airport meet up with host fam; Hans-Erik on the left of me, Jette on the right of me
I have been in Denmark for a day and a half, and I am finally starting to feel at home. That may be because I have only been at home, mainly catching up on sleep for the majority of these days. My host “parents” are very sweet and welcoming. I have quickly learned that Danes, or the handful of Danes I have met so far, have the same sense of humor as my own family back in Minnesota. There has been a great amount of laughter and quite a bit of teasing. My host parents, Jette and Hans-Erik have hosted about 3 or 4 students before me and seem to have the system down quite well. We had dinner with our neighbor George last night and I learned a ton about celebratory meals. It seems that here a celebration or welcoming means a variety of alcohols and a whole slew of tasty dishes.
Three new words:
Skål! (Sk-oh-l) = Cheers!
Gulerod= Carrot
et glas vin = a glass of wine