get together, moving and other shenanigans

Hello fellow bloggers, 

I know I said that I would update this time last week, so as per usual I have to apologise for my lack of updating. I had a relatively busy week last week- from moving host families, packing my 15 bags of stuff and just being a Danish gymnasium student in second year.... it is a hard life believe me. 

But today is monday and I am currently half way through the day at school in chemistry not really understanding what is going on, so i'm zoning out and updating my blog (this is actually strategic because it means that the teacher thinks I am doing work and taking down some notes! ;) ) I have learnt the tricks of the trade whilst being an exchange student thats for sure!

So last weekend I was in a place called Kørso (sounds like KUR-SUE) This was because I had a get together with my district in Denmark. My district encompasses all of Zealand except for the Copenhageners so there were about 30 of us there. There were only 5 'oldies' who were there and three of them are some of my best friends in Denmark. It's pretty funny because we are all australian girls, except for our one Argentinian boy who we adopted for the weekend. It was so fun to meet all of the new exchange students. They are all so sweet, and all have high expectations for exchange. I got on really well with some of the americans and it was fun to talk about what they can look forward to. In the process of course we reminicied about Euro Tour over some Daim chocolate and wished that we could all just start our exchange over again! 

The program for the weekend was just hyggelit. We all slept at a school that dates back to the 17th century.... So like I totally slept in a building that was older in Australia.....

We had some back problems by the end of the weekend as we all slept on the thinnest yoga mattereses you have ever seen! But it was hyggelit enough, not that we slept much! We stayed up dancing, singing and just having fun. 

The first night we arrived, we introduced ourselves, ate some delicious home made cake, and then did zumba for an hour- which ended up only lasting 15 mins as the latins got hold of the stero and put some of their songs up.... and so all the other non spanish speaking americans and australians left the dance floor. We ate a formal dinner, mingled with some rotarians and stayed up talking over some Maribo chocolate. 

The next day, some were fresh, but others needed some coffee to wake up. We departed for what we were told was a 'theme park' however we were not greeted with something as wonderful as tivoli. It turned out to be just a gym place, with lots of activities that we could do. It was fun, and we started off by doing some group activities that made us 'bond'. We ran and ran and ran until we were totally awake and sweating it out in the 13degree day. After this, we then had some free time so I played Kong Spille and introduced the newbies to the game. This game is played all over denmark and I have come to love it so much. It is pretty hard to explain, but basically there are 5 wodden blocks that stand at the end of each team. Each person gets to cast 2 sticks and the aim of the game is to knock the wodden blocks over. There are a lot more rules and details along the way, but once the 5 wodden blocks are knocked over, the team who gets the king first wins! A lot of fun! 

After our adventure in the park, we went to a Viking place and had a tour of the viking ship huts that once stood on the grounds. This was so interesting and our guide was even dressed as a viking! We all sat in a big viking hut which was so hyggelit and interesting to actually see what it would have been like all those years ago. The vikings are of a particular interest to me, and I am actually writing about them for my upcoming danish history assignment- in danish ;) woo hoo. anyways. We also saw some viking graves, and got to further explore the barrocks. Of course we all dressed up like vikings which was a lot of fun! 

After this, we drove to what Korsor is famous for- the big bridge across to Fyn (where Odense the home of Hans Christain Anderson lies). This bridge used to be the biggest in the world until Japan knocked it off its pedastol. The bridge is quite a site, and I always love driving over it. So we had a mini exchange student photo shoot there, and then drove back to our school where we bought some hot chocolate and warmed up!

We had another formal dinner for our last night, and after the sweet Rotarians organised a disco for us, so there was a DJ with lots of cool colourful lights and we danced until the early hours of the morning. It was a really great weekend and I had a lot of fun. 

On the Sunday, before taking the train some of us went down to a ceremony that occured in Korsor main street. This was about the revealing of a grave stone dedicated to two boys in the town that had died in the war. It was very interesting to see this, as of course in Australia we also have so much history surrounding ANZAC day so it was cool to see what the Danish people do in regards to this area. 

After, i caught the train home with some exchange students, and went straight to bed because I was so so soooo exhausted. 

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were just ordinary days filled with school and packing. I had a nice skype home on Wednesday though which was good. 

Packing was quite a big process for me, considering the amount of stuff that I have collected. I nearly died when I saw the final amount ;) But on Thursday I was ready to go, and I made dinner for my host family cause it was the last time i would be there. I made the famous dish called Shepards Pie which is Australian- i think and of course for dessert i made Mum's famous chocolate slice which went down a treat. For my last night, it was so lovely to talk with my host family and it was so hyggelit!

On Friday I had totally free from school because all of the teachers were in Budapest so that was nice. I took some photos of my host famalies house, and rode down the Roskilde havn to take some final pictures of the Viking museum and of course my favourite ice cream shop ;) come 12pm it was time for me to move 4km down the road. My new host family picked me and all my stuff up (i managed to fill their van up ;) ) and i settled into my new room and home. 

On Saturday I had a quiet day at home, working on some school work and making a video for the final exchange student get together in Holbæk. In the afternoon however I went to a party with my school friends. This is a tradition at my school to hold a party called Kidskue. It includes one class from first year, one class from second year and one from third year. First years have it not so good. They have to bring the food, and drink a discusting drink that the second years make for them. My class get to make this drink and just set up the party, and third year just come for the party. 

I was so glad that i wasnt a first year, because the drink smelt like vomit. There was EVERYTHING in there that you could imagine, and their faces were a little shocked after drinking it. It was a really fun party :) and on Sunday I was really tired, and had a quiet day in just taking a nice walk with my new host family through a forest near our house. 

And now its monday, another week has begun. 

My plans for this week:

-eating dinner with my first host family tonight

-Rotary meeting Wednesday

-school party friday

- Copenhagen Saturday

Sunday catch up on some sleep ;) 

As my time in Denmark goes from months to weeks, to days, my calendar is filling up! In just under one and a half weeks im off to Spain and when I come home I have just two weeks unitl the last rotary get together... It's strange to think and i dont really think ive come to accept it yet......

JEG VIL GERNE BLIVE I DANMARK FOR MIT HELE LIV! 

Fashion Forward

One of the questions that I am continually bombard with (other than "why did you choose denmark") is the fashion differences between Australia and Denmark. Believe it or not, there is a HUGE difference in the way that Aussies and Danes dress. This fashion forward thinking country has forced me to my wardrobe with danish classic items and leave those beloved Australian clothes behind. This task has been a lot of fun and op shopping in Copenhagen is one of my most favourite things to do on the weekends. In my expeditions with my partner in crime Gabby, we have managed to find some BARGINS and add to the load of stuff we have to attempt to get home. In my scavenging hunt i've managed to pick up a Zara striped blazer, and a standard black blazer that once hung on the mannekin in the Upper East Side. None the less, op shopping in Denmark has been so much fun, and i will come to miss it a lot when I return down under! 

Anyway, for those wondering if I will look like some sort of alien when I get home be assured that my wordrobe choices still flaunt a hint of Australian fashion. Denmark is a lot of fun to shop in- although it does serious damage to my credit card! Shopping in Copenhagen takes up much of my time on the weekends. Some of my favourite stores to look and shop in are; 

H&M- http://www.hm.com/entrance.ahtml?orguri=/

Gina Triccot-http://www.ginatricot.com/dk/da/start

Pieces- http://pieces.com

Monki- http://www.monki.com

I will however admit that I miss Target every now and then! Sometimes your wordrobe just needs to have some target basics! 

Okay, so a few things about Danish fashion

-Black is very cool and if you wear it, you are seen as hip and not a goth

-Wearing jeans and joggers is totally fashion acceptable

-Dress nicely

-You can wear trackies to school as long as they are Adidas

-Black onesies are the thing of the moment- and they are considered to be 'dressy'

-Sweaters Sweaters and Sweaters

-A denim and leather jacket NEED to be in your wordrobe

-Creepers are the thing of the moment... as are converse

-Denim on demin is totally acceptable 

Other observations are made on this blog... I think its a bit of a laugh to read actually. http://copenhannah.tumblr.com/post/14228929903/how-to-look-like-a-dane

To give an insight into what my danish class mates wear every day to school, here are some ideas inspired by H&M. To any Dane reading this, sorry if i do not do your fashion sense justice!

The blazer, jeans and scarf look topped off with a stripy top. 

These jackets are quite popular in Denmark at the moment... and the big scarves are a MUST HAVE! 

The black dress and leather jacket look 

THE ONESIE! I think every dane has one in their wordrobe. 

The layered look and high heeled boot to school. I kidd you not ladies and gentlemen 

Denim on denim. Perfect for any occassion

So the fashions are nearly the same, however there are some very different differences that sets australian and danish fashion apart. Half of the fun has been updating my wordrobe and I cant wait to bring a little bit of denmark back with me when i go home!

Anyways, Im off to my Rotary weekend! 

God weekende, og vi ses snart min venner!  

(note a blog post will come on Monday as my timetable is looking rather boring) 

On the 19th of January 2013, an Australian girl hopped off the plane at Copenhagen airport, gazing out at the snowy surroundings whilst trying to remember how to introduce herself in Danish. This girl had a lot of hopes and dreams for her exchange year. She had only dreamt about this moment her whole life, and the eight months that followed this very scenario were beyond all of her expectations and wildest dreams. 

The girl that arrived at Copenhagen airport is not the same girl who is writing this blog post today. It is amazing what 8 months can do to a person and being away from my beloved family and friends (and tim tams) has taught me a lot about myself. And so when people ask me if I miss home, of course I say yes, but I then remind them that I have family and friends here in Denmark. I now understand that a person can live in two worlds- and that Denmark will always be my second home, although sometimes it actually feels more like home than Australia... 

As I scroll through my newsfeed in boring maths and physics classes, I see all the statuses and pictures of this years year 12 graduating.. It brings back a lot of memories as that was me this time last year. The stress of the HSC and high school pettiness seems like a lifetime ago... although sometimes I do miss the good old days. 

I'm now beginning to think a lot about my life when I get back to Australia Reality has hit- im home in 3 months and 3 weeks. Big decisions need to be made regarding university and completing them here in Denmark just doesn't seem quite right. I would so very much love to stay in this wonderful country for longer- even just two months so that I can go on my class study trip to Spain ;). I think that leaving will be one of the hardest things I will ever do but of course I already have a plan to come back and see my class graduate...

Things are going great guns though. I'm continuing to love my stay very very much. I've had it quite busy this week. A trip into Copenhagen on Tuesday and a trip to Holbæk last night for dinner. Exchange life is the best. wouldnt have it any other way! 

Sorry this blog post is so pointless- promise ill write a good one when i'm home from the get together with rotary! 

Vi ses venner <3 

the life of an exchange student

A lot of things have changed whilst I have been on exchange. For one, I feel like as a person I am more confident than I have ever been before... and I suppose that has come from navigating the metro systems in every European city I've set foot into.. Another thing that has changed about me is my school timetable. Last year throughout the HSC, school was filled with the humanities- legal studies, english of the analysing kind, drama and of course my beloved histories. This year however, I am no longer cramming my brain with history dates or script lines. 

The reason why I compare this drastic change is the contents of my timetable on a monday morning.

School from 08:10- 15:50. 6 classes. 

Beginning off with english, gym, physics, chemistry, advanced maths and last but not least biology. 

Doing these subjects in a foreign language is interesting, and I have occupied myself in many ways today. I would seriously die without my computer on days like today. I think I am now up to date with all emails and inboxes on facebook, I've checked out enough clothing stores to do my head in, started researching how to get all my stuff home and now finally I'm writing a blog entry to occupy myself through this biology peroid. I currently have 50 minuets of school left. YES! 

So I had a quite busy weekend (surprise surprise) This is just a regular routine now, and come Monday morning when my alarm goes off at 06:30am it takes a lot of restraint not to throw it out my bedroom window. But as my dad always says, I can sleep in Australia! So here I am, another sleep deprived exchange student updating you on whats the latest and greates in the land of the happiest people in the world- voted again in 2013 (i love denmark!) 

This weeks fun activities began on Friday, with my class at school where we didn't have to sit through double physics and maths peroids. Instead we had an activities day where we went around the school and partook in random activities. We started the day off by going around the school, looking at the quotes on the school windows and researching the movies that they came from. Being Friday the 13th, the theme was horror so all the quotes were horror related. Our next activity was a little random. We had to run around the school finding spanish words and remembering them. We then had a test when we got back. Needles to say, by Australian terms I can now speak German, Danish and Spanish. Our next activities were a lot of fun. We went over to the Musicon which is like a giant hall in Roskilde. Here we began with some yoga workouts.. This was so hilarious as some of the poses were so random and strange and so we all had a good laugh. The last activity was by far the funnest. This was us on scooters driving through zig zaged soft drink bottles. Of course it was a competition and my class wasn't really the best. It was a really really fun day with my class though! 

After activities day, I went home and got ready to go to my last Fredags Rock with two of my Australian friends. I met up with the first in Tivoli and we ate some ice cream and caught up with each other. After we strolled around Tivoli soaking up its awesomeness (like we do every time we are in there). Then, my other friend came and we started going on some rides! We also met up with her Newbies who were both from the USA. We had a really nice dinner in a restraunt in Tivoli and just chatted... We ended up sitting at our table for like 3 hours. It was very hyggelit. As for Fredags Rock, the band that played was okay however Lauren and I didn't really stay and mosh pit like we usually do. As it was our last summer tour in Tivoli we mainly went on rides. It was a lot of fun.

As an exchange student, the most fun comes from being spontaneous, and thats exactly what this weekend was! I decided to go home with Lauren after Tivoli for the first time ever. We had to wait a long time for our train at Copenhagen (danish transport systems!) but we eventually arrived home at like 1 am so crashed into bed. The next day, we went into Holbeck and did some shopping. Holbeck is the next big town over from Roskilde and has the widest shopping street in Denmark. Lauren lives right on the Fjord, so it is a very plesant bike ride into town. The weather was so beautiful so we had a very relaxing day. We met up with her newbies again and showed them some danish shops. We updated their wordrobe to danish style, gave them some advice and just had a girly day. It was a lot of fun. Lauren and I afterwards bought some exchange supplies and rode home. We baked pizza, and ate in the lovely sun and just talked and talked and talked. By night we decided to watch a movie however ended up talking through the whole thing so it just stayed off. It was a really fun weekend!

On the Sunday we woke up, cooked a breakfast, talked some more, planned adventures and I caught the train back to Roskilde with 30 mins to spare before I was heading off to the Tivoli theatre to see a H.C Anderson show. At 2:30pm I was picked up by my 3rd host family who took me into Tivoli! Before the show started, me and my host sisters went on some of the rides- the demon (which is a big roller coaster and so much fun) and the newest ride in Tivoli which is really fun! The theatre started. It was all about Hans Christain Andersons fairytales with a modern twist. The acts that featured had a very circus appeal and it was amazing! There was one girl who did a trick with a ring where she was literally dancing in a giant hollahoop. It was mindblowing and so amazing to witness as I have never seen anything like it. Overall, it was also nice to see some of the H.C Anderson fairytales live! And as a bonus i've ticked off another thing from my to do list in Denmark- go to the theatre in Tivoli! 

So this weekend was a lot of fun! And the next few will be equally as fun. This afternoon when I get home from school I need to start packing my suitcase to move famalies because I move in 11 days. It's so crazy to think that I am about to move in with my 3rd and last family. Part of me can not believe it! 

So apart from packing, I've got plans to go shopping in Copenhagen tomorrow cause i finish school at 10:30, then meet up with my newbie on Wednesday in Roskilde, thursday I'm having dinner at my ex Rotary presidents house and Friday I'm off for the weekend on a Rotary get together. This week is setting out to be crazy- but i love my exchange life and wouldnt change it for the world! 

Kuns og hilsen 

Sarah 

Er I rigtig bad til English nu?

So as I enter further into the Danish language, it seems that my English skills are in decline- like a lot.... of course I can still speak English and of course you can still hear my charming Australian accent but actually thinking and writing passable english phrases is becoming more difficult (thought id never ay that!) 

Call me crazy but I have now actually started thinking in Danish, because it speak it all the time. So when presented the task of writing a horror story in English I decided it was time to revisit some of the 'skills' that I had developed throughout enduring Advanced English for the HSC..... 

So i wrote a pretty decent story that I was happy with. I managed to pump it out in just an hour and just turned it in, happy and satisfied that it took me such a short amount of time. I was expecting a pretty decent mark because HELLO I can speak English and this task should be really really simple. However this comment shattered all of my hopes, dreams and aspirations and even made me question how well I know my own language, from someone whose first language isn't even English 

It seems my grammatical errors of not placing a comma after the speech marks were what caused me to recieve this mark...

So for all those English speakers out there who may not be aware when writing a story WATCH OUT WITH YOUR COMMAS! or you too may be accussed of not knowing your language 

(i think ill write my uni stuff in Danish next year) 

So this is how my week started, but since then it has improved! 

Denmark is now shifting from actually really nice weather to cold windy rainy days. This makes it really hard to dress, as you never know if you will freeze to death, or die of sweat. This bipolar weather has meant that sickness has been going around, and it seemed to find its way to me on Monday. I'm now feeling a little better- but still sound like a croaky old frog which makes my danish sound even funnier. 

It's hard for me to comprehend that yesterday marked the 4 month mark in Denmark... meaning 4 months until I am home. This time in 4 months I will be on a plane, probablly still balling my eyes out, yet paradoxically (big word- i still can speak english ;) ) excited to see my family and friends again. This realisation that my time is running out has made me ensure that i pack my weekends, days, hours, minuets and seconds with Danish fun! 

So....Last weekend I joined my third host family on a tour to their summer house. Their summer house is located about an hour from Roskilde in a town called Næstville (Pronounced like Nextvil in English) 

I had a really great weekend up there and the weather was really nice, so we played some card games until 1am in the morning, played a danish game called Kong Spille (Kings Game- really hard to explain) and just had fun spending some time together. 

On the way to their summer house on Friday night, we stopped at a museum called Artkin for the opening of a new exhabition featuring the paintings of a mexican lady. This was really cool to see and the museum was very modern and of course the paintings and artworks featured were really beautiful! I had a really great weekend! 

This week has been relatively normal as I settle back into the routine of 6:30am to 15:50 finishing days at school. This morning however my whole class was at school at 07:15am to pack away the stools after an event. My class are the help class and they do things like this throughout the year to earn money for their study tour. It can actually be very hyggelit and this morning we all got some breakfast after our hard work. Im now in maths.... really bored..... so hellooooo blog ;) 

On Friday I think i will also go to Tivoli for my last even Fredags Rock concert. I am sad to say that this weekend is the last I can go to Tivoli until October because it will close as Denmark becomes really really cold. I will also be in Tivoli on Sunday with my third host family who are taking me to see a Hans Christain Anderson 3D show- should be really fun! Saturday I think ill finally check out the Roskilde Viking Museum! After all how I have been here 8 months and not seen it?! 

And then the next weekend I have a rotary get together with my district so i will finaly get to meet all of the new exchange students. We will do things like Zumba and go exploring in the town which we are going too. Then the weekend after that im off to my 3rd and last host family! But no sooner have I moved in, I'm off to Club Le Santa and Madrid for 13 days! I'm sooo excited :D and with that, it will be the end of October and the start of November- how can that even be possible?!?! 

reflection time

I encountered a lot of people in Europe- I even encountered myself 

This quote reflects a lot about my exchange and the overall experiances I have encountered throughout my travels abroad. I have had so many wonderful experiences- from skiing in Norway, to climbing the Eiffel Tower three times, to seeing one of the best summers denmark has had in like 25 years. I am so fortunate to be on this little adventure, and I would like to take the time to thank everyone who has helped me get here. But an especially big thankyou to my mum and dad. Thankyou both for making my biggest dream come true <3 

LEGOLAND!

nb: PHOTOS OF LEGOLAND WILL SHORTLY FOLLOW- just have to load them onto my computer :) 

If I ask any of you what comes to mind when I say Denmark, I'm sure that many of you immediately think of the Little Mermaid, Princess Mary or the yummy pastries that local bakeries sell posing as 'Danishes'.... Some may even ask the question "is that a place in Germany?" or the best one "they speak dutch right?!" 

Having lived in this country for nearly 8 months now these superficial ideals are now far from my mind. When someone asks me what comes to my mind, I think of home, music festivals, ice cream and loving people who have made me feel so welcome in this tiny land. I have also learnt a lot about Denmark, and realised that many of the things that I use in every day life were thought up by the minds of great danes. The viking land holds the  inventors of Skype, pandora and of course the small  toy that all children young and old encountered at least once if not multiple times during their childhood (maybe also their adulthood). Yes thats right, LEGOOOOOOOO is a proud invention of the Danes. (I am quite embarrassed to say that I was not aware of this fact before arriving here.) 

DID YOU KNOW?! 

Lego is a Danish invention that was first invented in 1934. The founder called his company "Lego", deriving from the Danish phrase leg godt, which means "play well". This little piece of general knowledge made me love Lego even more! 

Enough with the general knowledge.... Last weekend, I was lucky enough to go to a theme park totally made of Lego with one of my nearest and dearest Aussie friends Beth. This theme park is a lego lovers dream as everything in the park is made of lego- from lego made trains to a tiny lego village depicting look a like landmarks around the world. This only holds 90 million lego blocks!

This amazing theme park is the largest tourist attraction outside of Copenhagen, located in Billand. (This is about a 4 hour train ride from Roskilde) so naturally I have been wanting to go there ever since I arrived in January! 

I was in Legoland last Sunday. I went with Beth's host mum and two host brothers who have been to the park as many times as I have been to Tivoli (which is pretty impressive and hard to beat!) We arrived at opening time and left at closing time and a little bit of rain was not going to spoil the fun that we had. Due to the on and off showers that we encountered throughout the day, many people decided to stay indoors, which gave us the perfect opportunity to try all of the rides at least 5 times. Some of my personal favourites- the polar express roller coaster and the mini car roller coaster that took us on a lego construction adventure. Legoland was just awesome and i wish that Sydney boasted such a wonderful tourist attraction. One of the coolest things I have ever seen was the Lego Village. This place was HUGE and I think it had about 30 displays. My favourite was a depiction of Nyhavn- my favourite place in Copenhagen. Others included a depiction of Los Angles and a figure of the Statue of Liberty! Legoland was very very family friendly- having not too many scary rides but just enough to keep the big kids interested. The lego made train that drove around the park was a highlight , I mean how many people can say that they have ridden in a Lego train?! I had a really really fantastic day and hope that one day I can take my family to Legoland so that they too can experiance this awesomeness! 

I made the most of my time in Jylland (Jutland) staying with my friend Beth. I travelled up on Thursday afternoon, and came home on Monday afternoon. Our schedule was pretty jam packed and we both had a really wonderful time! 

On the Thursday after I caught the train up, I went to Beth's Rotary Meeting. This was held in Vejle which is the next town over from Beth's... so about an hours drive. Her Rotary was hyggelit as we had a tour of a hotel owned by one of the members in the club. We then ate a lovely dinner and drove home. Beth was picked up by a Rotary member, and he took us on a little tour on the way home. The destination was to the little town of Jelling, which holds the Viking Stone- aka the stone that recognised Denmark as a country from the 10th century. The huge stone is completely carved in Viking runes- so it was quite a site! It is the writing of a King of Denmark, and it is the first written record of Denmark as a country... pretty cool right?! I was so glad that I got to see this stone... It was a surprise of my tour til Jylland! 

With the Jelling Stone! 

On Friday we spent the day at Beth's house, busily preparing a cake for a competition. Her little town of Guld was holding a little show (similiar to Cobitty Markets) so her host mum asked us if we would make a cake. Well, we took this task very seriously making three deliciously decorated cakes. The masterpiece was Beth's monster cake, and I made flower cupcakes and piggy cupcakes to go on the side. The pig theme was very fitting, considering Beth lived on a pig farm. This in itself was a different experience for me as pigs are one of the main aspects of the 'farming country' that is Denmark. Beth lives in a beautiful Farm house situated on a hill surrounded by golden wheat fields and a bright blue lake at the bottom of the valley. This picture perfect scene was my home for 5 days and it was very very beautiful. Beth also lives with a family of 5 kids, 2 kittens, 30 pigs, 2 dogs and 15 chickens. Of course there is a mum and a dad to keep the house in order. This big family was very different to what I am used to, and I'm so glad that I got to experiance this and saw the innerworkings of this Danish industry! The view was spectacular and it was defiantley a mini holiday for me- just what I needed! 

On Saturday, Beth and I enjoyed a little cheeky sleep in because we were both so unbelievably exhausted from getting up at 06:30am every day for school. We then caught the bus into her town to see the movie 'The Mortal Instruments' which is VERY good and I would really reccomend seeing it! I am also keen to read the books, and can not wait to get my hands on them in English before I tackle them in Danish because reading Harry Potter in Danish is hard enough :P 

After the movie, we walked across half of her city to go to the Horsens Medievil Festival which was held at the old jail on the top of a hill. This was AWESOME and the festival had an amazing atmosphere that I dont think you would find anywhere else in the world. I think Beth's whole town had turned out for the event and all of the workers were dressed up in costume and some of the local towns people also decided to get in costume for the occassion. This was really cool to see, and they even had demostrations such as the walking through of the prisoners or the king and queen reception by the marching band. It was like stepping back in time! The food reflected the era and there were bands to entertain the audience. This was really really cool, and I was so lucky that I was on a visit to Beth when this occurred! 

When Monday rolled around, it was time for me to catch the train over three of Denmark's islands and arrive back home in the space of just 3 hours (strange right?!).  Beth and I enjoyed one last cheeky sleep in and then took a little tour of Horsens. I arrived home very tired from my awesome weekend! 

My busy schedule is now in full swing again! This week on Tuesday I went to language school. Wednesday night was Rotary where my host brother from my first family who just arrived home from India gave his speech on his experiances. It was so nice to see him and my host mum again because I have missed them so much! On Thursday I ate sushi after school with two of my friends from school and finally this afternoon, I'm heading off to a summer house with my 3rd host family who I am moving in with very very soon! The weather forecast looks so good so im very much looking forward to seeing their house in the sunshine as oppossed to the rain and snow :) 

Other than that, of course I have had school which is now a little hard as sometimes I start school at 08:10am and finish at 16:00! So they are very very long days filled with maths, chemistry, biology and physics- omg. One of the funniest things though about school now is gym. My class is doing something called an ø løbe which in english means an orentiering run. So literally every gym class for two hours, my class is split into groups of 2, given a map with the location of 'points' and instructed to locate the points. This sounds easy, however it is held in the local forrest so on Wednesday I ran through cow paddocks past not so happy cows and through patches of stinging nettle! Danish PE is quite funny and very very different to the indoor sports we had. Oh and another thing- it was raining and we did not stay indoors! No more PE in the EHS gym! hahaha but it is very fun and rather hyggelit to complete the o lob! I have found it an experiance that I would not get in Australia. 

So plans for the next few weeks 

-Summer house with family number 3

-Tivoli concert HC Anderson

-Rotary Get Together with other exchange students

-Moving host families

-School party

-OCTOBER VACATION- TRIP TO SPAINNNNNNN WOOOOO HOOOOO 

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