Earlier this month, Soetkin(Belgium) and I read that a band called "String Swing" was playing in Rambelys, the same bar that I played with Soren's school rock band in in February. The band was really great, and I intend to go back to the bar to see some more bands, as they have several on every week.
I have been spending time in Aarhus with other exchange students (udvikslingstudent, i Dansk) from around the world. Last week we went to see a band called "Alphabeat", who actually attended Silkeborg Gymnasium a few years ago, and are now getting quite a name for themselves.
You can listen to one of their songs here:
It's very catchy, happy pop music in English and we had a great time in what is apparently one of Denmark's best clubs, Train.
The gang:
and the band:
There has also been a couple of exchange student parties for various birthdays (fodseldag) and here is a couple of photos from these:
From right to left, me, Soetkin (Belgium), Marion (France) and Steph (Costa Rica)
Soetkin, Hannah(USA), Deirdre (USA), Marion, Alice (USA), Nikki (China) and Steph
On Friday night, I went to my first proper Danish party with my classmates. There was money left over from the trip to Paris, so Asbjern hosted a party where we ate curry and chocolate cake and had a very nice time. It's always good to see my classmates outside of the school environment, and Danes are very friendly people when they have had a drink or two.
This week, Silkeborg Gymnasium is holding a Spring Concert with a David Bowie theme, so all the music classes are performing items. Our class is playing "Space Oddity", and I'm on the string synthesizer.
Next week, the language school has organised a trip for the students to Odense, a city on the island between Zealand and Jutland, the two main parts of Denmark.
Next month, I'm trying to get myself onto a white water rafting trip to Norway for a weekend (the 10th til the 12th of May) with the language school. I will also be changing host families around that time, to another family in the pretty town of Ry. It will be difficult to leave this family, but my next family will also be pretty fun. They have a daughter who will be returning from Chile while I am staying, as well as a 20 year old son who went on exchange to India, and two little girls.
On the 18th of May, Eurotour begins! Three weeks on a tour around many of Europe's most beautiful cities with a bus load of crazy exchange students.
After Eurotour, I will have finished my year of school. (because in Europe, the end of the school year comes in July.) I will have almost three months of holidays before I return to school in mid August! Life is indeed great. Also, if anyone was considering a trip to Europe/Denmark this year, June to Mid-August I will have no school to skip and no other current plans! Most of the exchange students at my school will be leaving to go home in June/July so I'm going to be saying goodbye to a lot of great friends who I'll miss a lot, but will hopefully remain in touch with to exploit spare beds from in my inevitable later years of travel.
My language skill seem to be developing alright, I can understand quite a bit and have finally perfected saying "Ry". Don't be deceived by the apparent innocence of its' spelling. Its not pronounced like Rye at all, but has a very strange foreign sound to it. The R sound comes from the depths of your throat and has to be fired out across your mouth and then moulded into a "y" as it comes of your tongue. Your tongue then has to try and make the "o" and the "i" sounds almost simultaneously. It was very much a big moment when I learnt I could pronounce it.
Several weeks ago, I ordered some cds from Amazon in the US, and thought I had found a nice cheap way of buying cds. I ordered Jack Johnson, "sleep through the static," the soundtrack to "Across the Universe", a cd by a French guy called Tete and Blue King Brown's first single. However, when i went to pick them up this afternoon, I found that Danish importation taxes has doubled the price of my cds! Needless to say, I won't be importing cds into Denmark like that anymore!
Love to all, Daniel.
2 comments:
Sensational summation says so much!
The Alphabeat song certainly has a pop sound to it. I kept trying to pick the accents but they've managed the english words better than many native speakers.
Thinking about holidays already? I'm guessing those months will soon fill with plans and trips. I wish I could say we plan to be there, but it's unlikely. Although Edward is in Germany in September. Probably you'll be back at school by then. But I'll keep you up with his movements in case it's possible.
Kerry is in Sydney all week with 'Rock and Roll' going into Sydney Theatre. With Edward on holidays, and Richard back at school, it's been a crazy week...trying to remember who is where.
Roll on spring
love
Claire
Shirley and I have just been looking at the April blog, more great photography. We think you are looking like a Dane!!!!!!! Shirley made apricot upside down cake and home made meat pie!!!!
Stay well looking forward to next blog.
Love mum and shirley from Kiama
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