Day 2 - Sunday

Woke up and what a beautiful day! Blue sky, the sun is out. It is surely going to be great!

I have a few things I wanted to do today. First on the list was to get a Prepaid SIM card. That should be easy enough you would think. But no. Not here unless you want Lebara or LycaMobile and I have not heard good things about them. So I learn that Telia is the only Danish Provider who still sells prepaid cards. And they do, because you can get top-ups at every kiosk or 7-11… but can you actually find a place to buy the physical SIM card (including the Telia Store)? No. I have no idea how you get your hands on one yet. And to get a subscription you need not only an address but a Danish Social Security number in hand and mine is still being processed. Fun.

Next on my list was to go and see some potential areas to get my final apartment that I hope not to move out of till I leave. This went better as we managed to buy a travel card, charge it up and see a few locations. So far the area around Orestad and down to Islands Brygge is by far the type of location and housing that seems to suit my outlook.

End of the day still disappointed. Things are more difficult than I expected and the same Dutch organisation and happiness just does not seem to be here.

Tomorrow is another day and the only thing I can hope is that all this is just part of the teething of moving countries and getting used to it. I hope…. for some reason I do not remember moving to the Netherlands being so difficult.