Pre-departure thoughts

Today, at my study abroad meeting, the study abroad director was explaining how in Denmark, everyone waits for the light and doesn’t jaywalk. He says it gives pedestrians a sense of freedom because they do not have to worry about what to do, when to go, if they could be hit by a car. Freedom in the USA, or in New York more specifically is getting from A to B as quickly as possible. Jaywalking is a must. Why wouldn’t you go if that car is down the road? Waste of time, duh. I think my fellow classmates were bored as he explained all this, but it really left me thinking. What is freedom? Having the power to make your own decisions, but being responsible for the consequences, or letting others make decisions for you, but not having to worry. Of course, I am just talking about traffic lights…