After a normal start and language school til 130pm, my day took a radical turn to become THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE, or since i've been in denmark at least! I left language school and went for a walk around Copenhagen as usual, but for the first time STOPPED MYSELF BUYING SOME CLOTHES. Yes, it was hard, but I have found the self control! I was so proud of myself i decided to go and get a hot chocolate from macca's, but on the way I had to get my bank card from the bank as it got swallowed on friday. I successfully retrieved my card, then went to fulfill my hot chocolate craving. When i got to mcdonalds, there was a really cute boy behind the counter. I asked him if he spoke english, ... read more

uncle tony- here are the answers to your questions! i havent cheated and googled them so i hope theyre right! 1. Population? (to nearest million) i THINK its 5million, but it could be 6- im not sure! im going with 5 though. 2. Name Denmark's two main islands (easy question) the two islands and Zealand and Jutland (or Jylland as they say here). Copenhagen is on Zealand :) 3. Highest point? I'm not sure what its called but its only about 170m above sealevel. 4. Date of Denmark's Constitution Day? (seen as its national day) Its 5 of july i think, but they dont celebrate it at all. nothign like aussie day back at home! 5. What is the Dannebrog? its the danish flag of course! let me know how i go! ... read more

hej! since monday, ive been participating in language school to learn danish. i'm at the school with six other rotary kids, and the course will go until the end of next week. its situated right in the middle of copenhagen, so its very hard to stop yourself shopping every day! heres a short paragraph about me: Jeg hedder Kate. Jeg er syvten ar gammel. Min mor hedder Blair, og min far hedder Garret. Hun er 48 ar gammel, og han er 50 ar. Min bror gammel Harry, og han er femten ar. Jeg bor i Charlottenlund, i Danmark. Jeg i var Viborg og Aarhus pa dag, og skal til fest i fredag aften. Jeg elsker danmark :) Translation: My name is Kate. I am 17. My mum's name is Blair and my dad's name is Garret. ... read more

i just got back from intro camp, so thought i should tell you how it was! the week was, in one word, amazing. it was so so good to meet other exchange students who are in the same position as me and it was crazy how quickly you become friends with people. everyone is so open to meeting people on exchange, and it makes it very easy to find people you 'click' with. i experienced this alot on camp, meeting other exchangies mainly from australia and new zealand (but also some from brasil, argentina and south africa) who by the end of the week, i felt like id known for years. a typical day on the camp would involve breakfast between 8am and 830am (or for people like me, rocking up to brekkie at 8.28), before ... read more

WOW! WHAT A WEEK :) sorry to everyone whos been emailing/facebooking/myspacing me and i havent got back to them- ive been in a beautiful town called Villars, in the middle of the Swiss Alpes. I went to Villars with my host family, as they own an apartment there and go skiing a few times a year. It was my first time skiing, and it was sooo sick! I fully pwned it haha. but seriously! apart from a few massive stacks, i managed to mostly keep my feet and even went down a big mountain on the last day- the view was seriously AMAZING. i felt like i was in the middle of the the Lion, the WItch and the Wardrobe haha! Villars on the whole was beautiful. It's a small town- a bit bigger than the ... read more

DENMARK 2009 Thursday 29/01/09 I arrived in Denmark on Sunday. Since arriving, I have travelled across the country to Jutland, been to school, attended a Rotary meeting, tasted traditional Danish food such as Ponzi (a sausage bought from a street stall which is eaten with toasted bread- note the sausage doesn’t go inside the bread), and been shopping among other things. The school I am attending is Ordrup Gymnasium and is an old but pretty school. The students are friendly but it is an effort for them to speak English and because I can’t speak Danish yet, I don’t participate in most conversations at school. Subsequently, school is really boring and I still haven’t lasted a whole day, instead leaving at lunchtime and other breaks to go home and sleep (I’m still a bit jetlagged). The ... read more