Blogs from Region Midtjylland, Denmark, Europe - page 14

We had a plan. We reckon that it was as well-considered and reasonable as possible, given the scope and nature of the project. Traveling around the world, and in the way that we are doing it, requires management of many variables, some of which are definitely going to be a surprise when they arise. We knew that there would be countries that would be cheaper than others and we set our budget to take this into proper account. We also knew that Europe would be up with the most expensive places and that countries like Vietnam and India should be a help. All of that and it was still just a bit of a surprise to hit Denmark. The budget has been tracking along pretty well. No major dramas. Carpet-related dilemmas were neatly quarantined in a ... read more

Thea og jeg tager begge på arbejde fredag og går hjem kl. 12 for at få pakket det sidste og regner med at køre kl. 14. Jeg får sluttet næsten alt fagligt godt af på arbejdet og Thea henter 43 ferie-is i Aldi til begge vores afdelinger. Den sidste halve time går med at lave tidsregistrering fem uger frem i tiden med ferie. Det begynder at gå op for mig at det ikke bare er en uges ferie vi skal på… Vi tager hjem kl. 12 og får smurt nogle madpakker og gjort lidt rent i lejligheden så vi er klar til at køre kvart i to. Thea tømmer lige postkassen ”for en god ordens skyld” der ligger selvfølgelig en regning der skal betales 14 dage inden vi kommer hjem, så vi bliver enige om at ... read more

My gosh things have been crazy. Tomorrow is Easter so we've been on easter holiday all week (Påske Ferie). Catherine og Josephine, my host mum and eldest host sister, went to Rome on a trip and I went to Odense, on Fyn, to visit friends. In Odense, I stayed with Caity, one of my best friends here. She's from Sydney and an absolutely gorgeous girl. Naomi, another Sydney-sider who is staying in West Jylland also came over for the week. We partied a lot at James Dean, a pub in Odense, with the Americans Scott and Marshall. Ryan L from Canada also came over to Odense for a couple of days. It was a very emotional week. There were a lot of laughs and we had a great time mostly, but towards the end there were ... read more

Last weekend, I went to Jylland with the other 150 exchange students in Danmark for a "G2G" (get together). It was without doubt one of the best weekends I've had since I've been here! After travelling for four hours by train across Danmark, we arrived in Randers, in Jylland. It was fantastic to see all the people not in the Copenhagen area! Later that night after we had unpacked our bags and set up our beds (in my case, scrounged around for pillows cos i forgot to bring something to sleep on... sick one kate), we had dinner and then did karaoke. I, along with some other Aussies, teared up the stage with Land Down Under, then burned up the dancefloor to other people's fantastic singing. After karaoke Prue, Amy and I kicked Marshall and Scott's ... read more

Warning: This joint blog contains an obscene number of personal jokes and sexual connotations. Parental guidance is recommended for persons under 15 years of age. Time for an update! Kate and Elisa are on intro camp this week, just chilling and junk. They got to Aarhus yesterday (Sunday) via train from Copenhagen. There, they met up with their Perth buddy Adam ‘the lad’ Spight. Around fifty other exchange students (mostly from Australia and Brazil) are also at the camp. Every day this week they will have 6 hours of Danish lessons. The rest of the time is spent hanging with the bitches in the lad pad and re-enacting High School Musical. Yesterday they had a tour of the school, as well as introductory assemblies. After dinner they enjoyed a sing-along in the lounge with Levi playing ... read more