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Europe » Denmark » Region Midtjylland » Aarhus May 20th 2008

Hej derude i Cyberspace. Vi er to friske, jyske piger, Josefine og Gyrithe, der den 9. juni (på Gyrithes 20 års fødselsdag) vender næsen mod varmere himmelstrøg, destination Indien, Tamil Nadu. De sidste 5 måneder har vi tilbragt sammen på Silkeborg Højskole. Vi har gået på U-landslinien, og brugt mange timer på rejseforberedelser, vaccinationer, pakkelister osv. Den 9. juni lander vi i Chennai, midt i det indiske kaos, der indebærer hellige køer, tiggere, munke, templer, farver og lugte i massevis. Den første uge tilbringer vi sammen med resten af U-landsholdet i Tirukoilur, hvor vi skal komme os over jetlag og kulturchok. Når vi har lært at begå os i det indiske samfund, tager vi på egen hånd til den lille landsby Thiyagadurugam, der ligger tæt på Kongarayapalayam. Vi skal arbejde på en kostskole for kasteløse børn ... read more

Europe » Denmark » Region Midtjylland » Aarhus May 20th 2008

Melvallar Hej, vi er Hanne, Rikke og Joakim og vi kommer fra Silkeborg Højskole. I fire måneder har vi gået på ulandslinjen og forberedt os til vores rejse til Indien. Den 9 juni tager vi afsted i 2 måneder hvor vi ska lave voluntørarbejde. Vi skal bo i en bjerglandsby i Sydindien i staten Tamil Nadu, som hedder Melvallar. Det er en stammelandsby, som ligger langt oppe i Kalrayan hills og som først for nylig har fået elektricitet. Vi skal bo og arbejde på en kostskole med 50 kasteløse børn. Vores arbejde kommer til at bestå i at undervise børnene i skolen, men også generel pasning såsom at lege med dem, få dem op om morgenen og give dem den kærlighed de sulter efter. Vi håber vi vil få en spændende og lærerig oplevelse og vi ... read more
Hanne
Rikke

Europe » Denmark » Region Midtjylland » Aarhus May 20th 2008

Katrine og Kristine på eventyr i Indien. Som de ganster vi er, indtager vi et lille fattigt sygehus i Tirukollur. Vi ved ikke rigtig hvad vi skal,- vi har hørt noget om fødsler,spædbørn og et hygiejnekurus vi skal stå for! Vi skal bo på sygehuset sammen med de indiske sygepjelske. Vi glæder os til et kæmpe kulturchock og forhåbentlig en masse spænende og uforglemmelige oplevelser. "JOO DER VI SKRIVES " Kristine Aldre 20 år Randers, Jylland Forventninger til indienstur: mennesker overalt, grænseoverskridende opleversler og et spændende møde med en ny kultur. Katrine Jeg er 23 år gammel og kommer fra glamsbjerg på Fyn. Mine forventninger er dårlig mave, hjemve og fede oplevelser. ... read more
Kristine
Katrine

Europe » Denmark » Region Midtjylland » Aarhus April 28th 2008

Hello all, Another city another entry. Kif and Peter caught the train out of Copenhagen and headed to the mainland to visit their friend Katrina in Arhus. The train was delayed (so far Danish trains don't really seem to run on time), but we were only two hours late in arriving. We got to Katrina's place, and partied up with her korridor mates whilst enjoying some Danish culture. We got up bloody early the next day to head up to Skagen which is at the northern tip of Denmark. The scenery up there is strange, and unlike anything back in Vancouver. There are lots of sand dunes, but they're mostly covered in really patchy grass. There are also lots of pine trees everywhere. Apparently, before the grass was planted on the dunes, they use to shift ... read more
Burried Church
Skagen Lunch
Den Gamle By

Europe » Denmark » Region Midtjylland » Aarhus March 20th 2008

Wooo hooo!!! And so we arrived in Århus, Denmark, after a night trying to sleep at Stansted airport but being kicked out of the front of the shops that wanted to open at 3am. It was freezing, as you can imagine, especially because someone here went to the pub the night before and forgot to finish packing and just realised she hadn't changed coats on the way to the airport. But anyways... the first Danish we met was the friendliest person ever! Or so we thought because we hadn't met the rest of them yet... Airport completely deserted, next bus to town was 2 hours away, so the immigration officers suggested we went to the restaurant where we got wonderful healthy danish breakfast. Well, not really danish as it as the same as I used ... read more

Europe » Denmark » Region Midtjylland » Aarhus January 31st 2008

Så er det dagen før vi skal afsted, og må indrømme at jeg synes at det er temmelig stressende. Mindes ikke det var sådan sidst jeg drog udenlands. Der boede jeg selvfølgelig hjemme og fik ikke SU, hvilket jo nok er de ting der har forvirret mig mest i denne omgang. ”Skal man udvandre??”... ”Meldes ud af folkeregistret??” Det giver da ikke nogen mening. Slap jeg så alligevel også for i denne omgang, men alligevel en lidt skræmmende tanke, det at være udvandret... Hvad mere skræmmende er, at jeg slet ikke kan mærke at jeg har fødselsdag i morgen. Alle fødselsdagsgaver er blevet givet før selve dagen, og flere i form af et beløb indsat på kontoen. Alt i alt rigtig skønt, men stadig ikke helt en ”rigtig” fødselsdag, i hvert fald ikke traditionel forstand. Nå, ... read more

Europe » Denmark » Region Midtjylland » Aarhus November 9th 2007

so last weekend, we travelled 16 hours each way....by two trains, a ferry, and another train, before arriving in cosy denmark, where the sun was shining....people were actually smiling....and everyone spoke english! the ferry trip over was awefully fun. we had booked for a 'cabin' for the way over, as it was a 10hr night trip, n we needed sleep, so we had asked for the cheapest cabin, and somehow that had translated to first class....so we got an onboard apartment, with ensuite, couches, and two very comfortable beds. we spend most the night however, in one of the four onboard bars, drinking special cocktails that the bar tender kindly kept making for us, n smoking cigars, as we felt very classy being there. the ferry was also empty as hell, which gave us the bar ... read more
classy me
xmas beer
bikes

Europe » Denmark » Region Midtjylland » Aarhus October 20th 2007

Forget common security, trade, economic or cultural interests. I think the greatest way to promote warm relations between two countries and their citizens is for one country to have one of its own marry into the royal family of the other. This is a big concession to make for an ardent anti-royalist like me, but as an Aussie visiting Denmark, one can't help but feel that the proof is in the pudding. Danes seem to love Australians, and we love them back. If you are an Australian and you don't, well, wake up to yourself. All the Danes I have met thus far on my travels (and there have been a few - they are prolific travellers per capita) have been warm, friendly and a good laugh, and it was no different when I was surrounded ... read more
My tour guides
Bon appetite
The royal couple

Europe » Denmark » Region Midtjylland » Aarhus September 7th 2007

Arrived in Århus......got into a nice hostel...but the people there were.....-__-" Either they are in groups not in my dorm and never in the hostel, or...have a few weird guys in my dorm room........-__-" Anyways, Århus seems to be a very nice town with a very very vibrant night life... My hostel is right behind the bar and cafe street along this river..and wow! so much reminded me of Ljubljana! with people just crowded along the river eating and drinking at night....! I havent actually walked into the city centre...but seems like its a pretty big city.. First full day, and the only one, was devoted to Legoland! wahhahaaa! got up early and just headed there right away..had to take a train then a bus. The bus driver didn't charge money on the way to Legoland! ... read more
Lego figures
Miniature land!
more...

Europe » Denmark » Region Midtjylland » Lemvig July 7th 2007

Så har jeg snart været hjemme i det gode gamle Danmark i to uger. Det er dejligt at komme hjem til nogle lidt lavere temperaturer og en masse dejlig dansk mad, i stedet for ploof. Godt nok synes jeg snart det kunne tage at blive lidt mere sommeragtigt, hvis jeg skal være ærlig. De sidste dage i Almaty nød vi bare. Det var sjovt at komme fra Taras til Almaty og opleve en hel anden form for kazakhisk by. Hvor Taras var meget meget anderledes end alt hvad man har været vant til, så var Almaty faktisk meget rar, og mindede en del om forskellige storbyer, man før har besøgt rundt om i Europa. Det var dejligt at komme på cafe og opleve at langt de fleste forstod engelsk, og alle menukort var på engelsk, og ... read more




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