08/06/2014

GRADUATION

Dansk: Så er det ved at være tæt på at mit år som udvekslingsstudent er forbi. Jeg har kun en uge tilbage til min familie kommer herover og det er helt underligt at tænke på. Igår var jeg en del af min skoles Graduation Ceremoni hvor jeg blev værdsat for at have været en del af dette års elever på Brentsville High School. Jeg fik desværre ikke lov til at få hatten og kjolen som man har på som senior men det var nu rigtig hyggeligt alligvel og jeg fik da taget et par billeder.
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English: It's coming really close. In just a week my parents will be arriving to Virginia and then my year as an exchange student is over. It is really crazy to think about. Anyways, yesterday was graduation at my school, and even though I am not considered a senior I was walking in with them and got appreciated by the principal for my year of attendance at Brentsville District High School. Unfortunately i didn't get to wear the cap and gown but I had a lovely time and got some pictures taken anyways.

02/06/2014

GREAT FALLS & PHILLY

Dansk: Jeg har haft endnu en travl og begivenhedsrig weekend, men det er jo med at opleve så meget som muligt på de sidste 2 uger jeg nu har tilbage. Om lørdagen tog min værtssøster og mine to veninder Hanna (fra Sverige), Maggie (fra Tyskland) og jeg til Great Falls i Maryland, som er et "vandfald". Vi tog afsted med min youthgroup og vi havde en super hyggelig dag ude og hike. Om Søndagen tog Hanna, Maggie og Lisa (en anden veninde fra Rusland), og jeg til Philadelphia i Pennsylvania hvor vi fik set en masse historie relaterede bygninger i det gode vejr. Derudover fik vi ellers bare udforsket byen en smule og det var en super hyggelig tur!
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English: Once again I had an extremely busy and memorable weekend, but I better get the best out of my last 2 weeks alone in Virginia, so that is a good thing. On saturday my host sister (Audrey), my two friends Hanna (from Sweden), and Maggie (from Gremany) and I went with my youth group to Great  Falls in Maryland, and we had a super fun day hiking by the waterfall. Sunday Hanna, Maggie, Lisa (a friend from Russia) and I went with Lisas host dad to Philadelphia in Pennsylvania where he showed us a lot of the historical buildings in the lovely weather. Besides seeing all the tourist attractions we had some time to explore the city and enjoy the sun and it ended up being a really fantastic trip!

29/05/2014

MEMORIAL DAY

Dansk: I mandags var det memorial day, en amerikansk helligdag hvor de tager dagen fri og værdsætter alle veteranerne som har ofret meget for deres land. Jeg pakkede solbrillerne og tog til Burke Lake med nogen af mine venner hvor vi fik slappet godt og grundigt af på midten af søen, men jeg havde en super dejlig dag og godt nok er memorial day for at huske på de ofringer der er taget for at vi kan have den fridom vi har idag, men memorial day i USA vil nu og for evigt minde mig om mine dejlige oplevelser med de aller bedste fra mit udvekslingsophold!
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English: Monday was memorial day which is an american holiday where great appreciation to the many veterans who has served their country with honor. As for me, I grabbed my sunglasses and went to Burke Lake with some of my friends. We spend the whole day on the middle of the lake in a little rowboat, but I had such a fun and relaxing time. I know that memorial day is a day in honor of the veterans, but for me I will on any future memorial day be reminded of the great experiences I have had with my best friends from my year abroad!

16/05/2014

JUST 1 MONTH LEFT

Dansk: Det er helt sindssygt at tænke på at fra idag er der præcis 1 måned til at jeg ser min familie igen. Normalt ville jeg tage hjem til Danmark alene, men vi har beslittet at min familie skal komme over i den sidste tid jeg er herovre og få et indblik i hvordan jeg har levet for et år. Derudover tager vi til Florida efter at have været hos min værtsfamilie nogen dage og Jeg rejser så endligt tilbage til Danmark efter 4th of July. Jeg aner ikke om jeg er lettet eller ked af det over at der kun er en måned tilbage. Jeg savner jo min familie og venner og trygge omgivelser utroligt meget, men på den anden side har det været en helt fantastisk oplevelse her med en super dejlig værtsfamilie, super dejlige venner her og ikke mindst en masse gode minder som jeg aldrig nogen sinde vil glemme og jeg er sikker på at denne her oplevelse har lært mig en helt masse som jeg først finder ud af når jeg kommer tilbage i den normale hverdag. Men når alt det er sagt så er det jo ikke forbi endnu, og jeg er fast besluttet på at nyde den sidste måned her til det maksimale!
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English: It is crazy to think about the fact that there is exactly 1 month left until I see my family today. Usually I would leave after my school ends and rthe take home alone, but My host family, my family and I have decided that my family should come over and get a taste of how my everyday has been for the past school year. After we have been with my host family for a couple of days we will make our way to a nice relaxing vacation in Florida before it is time to return to Denmark again after the 4th of July. To be honest, I can't figure out if I am relieved that there is only 1 month left or if I am sad that there is only one month left. Of course I miss my family friends and life in Denmark, but on the other hand I have had such a great time here with an amazing host family, school, friends and what not, and I am not sure if I am ready to leave all that after just one more month. I am sure that what I have been through over here so far has taught me a lot that I won't realize until I'm back in Denmark, but one thing is sure - my experience isn't over yet, and I know that I will enjoy my last month in the States to the fullest!

11/05/2014

PROM 2K14

Dansk: Igår var jeg til prom på min Highschool og det var super hyggelogt selvom det overhoved ikke var som jeg havde forestillet mig. Forst of fremmest så havde mig og min veninde ciera aftalt as gøre os klar sammen, men efter som at vi begge havde planer om morgenen så fik vi pludeslig virkelig travlt da vi mødtes op for at få sat hår og makeup og alt det andet der skal ordnes. Vi nåede derfor ikke at mødes op med den gruppe det var meningen at vi skulle have taget billeder med, så jeg har kun et par få billede at vise, men i det mindste har jeg da et par minder fra det. Efter Ciera og jeg havde gjort os klar skyndte vi os til en restaurant hvor vi skulle mødes op med 10 andre venner og spise aftensmd. Her var vi desværre også en lille smule forsinkede og endte med at nå frem til restauranten lige efter at alle de andre havde bestilt efter at have ventet på os i ret lang tid. Efter aftensmaden var stressen forbi og vi kunne tage stille og roligt afsted til vores prom som blev holdt i vores gymnastik sal fordi vores elevråd havde bestemt at det ville være bedre at have det i gymnastiksalen med en god DJ end et eller andet sted hvor vi ikke ville kunne have en DJ. Vi trådte ind a dørene på skolen og idet vi når gynastiksalen går det op for os at der næsten ikke er nogen der har besluttet sig for at tage til den egentlige dans. De fleste af eleverne på skolen syntes at det var lamt at det blev holdt i gymnastiksalen så de besluttede bare at klæde sig fint på og tage billeder og så tage til en større fest istedet. Vi andre som rent faktisk kom til dansen havde nu en super sjov tid og jeg skal lige love for at vi fik godt gang i festen selvom kun halvdelen af salen var fyldt op.

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English: Yesterday was prom at my School and it was a really great experience even though it wasn't at all what i had in my mind. first of all my friend Ciera and I had decided to get ready for prom together but we both had plans in the morning so we didn't have very much time to get ready before we were supposed to be at our other friends house to get pictures taken. We ended up not being able to make it to the pictures at all, and we were even a little late for our dinner reservations, but after we sat down and got something to eat everything got more relaxed. Our Prom was held at the school because our class president had decided that rather than not being able to have a DJ we should save enough money to hire a DJ and then simply have the prom in our gym. Many people didn't like that idea, so they just dressed up, took pictures and then went to a smaller perry themselves, but the rest of us who still wanted the real prom experience ended up having a blast even though the gym was only half filled.

27/04/2014

AMERICANS SPEAKING DANISH AND SWEDISH

Dansk: Min svenske veninde (Hanna) og jeg besluttede os for at lave et lille projekt hvor vi fik et par amerikanere til at forsøge at snakke dansk og svensk. De klarede den nogenlunde - enjoy! -------- English: My Swedish Friend (Hanna) and I decided to do a little project where we convinced a couple of Americans to speak Danish and swedish. they did decent - enjoy!

25/04/2014

EASTER

Dansk: Her er et par billeder fra påske dag med "the Gregoires". Vi stod op om morgenen og tog ind til påske gudstjeneste, og derefter tog vi hjem hvor der blev serveret lækker honeyham til frokost. Efterfølgende kom påskeharen med gaver til alle børnene - det er en af de øjeblikke hvor jeg elsker at være betragtet barn stadigvæk! Da min mindste værtssøster stod op fra hendes lur tog vi hende undenfor hvor vi havde gemt påskeæg, og hun kunne så gå på jagt efter dem. Da vi var færdige med alt det var klokken blevet mange og vi trængte alle sammen til bare at afslappe, så vi holdt ren familiehygge indtil det var tid til at gå i seng. Det var virkelig en dejlig dag!
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English: Here is a couple of pictures from easter day celebrated in "The Gregoires manners". we woke up a little early and went to church to hear the easter service. When we came home a nice lunch consisting of honey ham was enjoyed and furthermore the easter bunny came with presents for the kids - this is one of the moments where I love still being a kid! When my youngest host sister woke up from her nap, we took her outside where easter eggs where hidden and it was very joyful to see her have fun collecting the many colorful eggs on a sunny day. After all that was done it was late, and everyone needed some rest, so we had a cosy family time in the living room watching a television show that has become a tradition for us to watch every night. I really enjoyed the day!

21/04/2014

SPRING BREAK AT OBX

Dansk: så er påskeferien slut. Jeg var så heldig at blive inviteret på stranden med min veninde Cassidy i North Carolina, så man må sige at jeg får oplevet en del af USA mens jeg er herovre. Vi ankom til OBX (Outer Banks) lørdag, og har havde to fantastiske dage med høj sol (omkring 30 grader) og en masse strand. Desværre er jeg blevet solskoldet selvom jeg har haft solcreme på, men det er ikke så slemt, så det er det værd når jeg for en oplevelse som denne ud af det. Efter to dage begyndte vejret så småt at blive værre. Vinden tog til og det begyndte også at regne, men heldigvis kunne vi bare finde på noget andet at lave end at ligge på stranden og blive endnu mere skolbrændt. vi tog til akvariet, ud og så to forskellige lystårne og vi tog også ud til noget der lignede en ørken (en masse sand spredt ud over et kæmpe område), men en ørken tæt på vand så det var ret underligt. Selvom vi foretog os en masse sjove og spændende ting på turen, så var det hele nu super afslappet, og jeg er nu veludhvilet og klar til at tage de sidste to måneders skole med storm.
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English: Spring break is unfortunately over already. I was really lucky to get invited to the beach with my friend Cassidy in North Carolina where her family has a beach house. We came to OBX (Outher banks) saturday, and had two perfect days with a lot of sun (almost 80 degrees) and a lot of chilling on the beach. I was a little unfortunate and got a sunburn on my shoulders even though i used sunscreen, but it's worth a little sunburn to be able to have an amazing spring break like the one I had. After the first two days the weather got rainy and windy, so we had to find something else to spend our time on. Therefore, we went to the aquarium, we went to see a couple of lighthouses and we went to a sand dune (it almost looked like i was in a desert, but by the water). Even though we did a lot of stuff, spring break felt very relaxing, and I am now rested and ready for the last two months of school.

19/03/2014

BYE-BYE BASKETBALL

Dansk: Så er det forhåbentligt snart forår. I hvertfald er vintersportsgrenene afsluttet hvilket betyder at jeg har måttet sige farvel til Basketball holdet. Det har været en super sjov sæson og selvom jeg aldrig før havde prøvet basketball, så var mine holdkammerater oppe for en udfordring i at prøve at lære mig det. Hvis jeg skal være helt ærlig, så tror jeg ikke lige at Basketball er min kop te, men jeg kunne ikke have drømt om et bedre hold. vi vandt meget få kampe, men det er okay, for i stedet har jeg en masse dejlige minder som jeg absolut aldrig vil glemme. Jeg er ked af at det var et endeligt farvel til mit hold da jeg jo ikke er i USA næste år, men det har været det hele værd, og jeg kommer til at savne hver og en person på holdet. Kys

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English: In a couple of days the spring is officially here, and I can't wait to be able to leave the boots at home and start wearing sandals to school. Also the wintersports in school is over which means that I've had to say goodbye to my Basketball team. It has been an incredible season and even though I had never played Basketball before I tried out for the team, my teammates helped me get to know the game thru fun and friendships. Honestly spoken - I don't think that Basketball is my favorite sport, but I couldn't imagine a better team than the one I had. We lost almost all of our games but that doesn't matter to me at all, cause I feel like i won something much more important - friends and memories for life! I'm very sad that I won't be able to play with them again next year but I am so thankful for just being able to play this year, and I can say for sure that I will miss every single one of the girls on the team. Kisses

23/02/2014

WASHINGTON DC

Dansk: Så har jeg en gang for alle været et smut til DC med en gruppe venner. Jeg har simpelthen haft så travlt at på de 6 måneder jeg har været her i Virginia, har jeg ikke haft til til at tage derind før nu. Det skal så lige tilføjes at det var ventetiden værd! Jeg overnattede hos en veninde om fredagen og så tog vi ellers metroen ind til DC lørdag morgen og gik rundt derinde hele dagen. Det var helt fantastisk vejr (18 grader) så det var intet problem at gå fra den ene seværdighed til den anden. Først tog vi ind og så "The Capitol" både indefra og udefra. Derefter fik vi ellers set "The white house", "Washington monument", "Lincoln memorial", "the Smithsonian's" og meget mere.
Det var en super god tur, og jeg glæder mig helt vildt meget til at tage derind igen når det bliver rigtig sommer. Kys
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English: i finally got time to go and see DC this weekend with a group of other exchange students. It is so hard to believe that I've been so busy that I haven't had time to go see it before, but it was so worth waiting for! I slept over at my friends house and as soon as we got up saturday we went to the metro and 30 min. later we stood in front of the Capitol. The weather was super nice (65 degrees) so is was fantastic to walk around in the city and see all the many sculptures etc. We started at the Capitol and ended up walking by "The White House", "The Washington monument", "The Lincoln memorial", The Smithsonian's and many more.
I had a blast and I can't wait to go in again when the summer really hits. Kisses