Base Camp to rejuvenate before the next stage of the night. I sat in the courtyard freezing before Dane showed up and waited with me. Some of the group from before had been planning to go out to drink, and I wanted to join (to get well out of my comfort zone). We waited for a while before realizing most of the group was already at the bar, Bootleggers. We promptly sped over and joined the table for drinks. I tried a couple things- a cider, an interesting ale that tasted like coffee, and a German lager. All of it was good! Usually I despise beer, but this stuff was sweet!! We chatted and had some really deep conversations, really getting to know each other. I learned so much about classmates I’ve had for 4 years but never had the guts to talk to. I’m so, so glad I went instead of going back to my room. We stayed and talked and got along for so long that the bartenders gave us free popcorn. They were so nice.

Eventually, we meandered back. Some of the fellas wanted to get cigarettes so we stopped by a 7-11. I wanted no part in the smoking, but they smoked as we walked on back to the rooms. Which leaves me where I am now- coming down from being drunk, excessively drinking water, and looking forward to the rest of my time here!