Vocational Day in Rudkøbing

It is an absolutely gorgeous day in Rudkøbing today! It's amazing to see the change in the seasons in just two short weeks. It's also hard to believe that we're at the half way point of our GSE exchange!

I had the opportunity to tour the collections of the Langelands Museum. Their office in the town houses artifacts not on display at the Cold War Museum, as well as their archeological, historical and natural history specimens. The current focus of the Langelands Museum is to expand the exhibits at the Cold War Museum, and they have just recently obtained a fairly extensive collection World War II and Cold War artifacts from Germany. I learned that as a country, Germany is still hesitant to talk about and display artifacts from World War II and the Cold War, so this was a great find for the Langelands Museum. I also got to see their cooling chamber, where they freeze all incoming collections before they are housed in storage. They do this to kill any bugs, mold or creepy crawlies that could infest other pieces in their museum. 

After lunch, I toured the countryside and visited a few of the local churches, including a Catholic Chapel. There are very few people in Denmark who practice Catholicim, so this was very special for me. Masses are at the chapel held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. 

In the afternoon I visited the local archives, and see how the town's history is preserved in writing. I got the chance to see old church records from the 1800's as well as old photos and maps of the former railroad on Langelands. Tonight we'll present to the Rudkøbing Rotary Club, wish us luck!

Amanda Eckinger