Extended weekend trip with my sister 08/01 - 12/01 2016

Okay first of all sorry that it has been so long since I made a blog post but I finally did something interesting!!!

The week after New Year I went with my sister to Copenhagen. She lives there but was briefly visiting us in Esbjerg. We took the train from Esbjerg friday around 17:30 after I finished my figure skating lesson. 

In the train XD

When we were about to go of the train my sister Sasha got a sudden "panic attack" she told me that she had forgotten her keys to her dorm-room... and as chill as I am, I just stood there looked at her, while she was almost crying. She keept saying "I have to go back to get them". To those of you who don't know it is a 3 hours trip both ways.. She ended up calling our father because she had no idea what she would do... me still being chill about it said to her.. "what about calling the landlord" (it is called something else but lets just go with landlord.. So she did.. even though taking care of stupid situations like this wasn't part of his job-description he ended up letting us borrow a room key and a front key.. very nice man indeed he was!!!

I didn't get a change to meet him because I was out buying our breakfast for the next day..

After we finally entered her Room, Sasha started to unpack and I made our bed.. we then I think we went to bed. Since it was a friday night and it was a place with a lot of young people, there was loud music, but I ended up falling to sleep.

SATURDAY

We did not have that big planes that day so we woke up when we woke up. We then eat some buns we had brought with form Esbjerg to eat, with some cheese and honey that I bought the day before.

We then got dressed and watched some episodes of Game of Throne!!

After that we walked all the way to Rødover Centeres (Mall) I was around 2-3 km. But before that we got some lunch.. 

Yeah floor eating!!

Blackbread with CHEESE!!!

I ended up using my giftcard that I received for christmas in H&M and Matas (drug/cosmetic store)

When the stores closed we walked home and went to the convenient store to by some some breakfast and some alcohol. We bought a bottle of Cuba strawberry and some lime soda.

Sasha had had some pizzas we warmed in the oven.. but the oven was not that great so we had to hold the ovendoor or else it wouldn't be properly closed..

A selca of us standing in front of the oven ~Yeaah

Our food XD

After dinner it was drinking time!!! and boy did we get drunk. We played some drinking card games and ended up making silly drawing.. we ended up drawing each other. I drew Sasha to be an octopus ~hahah ang the little girl was Sasha trying to draw me.. besides that we also made blind drawings... mine turned out the best.. psst.. a little secret I have done it lots of times in art class ~hahaha

Sis drawing me.. You can also see the octopus I made of her ~hahah XD

Btw.. we drank the entire bottle of Cuba Strawberry in what i think was 2-3 hours... it was like 38 vol%

EMTY!!!

Later that night we went down to the bar located in the basement of the building and meetup with some of Sashas friends.. sorry no pics of this my phone was charging.. 

I think I had 3 more drinks and two shots.. but lets just say I got drunk... and so did my sis Sasha... I don't think I ever have been so drunk before.. this was also my first time drinking with my sister so I really enjoyed it! 

We played tablefootball against one of Sashas friends.. sorry name forgotten... we lost big time!! but I like to believe that we won ^^

Later I was talking to a guy with my sis next to me just staring into mid air. Suddenly she said "I want to go to bed now". And I was like okay.. and then we left and went to bed I think we got home around 3 or 4am.. -.-!

SUNDAY

We had planes that day to go visit our grandparents in Helsinge and we had to be there at 3:00pm so I had set an alarm so we could get up at around 9:30am. And boy was that a good thing..Because sis had lost her phone the other night down in the bar, and again she was all over the place.. Come on who isn't when you loose your precious phone!! She found it thanks to her friend having a key for the bar. 

We then checked our travel plan and then we realised that we had to leave in around 15 min or else we would arrive late. So we had to leave in a hurry!! Both of us had a really bad hangover, headache and all. The only thing I could think about was Mc Donald's Chilli Cheese Tops!! Sasha had some how similar urges but for 7-Elevens version of them.. a lot more spicier though. I ate two while Sasha ate four!!! She has a big stomach then she has a hangover.. I on the other hand has a small one.... 

To get to Helsinge we had to take two busses and a train... normally you can just take the train.. but because of some track work, the trains were cancelled.. to bad for us... -.-

We arrived on time and came to Birthe's (my grandfathers wife) jewelry-shop. I had the same night down in the bar broken my blodstone ring which my mom had given to my for christmas (very fragile stone)  ;_;

But Birthe said I could pick any ring I wanted and so I did. Sasha picked some nice earrings. 

We then drove to their house which is out in the middle of nowhere but a very nice place. 

Our grandfather was home and Birthe had bought some cake so we had cake and tea while talking. 

After cake we went to a restaurant named "Far til 4" or "Farther to 4". 

Billeder

I had I garlic steak not the best I have tried. Sasha was not very happy with hers ether but it was okay ^^ 

We then went home and sat down to talk some more. Then is was of to bed.

Our room. It was their old bedroom but they changed.

Billder

MONDAY

Today was Sashas 23th birthday and it was a really good day!!

We woke up a 7am since we had planes later and Birthe had to go to work. They had a tube so we wanted to be in it together.. we havn't done that since we were kids. We then had breakfast a 8am, the traditional way with rundstykker, and some cakelike bread. Then Birthe went to work. Our grandfather were to drive us to Hilledrød so we could take the train from there to Hellerup. But before we left the house he gave us each 500 kr. ~Lovely!!

In Hellerup we went to the Korean Embassy so I could apply for my visa (I will be living there for 6 months). 

Billede

We then took the train to copenhagen station because we would be shopping some more. Sasha ended up buying a wintercoat with real fur and some warm boots. I bought some very nice denim jeans.

My birthday present for Sasha was a lunch at Jensens Bøf house, which she really wanted. We both got some nice steaks and an amazing dessert.. belgian waffle with softice and chocolatesauce ~Yummi!!!

Billede

Then we went home to Sashas dorm-room and watched the rest of season one of game of thrones.. for dinner we had roasted blackbread. 

TUESDAY

I went home to Esbjerg around 11:30am because I had a figure skating lesson to get to later. So nothing exiting happend that day. But overall this extended weekend had been really funny and interesting and I was really happy to have spend so much time with my sister, since I will be leaving Denmark soon so I will not see her for 6 months. But as I said to my sister "this is going to be a great new year for us both". She has also a lot planned.. she will be going to Sweden to work with slede-dogs and then back to South Africa this summer. I'm very happy for her!!

Danish ICYE Autumn camp 7-8th November 2015!

The picture is from ICYE's website I don't own it!!

As some people might know, I will be living in Seoul (SouthKorea) for 6 month. My trip will start on the 15th of February.. I will be going with an organisation called Danish ICYE. So because of this trip I had to go on a preparation camp with other volunteers. There where not only preparation volunteers but also home coming (volunteers that just had come home) and exchangees (the volunteers here in Denmark). 

It was a Saturday to sunday camp so I had to pack some stuff to take with me. 

SATURDAY:

The ICYE had prepared a bus from Fredericia/Middelfart for the people from Jylland and one from Odense for the people from Sjælland. I took the bus from Fredericia. So I first took the train from Esbjerg to Fredericia.

We had all received a map to where the bus would be picking us up, but a mistake had been made so we were all standing at the wrong place. while we were waiting for the bus I met two nice girls whom I talked a lot with during the camp. The names of the girls are Mie and Emmeli. 

Some of the other people waiting for the bus tried to see if the bus was waiting somewhere else, and it did so they told us and we safely arrived at the camp site called Gadsbølle School in Vissenbjerg with the bus XD 

We checked in and found ourselves af place to sleep in the mixed sleeping hall. I ended up changing my bed so one of the guys had a bed to sleep in XD So I was sleeping in top.. there were three layers (bottom, middle and top). 

After we had placed our things, it was time for lunch... and it was very nice lunch!! since I'm so stupid I forgot to take pictures of the camp.. but I have a few... During lunch I met Linda one of the people from Denmark who is also going to SouthKorea this February. She is a very nice girl and I look forward to the trip even more now!!!

Me and Linda!!!

Then Lunch had finished it was time to start the program. Preparation had to go to the prep room so we did. Here I met the other volunteers including Joakim who is the 3. person to go the Southkorea with me an Linda. He is also really nice!!

Joakim!!

Only one of oure "Guides" had showed up his name was Andreas.. The other one was late so he arrived later his name was Tue!! 

During the day we had to do all kinds of things but the main thing was Conflict management and Culturechok, but we also had the change to talk to the exchangees and homecoming. We had a roleplaygame in groups where we had to set up a conflict which the other groups had to guess. I was grouped up with Joakim and 3 other people, an exchangee from Costa Rica and two home coming. We made a conflict were a child was being bullied by other children and the volunteer did not know have to make them stop because the children could not understand the volunteer.

Picture of the Prep room!! Linda and Joakim. The guy in the blue shirt is Rasmus, he is going to Taiwan!!

Having a break!!

The best part of the day was when me, Joakim and Linda met the exchangee from Southkorea, 유영진 aka Henry and three volunteers that have gone to Southkorea, Thomas, Vivi and Freja. Freja had just gotten home 2-3 months ago it was really nice to get to talk to her.. But talking to them all was really fun and I had a great time!!! I got Freja, Henry and Thomas's KakaoTalk (a Korean communication app) and they said that I could just text them if I had any questions and stuff!! That was so nice of them, they are all such amazing people that I'm happy to have met!! 

In the evening there was this small party or called Lounge and boardgames... which was just a name it was given but it was a party. You could buy beers, wine and ciders. I did not buy any but I received one from Freja since she got two but couldn't drink both ^^

They had a limbo game which I sadly did not get to participate in... but lets just say it was impossible for me to win.. some of the guys and some girls were extraordinary at it!!! 

Yes this is a guy!!!!!! ~Amazed!!!

I talked for many hours with Henry and Freja and i ended up going to bed at around 3am... and a long night it would be.. I had forgotten earplugs and sleeping-mask so I could not sleep because af all the snorring!!!!

so I went out trying to find somewhere else to sleep.. on some chairs, the floor and even a table.. as I was laying on some chair one of the workers at the camp asked me if I was okay.. I said to him that I could not sleep in the sleephall because of peoples snorring.. he had the same problem so he said that we could take out madrases and stuff and go into another room.. THAT WAS HEAVEN.. compared to the sleephall.. even-though several times during the night the lights would turn on and I had to go turn them off again... ~Irritating!!

SUNDAY:

We had some very nice breakfast so we were ready to take on the day!!!

Today we had to talked about some conflict cases and stuff in groups. We had to see if we could come up with solutions . A fun game we did was a water-bottle aka soda-bottle game.. we used a soda-bottle.. the first person had to say "soda" then the receiver had to say "what", then the first person should the "the soda" then the receiver should say "ahhh the soda". the receive should then pass it on the the next by saying "soda" then the new receiver should say "what" but the old receiver should not say anything but pass it on the the first person and they should "the soda". The soda-bottle would then be returned to the new receiver and they would say "Ahh the soda".. and so on!!! I was a very weird game but also very fun!! 

 We then had lunch and some hours after that the time for cleaning came!!  But before cleaning we had to here some presentation from previous volunteers or home comings. We had the change to ask question and just listen to their experiences and about their trip in foreign countries. And then we were given some great travel tips and packing-list!!! After cleaning the school, there was a small photo session, so ICYE could have a picture of everyone!! The bus came not long after and the trip home had started.. I was very lucky because the moment we arrived at Fredericia station my train came!! I had 3 minutes to catch it, so I ran!!!!! Luckily I made it in time!!! If not I would have had to wait an HOUR for the next one!!!! So not cool!!
Until next time remember to always be happy ~Kisses <3