I have been staying with my counsellor, Alice and her family for the past 2 weeks, before I move in with my third host family. On Monday we drove out with her husband Peter, to their summer/beach house in a small holiday village on the Danish west coast, called Søndervig. We spent a lot of time relaxing, enjoying the sun (surprisingly for Denmark, there has been a lot of sunny days lately!), going for walks on the beach and things like that.
On Wednesday 17th July I went to my Australian friend, Maddie W's house in a town called Grindsted. It was the final game of State of Origin, so we set it up on the projector and watched it. Naturally, Queensland being by far the more superior team, won. We cooked Australian food for dinner, a Shepherd's Pie, damper and a salad, then pavlova for dessert. Maddie's host sister Nikoline helped us decorate their patio with an Australian theme. Her host family and host grandparents really enjoyed it!
The next day, Maddie and I went to a one day music festival in the nearby town of Kolding. It was called Grøn Koncert and had all the biggest Danish artists including Nik & Jay, Medina, Kato, Lukas Graham, Mads Langer, Donkey Sound and Shaka Loveless, performing on the 2 stages. We were so lucky to have perfect warm sunny weather and to get so close to the stage. It was so much fun and such a great atmosphere!
On Friday, Maddie came back to the beach house in Søndervig with me. That night we went and watched the sun set over the ocean at the beach, which was beautiful. Both coming from the East Coast of Australia, where the sun sets over land, we hadn't seen it before. We made pavlova for dessert, which Alice and Peter loved!
The next day we drove to Århus, to drop Alice's mother off at her sisters birthday lunch. We went for a walk around the Danish Royal Family's summer house, Marselisborg, but we couldn't go that close because the Royal Family were there, so the gardens were closed off. So after this, we went into the town centre, ate lunch and had a look around at the shops, before grabbing a delicious fresh juice from Joe & The Juice.
On Sunday, Maddie and I rode into the town centre of Søndervig, where they have a sand sculpture competition. There were some very impressive sand sculptures there, all in the theme of 'Wild West'.
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| The perfect spot to soak up some sun! |
Maddie and I made sushi for dinner. We made it with chicken and avocado in it, which is something they have never heard of in Denmark (they only ever have it with fish).
Maddie went home on Monday, but the same day, the rest of Alice's family came to the summer house, her daughter Katrine, son Thomas and his girlfriend Josephine. We had a great week at the summer house, relaxing and enjoying the good weather.
One thing that I have learnt, is that berries in Denmark are amazing! They grow wild in the forest, and in people's gardens. There are so many different types of berries, of course there are the regular raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and cherries, but there are also blackcurrants and so so many other kinds that may not even have names in English.
On the way back from the Beach House, we visited a castle called Spøttrup Borg. There was a special event on, that lasted for a week, where people dressed up and lived around the castle grounds as people did in medieval times. There were different activities on, we saw them riding around on horses, having a mock battle in the marsh lands, playing music on old instruments and doing other things the traditional way.
I had a few days at my counsellors house, before I moved to my third host family. It brought back memories of my first week in Denmark, which I also stayed at my counsellors house.
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| Sunset over the neighbours house |
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| Alice's House |
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