Blog of Niels

See, I wanted to go in March but then one person wrote she would go in February. A month later we were like 5 people going from Denmark! I've met all of them back in Denmark and some in New York so I'm excited to catching up with them again after 6 months!

I'm really looking forward to the whole thing!! The weather, surfing, the environment, the people and when I come back I will make a song called "Teach me how to Hula"
Trust me. It'll be a one hit wonder!

Me when I'm old and have become a world known Hula legend.

The Campout

Sorry for no promised updates but I've been out in the woods...
Fighting bears with my bare hands. Blindfolded.

Jokes aside - I wasn't blindfolded.
My youth group had organized an only-men/boys trip to a forest nearby for the weekend. It was killer! I really enjoy my youth group and the people in it! I mean it's one of those places where there's only nice people - you can speak your own opinion and some may oppose it but they still respect it. Too mature!! And then there's times where we just fool around, attack each other and tell bad jokes.

Inside the deep forest we had devotionals and talks. We had 'em a couple of times a day and we would talk and discuss subjects concerning being a Christian and following God.

Me being Danish, God's never been a very big picture in my life (no offense to those Danes who disagree), but seeing how serious these people take their religion fascinates me.
On the last night we were arranged in small groups with a leader in each. The leader asked us different questions about dreams, things we would do before we died etc.

I remember one of the last questions were: "What's your favourite color?" I answered "Blue".

He then asked me what I felt when I looked at the color and I said that I felt things like loyalty, tranquility and discipline.

Ask yourself what your favourite color is and ask yourself why.
What would you say if I told you that what you feel about your favourite color reflects what you feel about yourself?

Anychase it was an awesome weekend and it's weekends like those that makes me feel so privileged to experience different cultures in America and learning to understand them.
Someday I might be living here.

Friday, February 3, 2012

10th of June

That is the day I shall return to my home land. The ancient kingdom of Denmark.
What a weird and awkward feeling in my stomach.
On one side I look forward to seeing my family and my friends but there's something wrong in the equation.
What about the people here?!! My host family, my friends, my school and my cat?!!

It's like it ended before it even got to start... I know I still have 4 months left but if I'm right, they're going to fly by and feel like 4 weeks... *bad word*, it's like I feel I'm waisting my time if I'm not doing something every freakin' second. So much to see, so much I'm going to miss...

Anyphase before this gets too emotionel and I start whining, I just wanted to express this probably was the best decision I've ever made in my life. Better than that time when I chose to stay home and watch Disney movies instead of going to a concert. Yeah. Way better than that decision.

This is not my testament. Oh no, there's gonna be one, and it's gonna be loooooaooooaoaooaoaoooong. and emotional. Like "the Vow" emotional.

So basically I'm just whining about my departure date and the panic following.

And what the heck about the seniors I know? They're all going to college and I know I'm going back to Denmark so it doesn't make any difference, but I feel like they're leaving me and not the other way around!

That is all. :'(

Thursday, February 2, 2012

American Influence

See, now why do people on my own age have to go ahead and get tattoos and drive cars and do all the things I can't do for another year? I can't help it but sometimes I imagine I'm driving the car when I'm sitting next to the driver...

And then there's the army. At first I was like: "Heck no, you get killed and stuff!"
But then I thought about it and it seems pretty awesome! I wish I could just go ahead and do it like my peers but no, no, no. I have to wait. and wait. and wait...

One of my friends just signed up for the next eight years and another doing it for the next 4 years and I don't know what people think about that but I think it's pretty dang bold to just go ahead and do such a thing!

And then there's the tattoos...

Dang it they just look so freaking cool and awesome and I could go on forever. My Mom would probably freak out but when I turn 18 it doesn't matter (unless she tells me to move out if I get one. Then I'm screwed...)

And there's a bunch of other things I'd like to do but these two are the one's roaming my head for the time being.

I just hope the next thing won't be the desire to joining the Circus.
All though it seems pretty interesting now that I think about it...

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

It's on!

For those of you who have read the comments probably have an idea what this is about.

A website called http://www.lexiophiles.com have an annual contest where the top 100 exchange blogs are nominated, voted and chosen. Someone chose to nominate me and I have no clue who it is but thank you alot for nominating me!

Anyrays the fact that I got nominated made me think I better do my best and honor the nominator and everybody who feels the same way. That's also the reason I made some re-designs and improvements. That being said let's get this thing going!
I'll post every single day of the competition to give you a better feeling of my blog and what it's all about. If you liked what you read and you want to support me click the picture below and vote for my "Blog of Niels" or even subscribe to this channel if you like.

On the website you just click on my blog, then go down and click the "vote" button it only takes like 6 seconds.

I literally tried to see how fast I could do it.

Btw I've made a "videos" page where videos of all sorts of things will be staying and I just uploadet a new one from Florida and if this is you're first time what are you still doing here? start scrollin'!

Monday, January 30, 2012

Florida, Baby!

I just got home from a one-week trip to Orlando, Florida and it was awesome!

At first I wasn't even sure if I wanted to go because that would mean I'd be really broke but I wanted to so badly I decided I was better off broke and brown rather than pale... and still broke. A month later I was all packed ready to go. Just going to the airport was a one-day trip haha. First my host-dad drove me halfway there to a French exchange student's house where I played Halo and slept for the night. The next morning his host-mom drove me to a random Best-Western where the shuttle bus picked me up and after a tiny nap I was at the airport. After I finally found the freaking meeting spot I realized how much I'd packed for the trip. Nothing. I had one small piece of luggage and my STS-backpack (black & yellow swagger).

We checked in, walked through security without any trouble and before I knew it we were on the plane on the way to sunny Florida! Gosh stepping off that plane was so weird?!! I could smell the warmth and I felt like we'd jumped right into Summer. I was dying to get outside and after much impatience and a tiny bit of whining we were outside driving to the hotel. Since I've never been to Florida my mouth was wide open most of the time in the start. The palm trees and the sunny weather and allright I'm gonna stop talking about that now.

The crew was starring two Germans, a Brazilian, one Tawainese, a Belgian, some Thai guy and I the Dane.
As it goes for chaperones and guides - they were all American haha. everyone were awesome but my room mate - the Thai guy - was kind of weird. Like scary weird.

Like: "Hey I'm from Bangkok, you know the hangover part 2?"

Anyshade we did all kinds of things and saw all kinds of stuff. We went to NASA Space Kennedy Center, Universal Studios (Harry Potter ftw), a minigolf course with a huge volcano in the middle that would go off every now and then (I did not jump up and scream like a little girl, releasing laughter from a bunch of retired people the first time it went off) & loads of more places!

I remember at one point we were at Clearwater beach and Ice, the Thai guy, decided to run around with food in his one hand making all the birds on the entire beach following him and it was hilarious until he started running towards me...

During the week we enjoyed learning interestin sentences in each other's languages. We would scream: "Você é gostosa" At all the Brazilians in Universal Studios. Explain our devotion for meat in Thai: "Gou Lak Saigon" Or something close to that I would rather not write it in Thai leaving it to the 0 people from Thailand reading my blog.

Long story short, awesome week, just plain bagel awesome. Thanks to the guys that went, you're awesome and thanks weather for not being crappy.

Recee's Piece!