I am homesick for Denmark today. It is my host sister Amalie's birthday. They have a new dog I've never met. The sky outside my window makes me remember the first day I arrived.
January 20, 2008
What a long, lovely day. Blurred and meaningless time - saw the sun rise as we flew over Sweden - islands of perfect green and perfect blue. First bit of shock was how everything moves slower here - no anxious, rushed faces at the airport, no urgency of time, no busy crowds running blindly in and out of each other. Just - people. The bus ride from the Copenhagen airport was short, but eye-opening to my first glimpse of Danish life. Old brick buildings, lots of graffiti (but not in a tacky way), endless bikes with baskets leaned carelessly along sides of buildings and up against doors, sparse traffic, lots of walking and biking. A low, gray sky.
In case you wanted to brush up on your Danish, here are some survival phrases you might find useful:
Godnat - goodnight
Sov godt - sleep well
Hvad hedder du? What is your name?
Hvor kommer du fra? Where are you from?
Hvordan gar det? How's it going?
Hej hej - goodbye
Hvad koster - How much is...
Jeg elsker du - I love you
2 comments:
Just in case you were wondering - I am really enjoying your (pretty much) daily posts. Thank you!
thanks, alison! i'm glad someone is reading it ;)
it is strangely theraputic to wake up and look forward to writing something about the day.
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