Week two

It has been nearly two weeks since I have arrived in the fabulous country of Denmark. I started school on Monday and have as classmates some of the greatest people I have ever met. The food has yet to disappoint me. Last night I had some wonderfully prepared salmon and last week I had one of the greatest things I have ever eaten which is called tarteletter. It is chicken with a white sauce in a wonderful crust, and unlike the common perception that Danish food has a lot of spices and flavor. The only dish that I absolutely cannot stand is the liver paste.

Last week we went to Tivoli in Aarhus it is much smaller than the one in Copenhagen but me and my host brother still had a great time. School has been difficult with the language barrier but English is a class I excel in. The only problems that I have ran into is the difference between British English and American English. I'm very excited for tomorrow because I get to spend the whole day with my other host brother who lives in Aarhus his name is Niels he is a teacher at a boarding school in Hadsten. I go to school in Hadsten but at a different school than the one Niels works at.

The moment I stepped foot on Danish soil I could tell it was a special place. The one thing that I have noticed however is, Denmark does not have mountains like those of the alps, or forests like America, it dosen't even have a city as powerful as Paris. Danish food is great but not as popular as Italian. The castles are gorgeous but nothing like the castles of France or Germany. Howeve Denmark has something that would be hard for any place to beat, and that is some of the greatest people in the world! Every country has amazing people but the Danes are the most down to earth people you will ever meet. It dosen't matter how you are dressed or the manners that you have (unless you are dining with the Queen). The people will still treat you with the utmost respect. No one has ever welcomed me like the people of Denmark. The Danes are quite reserved but are very friendly at the same time. Everyone in my music class has made sure that I knew what was going on and how to get from one place to another. The people truly believe that all are equal that no one should have special privelages becuase of there income, or family name. I have yet to see one homeless person in the second largest city, everyone is offered free University. Denmark has socialized medicine and the Danish system has been recognized as the best health care sytstem in the world! This is what makes Denmark great the people and how they have a sense of community and they help everyone. If you ever want to meet amazing people come to Denmark.

Arriving in Denmark

I have now been in Denmark for 2 days. I have already met a lot of wonderful people. My first host family has a very large house right in the center in town. They are very nice and have three kids one of which lives at home. The flight to Denmark was quite long but I was seated next to very nice people.

After I landed in Denmark I was greeted by my second host family as my first family was on vacation. That night we had pizza and barbeque as we watched the Denmark handball team lose to Croatia.

On Sunday I went to my first host family's house they had the whole family over for dinner. We enjoyed great steak and drank coffee.

Today I had bread for breakfast and was able to practice my trumpet! My host family said that their cousin plays euphonium and is a part of a brass band that I could join. We also had frikadeller (Danish meatballs) they were delicious!

Tomorrow we plan on going to Aarhus which is the second largest city in Denmark. We will look at an apartment for my host brother. Right now I'm having the time of my life!