Apologies for not writing for so long. I've had a really rough month for reasons that have little to nothing to do with my exchange.
Anywho, things with my exchange have been going well, I can't complain. Picking up on the danish ( slowly it seems) since I am in fact learning two different types of Danish. I hear proper Danish at school, and at home they speak a dialect called Sønderjysk. ( I think thats how its spelled) So its a bit hard for me, but I shall prevail, as always. My understanding is probably up to about.. ohh... 30-40 percent if I concentrate. It's sounding less like gibberish every day, which is definitely a plus.
It is also in fact, getting colder by the day. Apparently I dropped in just in time for the coldest autumn Denmark has had in nearly twenty years. That's me, just sharing a bit of the sunshine state with Scandinavia. The Autumn colors are beautiful though, I really really need to get better about taking pictures... my camera is more often than not out of battery.
I should be switching families some time this month. Although there was an unfortunate incident with my second host family that involved an old refridgerator and their house suffering severe fire damage. I'll find out soon whether I'll be going to them, or if we have to turn my third host family into my second. I suppose we'll see.

I promise to make an effort to write more frequently.

Ill just leave with a couple random things I've noticed about the Danes ( in case anyones interested)

1- They LOVE black licorice. You know how in the states its kinda hard to find on the off chance there was actually anyone looking for it ? Yeah, not here. You cant go into any store that sells some sort of snacks without finding it. 'Lakrids' they call it. Lakrids candies, Lakrids lollipops, I've even seen Lakrids ice cream syrup. Yum.

2- As far as fashion goes, leggings, skinny jeans, and scarves are all the rage. Perhaps thats just all over Europe, I'm not sure. Oh, they also have this strange trend where the girls thought it would be cool to have a dentist put a diamond in their right kanine tooth. I bet the look on my face was priceless the first time I saw it. " Wait a sec... did I just see a diamond in your tooth...?"

3- I'm pretty sure this one goes for all or most of Scandinavia. During a conversation, in addition to an occasional nod, or an 'mhmm', people like to take a sharp breath. Like a gasp. This confused the heck out of me for a while. I'd be telling my host father about something completely normal, and he'd gasp, with a straight look on his face. Uhh... I'm sorry, did I say something that surprised you...? Somehow they even manage to say ' yeah' while gasping. I dont know how in the world that becomes natural. I still cant do it if I try. Still catches me off guard. =)


Well there you go, Vi ses!

-Sydney