After my first 24 hours in Denmark, I have no complaints. The food here is delicious and everyone that I encounter is kind and helps me with my pronunciation. Tomorrow I get the chance to rest and enjoy a relaxing day, which is needed to help with my awful case of jet lag...

The first thing that I noticed about Denmark was the vast expanse of nature. Everywhere I look I see green forests, or open fields with a few windmills scattered around. It is a truly beautiful country, with so much charm and history. For once I actually enjoy all of the history lessons that I am hearing. Today, my host parents gave me a tour of surrounding cities and sites, and among these sites was a small, old monument. This monument was in honor of 6 englishmen who died in a plane crash during WW2. The story goes that while Denmark was being occupied by Nazi Germany, England would fly over Denmark to give assistance to the resistance, or to carry mines to the battle fields. During this particular flight, the plane was carrying mines, when it was shot down by the Germans in Denmark. The tail end of the plane fell off and the front end continued for 4 miles, where it fell in a field. The men died before they could escape the plane, their death was a result of the intense fire from the crash. This particular crash was not extremely famous, and did not give any drastic improvements in the war, but non the less, the Danes decided to remember the soldiers. This simple task of inscribing one large stone explaining the monument and 6 stones featuring the name of each soldier and their home, showed me how caring the Danish can be. It was so quaint and such a simple task, but for some strange mystery, it touched my heart, and it gave me the realization that Denmark was ripped apart by war and survived to become one of the most peaceful countries in the world. It was a truly humbling experience for me, and helped me feel welcome in this historic land.

I will continue to post my stories, and will be sure to have many more to come, but that is all for now.

Hej Hej

My journey to Denmark has finally begun, I can't believe it's been a year since I walked up to my parents and asked if I could be an exchange student. Now here I am, about to step on a plane and leave the comfort of my home for something way outside of my comfort zone, but I think I'm ready for it.

I hope I can experience all that Denmark can give and I am prepared to live a life in a year