tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84883106197581870782024-02-19T23:23:08.324-08:00An exchange year in Canada 2010/11In this blog I will tell you about the preparations for my exchange year
and my everyday life in Canada by sharing my experiences!Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-30755969930697563892011-07-05T15:23:00.000-07:002012-10-15T07:35:35.040-07:00Back in the country with hills<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My parents don't think I've changed. They don't even think I've gotten bigger. Oh well, who can expect me to get taller? Everything except in my room has changed. I can't say it in a positive or a negative way, it has just changed. Some things has happened within my family I can't discuss, but it won't be the same as when I left. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It’s been such a long plane ride home, a lot longer than I thought the flight was in August. It might have been because of the thoughts of leaving this beautiful country called Canada, and these beautiful people – inside and out. This is a goodbye for many from me, and I’m so terribly sad about that. And there are of course some things I want to say after staying in Canada for a year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you, LCCVI’s music department and all it's teachers for being awesome.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you, Aria and Myriam, for being the support in my first three months in Canada. You guys were experiencing the same things, and we had so much fun. Remember Stratford and the Halloween things? I’ve missed you the rest of the time I’ve been in Canada, but thank god all of us live in Europe.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you, Tom and Stephen for giving me rides from Oil Springs to Petrolia in what looked like everyday the second semester. These guys are awesome people, actually so cool that I do not have words for it. Not only have they been good drivers (without accidents) they are good friends and extremely nice. Stephen and Tom are true bro skis. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you Rachel, for singing with me, being funny, giving me a necklace I will carry with me, and being a friend. And for being exactly who you are!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you Kyla, for being the first person to ask me to go home with you after school and taking me to homecoming. You have been awesome, and you still are, and I love yoouu! And to Amber; all of these things said above counts for you too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you, Lukas, for being an awesome partner in Badminton even though we might not have done thaaat well. By the way, you are pretty awesome at the piano! Dark Horse!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you Brendon, for trying to make me teach you German and for some good running in the winter evenings. It’s been a pleasure!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To Chris Jamieson, who ALWAYS makes me smile! Show me some an eagle who can fly!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you Marisa, for a good laugh every day the first semester. As I have said so many times, you are the happiest person I have ever met, we’ve shared so many laughs, and it’s been a pleasure to be roommate with you in New York. And of course Corinne too !</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Madeleine and Amy; thank you for being Amy-roo and Maderoo. You are my favourite Aussies, I will miss you terribly when you are back in Australia. But the words would be: Let’s travel. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Elin, Laura, Annelien, Janina, Yuki, Rikako, Pierre, Elie, Reynaldo, Joel, Anne(s), etc. Just because… YFU exchange students are awesome. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you Lindsay, first of all for calling me a donut. For teaching me to skate, going to the movies with me, taking me to semi formal, going dog sledding with me, sharing our locker, having fun, acting crazy with a light saber, encouraging me to several activities, going to prom with me, getting lost outside of Brigden, going to strange parties, and for realizing what a great friend is like. And for being there for me… always !</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And my host parents... that's more personal than sharing on a blog.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are many more I can say thank you to out there, and you know your names! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Words cannot describe the kindness of Canadians. I am so ever grateful for being so nice to me, for making me feel welcome. It is the best I could ask for. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I will miss being an exchange student in Canada. The privileges, the things you can get away with, the one good excuse “I’m an exchange student. I didn’t know,” and the people interested in cultures. But then again that might sound a bit selfish.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What I really hope this exchange has done for changing, is, that is has not only given me a life-time experience, but that I might have opened the eyes for some people – making them realize that the world is big! That I’m not the only one who has learned just a bit from this exchange, but maybe also my Canadian friends. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There is no such thing as “a” home for me anymore. I have two, and I can find more. And I will keep this world-travelling knowledge with me for the rest of my life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When everything gets summed up; I wanted to say that I'm also happy I'm in Denmark again. I really have missed talking with my brother, my mother and father, my grandfather, my cousins, my friends, but I haven't seen many of them since I came back. A lot of them are on vacation.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is the end of my blog. I will keep it up on the site for about a year, for other exchange students to read. I will copy everything down, and print it for my own sake. I hope it’s been an experience to read and follow my journey, cause that’s what is has been to me: A journey. A wonderful one. As I say goodbye; I want to wish you the best of luck in the future. I truly hope if you are going on exchange in the future, that you make the most out of it as I did. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And, thank you for have been following my blog. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-69344367268857221482011-06-30T08:06:00.000-07:002011-06-30T08:08:31.909-07:00Goodbye Party<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This will be my last blog entry before I leave Canada, and the next and final one will be written once I get back. Yesterday I had invited many of my friends to a goodbye-party to make sure I get the proper "goodbye" to them. To make sure it wasn't a sad goodbye, I invited them for a soccer match. Not just any soccer match, no, it was the unofficial soccer match between Canada and Denmark. Yes, when everybody arrived at my house we went to the soccer field outside of Oil Springs and played a good old game of soccer. It was a close match, but Denmark with the team captain being me, won. No surprise there, I mean, you cannot really brag about Denmark's soccer skills, but Canada is even worse ! Haha. We decided to stay there after the match a little longer and play a bit of Ultimate Frisbee, and again, Denmark won. A huge thanks goes to Tom Lynch for being the reason behind the points, and Adam being the reason behind most of the goals in soccer! And then also to Andrew for being a worthy team captain-rival.<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the match we went back to my house, and my friend Chris "the native" lighted the campfire - of course. We just sat around the campfire; Rachel brought her guitar and sang Danish song (Danish artists, English lyrics) and I joined in with many of the songs since I knew most of them. I got presents from some even though I hadn't asked for any, and we ate S'mores and Spider Dogs. (See picture below if you are not certain what that is!) A few people had to go after a little time, but that was a shame since a surprise that I didn't even know of was coming up. Anyway, it was such a good atmosphere and just a nice feeling being amongst the friends I've made the last 10 months. I really couldn't have asked for more than this...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Marisa, me, Corinne</span></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, so it eventually got dark in Oil Springs. I saw some of my friends sneaking a bit around in the garden, but couldn't quite see what they were doing when both my host parents and the friends sneaking around shouted: "Hey guys, come over here!" They had lighted up a Candle, and many more were to come. The plan was to send them up in the air in the dark so that they would shine like starts until they eventually burned out up there. It was truly very, very magical moment and a very, very awesome thing to do. (If you have seen the movie Tangled, they do the same thing...) It was really funny, we had a woman (actually Stephen's mum) coming and asking if she was hallucinating "fire in the air." Clearly, she wasn't. My host parents had arranged this, it came as a complete surprise, and I love them so much (not only for doing this..!)</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Katie and Tom lighting one<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, Kira, Katie, Tom putting one up<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And it's in the air!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">It looks like a red moon in the air. So beautiful.</span></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had some cake and stuff after this and slowly more and more people left and I said goodbye. I wasn't crying, but I was really, really sad. But at the same time; I have this feeling I'm going to see most of them again. Some people decided to stay over for the night and sleep in tents, we woke up 3 hours and go and I just said goodbye to the last couple of people before I started writing on this blog post. It has been hard to say goodbye, but it was mostly a "See Ya!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I gotta finish packing, meet up with another exchange student and go to Stratford which is about two hours away, and go to my end-of-the-year-orientation. Tomorrow we'll all be celebrating Canada Day together (us exchange students) and Saturday I'll go home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Why do you weep?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What are these tears upon your face?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Soon you will see<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All of your fears will pass away<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Safe in my arms<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You're only sleeping<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What can you see<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On the horizon?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Why do the white gulls call?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Across the sea<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A pale moon rises<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The ships have come to carry you home<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And all will turn<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To silver glass<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A light on the water<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All souls pass<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hope fades<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Into the world of night<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Through shadows falling<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Out of memory and time<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Don't say: “We have come now to the end”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">White shores are calling<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You and I will meet again<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And you'll be here in my arms<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Just sleeping</span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="DA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> -Annie Lennox-</span></span></div></div><br />
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</div></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-44581689890500686532011-06-28T22:53:00.000-07:002011-06-29T08:16:00.337-07:00A surprise trip to Canada's Wonderland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Dear Readers!<br />
Monday I went for the last time to my school. No, not for writing a last-period exam as my other friends did, but to wait for them to get out. For what I wasn't sure; I thought we were going somewhere for my friend Maddie's 18th Birthday. So as I was sitting there in the cafeteria, thinking of the wonderful lunch times I've had there, when my friends started coming over after their exam. "Guess what, Bella and Maddie. You both got tricked. You both thought we were doing a surprise for each other, when in fact we're doing something for both of you."Yes, so I still had no idea what was going on. We started driving, and I realized we had been driving for quite some time - about two and a half hours actually. Then I saw a sign saying: "CANADA'S WONDERLAND." - And I got so happy and excited. My host mum had talked with my friends before and made sure I had enough money for spending with me.<br />
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We had an absolute blast there; it was amazing and so much more exciting than Danish theme parks. There were so many more roller coasters, and I loved the cool snoopy theme at one of the places.<br />
I'd say the highlight of the trip was when it got dark at about 9:30 pm and we went to the "Bohemeth," which was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada's Wonderland. When we were at the top I could see all of Toronto around me with its beaming lights in the dark, and I yelled: "I love Canada!" while we came down. It was excellent and a moment to think back on.<br />
There was also a really cool light show in the end that you can see pictures of. I love my friends, they are so awesome that they did this for me. I couldn't have wished for better friends here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jenn, me, Lindsay, Maddie at the Maple Leaf flower bed<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First ride on the Bohemeth... scary<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bohemeth at night... even more scary<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lindsay and I on a caricature... elves <3<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An amazing light show with sound effects, too</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadian Snowbirds (airplane show from today)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Passion,</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;">is our passion,</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the moonlight,</div><div style="text-align: center;">on a joy ride</div><div style="text-align: center;">Easy living</div><div style="text-align: center;">killed the young dudes,</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the high boots!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fascination</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fascination</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's just the way we feel!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">--Alphabeat--</div></span></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-57270070839014264872011-06-23T14:35:00.000-07:002011-06-23T20:11:55.824-07:00The very last day of school<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">"I'm going to miss you!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"You gotta remember me!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Bella, you rock. Eh. "</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"COME LIVE WITH ME!"</div><br />
Yes, yesterday time had come to say goodbye to my friends at at school who I'm not going to see the next 9 days I've left here. As it is a tradition in Canada for an exchange student to get all your friends signatures/farewells written on a Canadian flag before you leave, I thought: "Okay, let's do this! Let's just keep this tradition going." It soon turned out to be a mission for me, and I started Monday this week and kept getting signatures all the way to wednesday, and I still do not fell that I'm done... It turned out that I've REALLY become friends with a lot of people. It's actually quite shocking. Anyway, when I have had my little goodbye-party and after the end-of-the-year-orientation with my exchange organization, I will be done with all the signatures. Some of the stuff written on the flag is really quite touching, and really... I had no idea how many friends I actually had here...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love my friends</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The day itself was really quite short. All the classes were only lasting for about half of what they were supposed to, so we were really just having fun and got a lot of candy from our teachers. Canadian teachers = Best teachers ever. Yummy! I also made some of my favourite teachers sign the flag, and I almost started crying... the whole thing about leaving is so extremely sad.<br />
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Anyway, today is Saint Hans Evening in Denmark also called "Sankt Hans Aften" = Burn-the-witch-day. Of course it's not a tradition in Canada, but I guess I've been to so many camp fire parties by now, that all together, I think they make one good fire. (Without a witch though...)<br />
Here are some pictures from the last couple of days!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Campfire at Marisa's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Probably my last time at the bridge to the U.S. Lauren and Logan.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful, isn't it?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creating memories</td></tr>
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As many might think, I'm not really studying for my exam tomorrow. Nooo... well I do. A little bit. But I thought it might be funnier to write a blog entry. So here you go.<br />
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Happy Birthday Lukas my favourite (and only) brother! 20 years! What an old man!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Get your motor runnin'</div><div style="text-align: center;">Head out on the highway</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lookin' for adventure</div><div style="text-align: center;">And whatever comes our way</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah Darlin' go make it happen</div><div style="text-align: center;">Take the world in a love embrace</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fire all of your guns at once</div><div style="text-align: center;">And explode into space</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Like a true nature's child</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were born, born to be wild</div><div style="text-align: center;">We can climb so high</div><div style="text-align: center;">I never wanna die</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Born to be wild!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Steppenwolf -</div></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-42271382932289201832011-06-19T19:39:00.000-07:002011-06-23T13:34:53.172-07:00Last week of (normal) school<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dear, dear followers and other readers!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This week has been the last week of normal school. Next week will consist of 2 1/2 normal school days, and three exam days. I will only take one exam this semester, so that would mean I'm off school thursday, and have an english exam friday.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What I've noticed about this week has been the atmosphere of the school. Even though some people are stressing about exams, people (and especially those graduating) are looking forward to the summer holiday with a great amount of independence and enjoyment. Where I am heading off to my own country, others are working through the whole summer holiday. Others are going away with their family. It all really just depends. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyway, every day has been a party and even though the exams are coming close, I'm enjoying every class. (Even english....)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've been almost gone from my house the whole weekend (because Canadians like to PARTY...) It's kinda funny, because many of their parties usually consist of a camp fire and sleeping over in tents :-) Usually people just sit at the camp fire, have S'mores, a little something to drink, play some games, and just... have fun. Not exactly party as in Denmark, but nice and very country-ish :-)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thursday I got a really awesome hat and a card from my two friends Stephen and Marisa. They put stuff on it of what I've said and also our little jokes that we've shared during the year. They are awesome. I can't believe they did that for me! It's very, very nice of them, and I'm gonna miss 'em! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This week I've been experiencing Canadian Bacon Burgers, sparklers, a birthday party, a racoon, a deer, belgian waffles, poutine, Wyoming (as a town in Ontario), Glencoe, The Lion King, best chocolate milk ever, and the amazing feeling of being amongst people that are absolutely amazing. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I don't wanna close my eyes </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I don't wanna fall asleep </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">'Cause I'd miss you, babe </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And I don't wanna miss a thing<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Aerosmith-</span></div></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-91800129013968084072011-06-08T16:28:00.000-07:002011-06-08T16:35:15.511-07:00Magnifique!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Yo!<br />
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The last week was a bit depressing. I realized that I had a month left here; It might sound crazy. But I had not realized it before. So yea, a bit sad and depressed, but I guess I was fine.<br />
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I went to another prom this weekend. It was almost the same as the other one, except it was a lot smaller. An it wasn't for my school. And they day was about 10 degrees warmer. And people spoke half french/half english. And I met new people. <br />
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Today I shipped off winter clothing in a package. It'll probably be in Denmark in - I don't know - 4 months? Hahahha. But It was weird. It felt like packing. And packing... packing reminds me of going home. Wait! What am I talking about? I have two homes! Let's say: Packing reminds me of going back to Denmark.<br />
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School is going fine, you can feel it is coming to an end soon. It is getting very warm. So a thing to remember about Canada: 'Tis not only very cold in the winter, 'tis very warm in the summer. Today we (apparently) had a fire somewhere at the school, and we had to sit outdoors for about an hour waiting and waiting. (In music class, grrr, please do not interrupt favourite class.) Well, the sun was so warm and bright that I got a pretty bad sunburn in just that hour at about 9 o'clock in the morning.<br />
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We have about two weeks left before exams. Exams aren't going to be fun, but I'll survive.<br />
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This week has so far been great. Enjoying the sun (when it's not as warm as today), reading and writing poetry in school, painting, playing music, and hanging out with friends. It can't be better. Truly, everything is looking like summer now. And I'm waiting for it. I'm waiting to get home. No, I don't really want to go home, but I'm still waiting for it.<br />
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And I can feel it now. I've already started to clean up my room, organizing stuff, putting things I don't think I'll need in the still upright suitcase in the closet, and I'm getting prepared to make people sign my Canadian flag. That's the tradition for exchangees in Canada, and I will keep it. I'm planning a "Goodbye-party" the day before I leave to go to my end-of-the-year-orientation and take-off.<br />
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I will miss this place. More than you can ever imagine without having had the same experience as me.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sail on Silver Girl, <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Sail on by <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Your time has come to shine <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />All your dreams are on their way <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />See how they shine <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />If you need a friend <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />I'm sailing right behind <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Like a bridge over troubled water <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />I will ease your mind <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Like a bridge over troubled water <br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />I will ease your mind<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />- Simon & Garfunkel - </span></div></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-52376958942829660332011-06-03T17:39:00.000-07:002011-06-03T17:52:04.509-07:00Music Banquet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Dear all readers! Yesterday there was a month till I leave Canada. Today there is 29 days. It's absolutely unimaginable. I can't believe how much time I've spent here, and it's unthinkable to leave. I haven't packed anything yet, and because Canada Mail is being annoying at the moment with their strike (I do support strikes, though, so go and get them tigers!), I can't send anything home.<br />
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Anyway, yesterday I went to the Music Banquet of the school. Twas in the evening from 6-9 in the cafeteria. Everybody were dressed in pyjamas (do not ask me why) and everyone brought lots and lots of food for a big potluck dinner with pizza. Yummy! After eating this tremendous amount of food we danced crazily, played Guitar Hero, Twister, and other stuff. [Yes, the Music Department is awesome. ]<br />
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Then it was time for the Diplomas for the Music Executive-people. Since you have to get permission to get in to Music Exec the year before you are in it, I wasn't in it. But the whole Music Department (all music classes, all bands, and Jazz Attack) was invited. There was a lot of clapping, a lot of cheering, and a lot of saying 'Thank You's.' When the teacher's decided to make people sing and 'party' afterwards, they said that they needed a "Special someone" to finish the count to 42 as we did in New York. I was sitting on the side and hadn't really realized they were talking about me, when people started yelling behind me "Yeah! Bella!" or "Dude... Bella it's you." Haha, so I went up to the microphones and everybody who were in New York counted up to 41, where I finished with 42. Somehow - I don't know why - it has achieved the status of a joke here. Apparently I'm the only one who can say it exactly as I did in New York.<br />
ANYWAY, it was kinda funny, but also such a moment you know you are going to keep with you forever. It marked the end of my music experience here in Canada, and it has been the greatest experience of them all. It's hard to say, but I was almost crying up there. Nobody noticed, ahah, so I was good. Aaah, all these wonderful people. They have no idea how much they've meant for me during this year.<br />
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Well, after this we sang karaoke and danced and I met some alumni's that came back from University (yes here it's University, not College) and we sang some Elton John with the Karaoke. After the whole thing we cleaned up and I was driven home with a friend.<br />
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</div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-37315638516417273182011-05-31T18:20:00.000-07:002011-06-01T19:01:07.720-07:00L.C.C.V.I's Prom 2011<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hey everybody, today I'm going talk about the Prom Night for my school, Lambton Central Collegiate & Vocational Institute. (I was going to talk about my trip to Niagara Falls too, but I simply can't write more than this. It's too much already. If you know me personally, check the photos out on facebook. )<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It took place this saturday; In the morning my friend Lindsay and I went to Petrolia to get our hair, nails and make-up done. We had a trial the day before, so we knew what kind of hair we wanted. And I have to say; They did such a nice job. In the afternoon we went to a friends house (on a farm) and met up with more of my friends all dressed up. We played a little bit around with golf, took pictures, and had a potluck outdoors. After this we took our rented school bus to Point Edward near Sarnia to take pictures at the bridge to the U.S.We met up with other of our friends from the school; all taking pictures. It was kinda neat to see everybody dressed up like that saying: "Wauw! You look nice" or "What a pretty dress!" or to the guys: "What a stud!" After some time spent there we decided to go to the school for the 'real' prom. When we arrived at the red carpet, parents were standing there ready to take pictures. And we went in to a school that almost did not look like the school I've been in for 9 months! The theme this year was "Viva Las Vegas" so naturally we were able to play poker, but there was also a dance floor that was used. I stayed until the Prom King and Queen were mentioned; and it was my two friends here - Stephen and Marisa - who won the title. Cute and awesome people. After this I went with the bus to Prom "After" Party, which I will not explain what is for you. Let's just say it's a bit wilder than prom! I went back to a friends house to sleep in a tent and woke up the next morning dehydrated because of the first real summer sun that was shining right at me about 10 o'clock in the morning. Yes, we are talking about 27 degrees celsius - in Canada! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I wont say that Prom has disappointed me - not at all. It's just not what you expect. In a good way. I liked it a lot. And it certainly doesn't feel as formal as you would think beforehand. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes we took a school bus to prom. Cause we're that cool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our girls in front of the bridge to the US from Point Edward</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kyla and me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lyncher and me</td></tr>
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</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>Holiday! Holiday is coming!</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">-Turboweekend-</div></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-31222894937510601872011-05-20T11:29:00.000-07:002011-05-20T11:29:04.526-07:00Music trip to New York City + Big Bike + YMCA Awards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">'Allo everyone! So I was thinking it might be a good idea to talk about the music trip to New York I went on from the 12th to the 15th of May, so it would have been last weekend. It was an absolutely awesome trip, I am so happy I went on it. It's amazing how much you can squeeze in on 4 days! The trip was only for music students, so that would be students who are involved in extra curricular activities in music, such as Senior Band and Jazz Attack as I'm involved in. This blog entry will probably be the longest one I've made for quite some time...<br />
The 12th of May I woke up at 3.30 in the morning, was picked up by Stephen, and we drove to the school and met with the others. It was raining so heavily outside! Good thing we soon left Canada! The trip was very long (I think 10-12 hours, I'm not sure) and I had no problems going over the border to the U.S. at Niagara/Buffalo. We survived the trip though, but I mean it's quite easy with these awesome and nice people. See, the strange thing for me was that I certainly didn't really feel like a foreigner going to the U.S. as a person who has lived in the english speaking part of Canada for 8 months, but I'm pretty sure my friends here from Canada did. It's strange, because there is so many similarities that you should think it wouldn't matter. But apparently it does! Anyway, we arrived at our hotel in New Jersey, quickly unpacked, ate pizza on the way on the bus, drove in to Manhattan, rushed to the broadway area and hurried to the musical we were going to watch called "Memphis." It was an extraordinary musical, filled with energy, it can really be recommended! After the musical we went to the hotel again and slept quickly after a VERY long day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marisa defeating the guys, relaxing in sunshine at a bus break</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First view of Manhattan going in to NYC</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our awesome guide Ryan with his sword</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Broadway show - "Memphis" Lindsay, me, Jenna, Amanda</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Amy, me, Stephen, Corinne<br />
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</tbody></table>On Day 2 of the New York trip we went to the NBC Studios "NBC Center" as I would call it. It was pretty awesome, we pretty much saw the history of American television. We also saw the live studios from "Saturday Night Live" and other shows. We tried to make our own news reading from a tele prompter, which was hilarious. We weren't allowed to take any pictures unfortunately. After this we went down to the huge basement for lunch, it was very good, and then we went to the Top of the Rockefeller Building where NBC Studios are located. It was called "The Top of the Rock," and it had the most amazing views! From here we could see Empire State Building, Central Park and if you looked closely: The statue of Liberty on the island. After looking a lot around, having fun, we went down and took the bus to the building at central park where John Lennon was shot and after that we entered Strawberry Fields, which is a small part of Central Park honoured to The Beatles, but most of all John Lennon. It was very touching; definitely a place dedicated to peace. Shortly after this we went to one of the biggest Cathedrals in the world; I have to say it wasn't really that exciting to me. I love to see churches, but... it can't be compared to Europe's. Still, the decorations of New York on the church outside was pretty amazing. It was time to eat dinner, and we went to "Bubba Gump Shrimp & Co."-restaurant at Times Square, which is a restaurant based on the famous movie "Forrest Gump." It was such a funny experience, the whole place was full of references to the movie. As an example, to stop a server we had to pull down the sign saying "Stop Forrest, stop!" over the sign saying "Run Forrest, run!" Hahaha... we changed into more formal clothes and wet to see the musical version of "Billy Elliot." Personally it's one of my favourite movies, so of course I had some expectations to this musical. And I have to say, the little guy who played Billy, oh my! He did such a great job dancing ballet and tapping, and also singing! Wauw! It's difficult to compare "Memphis" and "Billy Elliot", but I think I prefer the singing in Memphis, where as the choreography and dancing was superior in Billy Elliot. When we went outside we saw some famous person, or well, he was famous for the other students, but I had no clue who he was... Keith-.. Keith something. Yea. So of course some pictures were taken, and we went back to the hotel and fell asleep very quickly. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NBC's many flags and Jeremys awesome hair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Central Park from the Top of the Rock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Empire State Building<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marisa and I with Empire State Building on the left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephen, me, Corinne</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where Lennon got shot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memorial: Imagine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See some stuff from New York? This was on the cathedral</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Times Square</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bubba Gump Shrimp & Co. Notice "Run Forrest, run!"- sign<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Billy Elliot in Broadway!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>On Day 3 of the New York trip we started driving from the hotel to the Ferry that would lead us to Ellis Island. We had to go through Security to get on, which is understandable, and then we went to Liberty Island to say hello the lady out there. Haha, I'm sure the people on the ferry thought we were mad since we were singing and yelling some Barbara Streisand on the way... it's one of those things that is just nice to do when you are with a good group of musical people. Okay, so arrived and looked us a little bit around. Took some picture of Lady Liberty, bought some things in the gift shops, and then we went to the ferry again to go to Ellis Island. If you do not know what that is; it's the immigration place where millions of people from across the world came in the hope to be able to immigrate to the United States to get a new life. Some might have been fleeing from their country, some might have just seeking for something new, they all had something in common: They wanted freedom. I think the statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are part of the most beautiful symbols of that. It's a very touching place, remember, not everybody were allowed in. People who were sick or something else couldn't come in to the U.S., and it separated families. It was fun to see though, I enjoyed reading old Danish and German passports. We went back with the ferry to Manhattan and walked to Ground Zero. It was hard to see much because of the construction of "The new, one, World Trade Center" which I think they're planning to be done with on September 11 2011. On the tenth year of the tragedy. But we went to the memorial church just beside it, which nothing was harmed with. After this we went to China Town, where we spend about an hour barging with the locals for "I <3 New York"-tshirts. Sometimes we suceeded. We also got a GIllato in Little Italy. It was funny how everything was in chinese. Then we went with the bus to the MET Museum of Arts, which definitely was one of my high lights of this trip. There were numerous paintings and sculptures from different time periods and places all over the world, to me the collection of Musical instruments was one of the most interesting things. And well... all of the music students of course went straight there, since that was one of the only things they could identify in that huuuuge museum. I HAD to see the collection 19th and 20th century paintings, because I knew there would be some awesome paintings. And what did I see? Clause Monet's Water lilies! It was absolutely stunning. And so different from the pictures of the paintings I've seen in books. It was a bit surreal though, finally seeing something you've seen many time in books. Well, after this amazing place we went to Central Park to walk through it, and it was so funny! There were a lot of funny people in there, as an example we saw a whole group of people wandering around with Harry Potter clothes. And a couple taking wedding pictures. Of course we yelled as the whole group: "Congratulations!" Central Park is such a nice place for getting away from the city - in the middle of the city. It's huge. I can't even describe how big it is. We kept walking till we were at Times Square again, this time to get dinner at another restaurant which was a little disappointing comparing it to Bubba Gump. Afterwards we were picked up by the bus and went to at Jazz concert, which was very cool. It was other schools that played! Uhmm... the last hour of the concert was awards for the school, so we went out and waited an hour for the bus driver who thought we still were in there for an hour. But that did not matter! We found a way to spend the time, I showed the people to play the Danish game called "Schluuuuuurp" and Stephen and Jeremy had other games going. People were staring at us though - which is understandable, since we were singing, dancing, and lying on the ground beside a beautiful Water fountain in the dark. At last, the bus came and we went to the hotel and had fun there until we just had to go to bed, since we had to wake early up to be on the bus home to Canada. There is not much to tell about Day 4, but we got home about 10:30 pm, so the next day everybody were just... exhausted.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holly and Amy on the ferry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The statue of Liberty as seen from the ferry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fail at lifting the statue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ellis Island Immigration</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Police marks from all over the world for 9/11</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stewart Little in Central Park! Cute</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Central Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun in New York after Jazz Concert</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Oh yeah, I forgot to tell about Julliard. I forgot which day it was... but we went to the College of Performing Arts located in New York. It was incredibly fascinating, I absolutely loved it. It was such a big school, with such a big number of practice, but actually quite few students. Because this is like, the best college of performing arts in the world. We had a student from there as a guide, educated as an opera singer, and he actually sang a bit for us. Twas cool. Of course I bought some stuff there for my musical brother, so Lukas, if you read this, be happy!<br />
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<b>The<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span>Big Bike Ride for the Heart & Stroke Foundation</b><br />
Wednesday I went to the Big Bike Competition which is an across-Canada event for the Heart & Stroke Foundation. What you basically do is to found raise money (50 Canadian dollars or more) for this good cause and you compete against other schools on a bike that has room for 30 people! We actually ended up having the best time riding the bike a mile, even though we weren't thirty people as some of the other schools.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how a bike for 30 people looks like<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is our school team, the Lancers! Yay!</td></tr>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>YMCA Youth Awards Night</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Yesterday I went to my last performance with Jazz Attack to the YMCA Youth Awards. It's an awards night for students who have achieved many great things in this county, and Jazz Attack was the entertainment for the night. Two students from L.C.C.V.I actually won an award. And afterwards I went with some of my friends to McD for some crappy fast food. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Group picture of Jazz Attack ! What a good experience</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">From today there is 43 days left till I leave Canada. It is truly sad. I've been in a great mood since January, and it has just lasted for such a long time that the past 4-5 months have been flying away from me. These are also the months that have earned me the most. Both with socializing, learning more and more music, having fun, etc. - I've said to myself that I've come on exchange to learn something -of course- but it's not the subjects and marks in school that matter that much to learn, no, it's the exchange as a whole experience.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Of course I am really excited to see my friends and family again, but I'm so sad that I will leave all these wonderful people here in Canada. There are some special ones of course that have really meant so much to me, and makes so sad that I wont see a lot of them again.</div><br />
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Wow. That was one long blog entry. I hope you guys are all right where ever you are; in Denmark, Canada, Germany, France, Switzerland, U.S., etc! Have a good and nice weekend, I know I sure have already because of a nice fog day. Gotta love Canada.<br />
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Prom: 28th of May - 8 days left<br />
Dress: Check<br />
Date: Check<br />
Shoes: wooops<br />
Transportation: Check<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Blue skies, smiling at me</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Nothing but blue skies</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Do I see</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Bluebirds, singing a song</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Nothing but bluebirds</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>All day long</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Never saw the sun shining so bright</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Never saw things going so right</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Noticing the days hurrying by</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>When you're in love, my how they fly!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">- Ella Fitzgerald - </div></div></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-86423117487844307602011-05-07T10:14:00.000-07:002011-05-07T10:51:58.792-07:00LCCVI Jazz Attack performing ''Bohemian Rhapsody''<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1Oz4iiNAQkc?fs=1" width="425"></iframe><br />
<div>It seems like someone - I have no clue who - actually recorded a video of JazzAttack performing Bohemian Rhapsody at the Unison! concert May the second 2011 and posted it on Youtube. Enjoy! (If you're looking for me I am the third one from the right, and you can hardly see my blonde head because of Lukas playing the piano with a white shirt. Haha) Thumbs up for the head banging during the guitar solo!</div></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-74084347408334140992011-05-04T17:07:00.000-07:002011-12-31T03:59:53.297-08:00Unison! and Music Festival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hi my dear readers, and happy May the 4th/5th to the Danes! I do know that I have mentioned music a LOT this semester, but I mean, it has been a big part of the semester and it has influenced who I've been talking and hanging out with. This monday was 'Music Monday;' it is an internationally celebrated annual music event, which our county and it's schools has helped 'supporting' by putting up Unison!. Different schools from all over Lambton County played and sang different songs, and it was just great meeting new people with the same interest as you. So through the day we had some sound rehearsals, and helped setting everything up for the evening. We also had some funny activities with the other students, as an example we made posters where we gave the answer to "Music is..." It was a neat idea. At 7 o'clock everything started and it all went smoothly, my first performance was with Senior Concert Band where we performed a song called "Ross Roy." After that I sang "Bohemian Rhapsody" with JazzAttack. Sorry, I have no recordings! :( Anyway, the day was awesome and in the end all bands and all choirs from all schools sang and played "Tomorrow is coming" which was the official song of Music Monday this year. I can't say I loved the song, but I definitely enjoyed singing it. Hahahaha<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marisa and Kira... preparing posters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lindsay lookin' good and Tom... don't know what he's doing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Chris... doing a strange face</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JazzAttack looking forward to perform<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Just before LCCVI's Senior Concert band performed 'Ross Roy'</span></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Yesterday was the day of JazzAttack's competition at SCITS in Sarnia. We were nervous before going up, but we did quite well. In both our categories we won, first category (we sang 'Fly me to the Moon' and 'Can you feel the love Tonight') we got 95 % ! This came as a very big surprise for us, but I'm pretty sure we got even more surprised after singing 'Just the Way You look Tonight' and 'It ain't what cha do' and got 92 % ! We really did not think we did very well with that category. But a splendid surprise followed by good ice cream at Dairy Queen!<br />
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</div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-9504579809447050082011-04-30T16:21:00.000-07:002011-04-30T16:31:13.168-07:00Thunder Bay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This post is followed by another one about Spring Music Night. Please check them both out. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">'Allo meine Damen und Herren! How is it going? To me everything is so busy, but that''s okay, i enjoy it. I was originally going on a Canadian scout camp this weekend, but I decided to take the weekend off to do whatever, so that I would be less stressed out. Turned out that that was a wonderful idea! I now have time to write a blog entry!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So, last Thursday I went to Thunder Bay, ON, all by myself. I started out in Sarnia with the train, drove for 4 hours to Toronto, where I later took the shuttle bus to Toronto Pearson Airport and flew to Thunder Bay which was a trip of about one and a half hour. The whole point of this trip was to meet my Canadian family who immigrated to Canada generations ago following the foot steps of my great aunt Idun Engberg (who wrote a book about the Danish settlements in Canada) and celebrate easter with them. And so when I arrived in Thunder Bay Airport, Lindsay, Lexy, and their father David was waiting for me. They brought me to their home in Pass Lake, which once was a small Danish settlement in Canada. It got very clear to me when I saw road names like: “Copenhagen Road” and “Jacobsen Road.”</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyway, I had a really good time there and I saw sooo many things while going hiking, visiting the whole family, hunting for easter eggs, going to the (frozen) beach, etc. The pictures will tell you everything! When I was going back, I had around 5 hours to spend in Toronto after I took the plane to Toronto and till I had to go back with the train to Sarnia. So I decided to spend the hours in CN-Tower which I had not seen before. What a strange experience!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First picture taken from Pass Lake, Thunder Bay, ON</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lindsay, Lexy, and me who are all Engberg's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Sea Lion"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">- saw it on out on hike</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inukshuk... it's a Canadian thing...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty, isn't it? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We woke up to snow the 24th of April. Ptsch.. CANADA!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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This Thursday was the day of Spring Music Night the Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia. It was an absolutely amazing experience, and it was to celebrate the wonderful music department at our school. I played percussion in the Senior Concert Band (you wont be able to see me in the video) and in JazzAttack I sang Alto (low woman voice, and if you are looking for me I'm on the far right while singing 'Can you feel the love tonight.') Here's a video of some of the songs played. I'm sorry it's not that wonderful quality, bit it is that or nothing :) If you were wondering who the guy who sings solo in it is, it's my friend Stephen.</div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-24819618953001494772011-04-18T15:16:00.000-07:002011-04-18T15:26:58.686-07:00I give up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Yes, I give up trying to understand this Canadian weather. It is so unpredictable, and so, so strange. It completely amazes me, and in the same time so annoying! Remember I told you around one week ago how 'summer had finally come to Canada' and how it was 23 degrees celsius? Well, that rapidly changed today. When I went out for lunch buddies today I was amazed; 3 centimetres of snow was lying on the ground that I had not seen just 2 hours earlier. THIS is called quick change in weather! And it was freezing! So I could say that I, Bella, have experienced snow the 18th of April. Dirt sauce!<br />
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Other than that I've finally got hold of some pictures from my Badminton tournament at another school (North Lambton Collegiate Vocational Institute) last wednesday, which went all right. It was a tournament for fun, to meet the other teams and such. We won 3 out of 5 games, hopefully we can do it better next time. I think we can! Either way, it was fun, and our team - the Lancers - are all so funny, so it was a good day.<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Let us hope for some better weather soon. In three days I will be heading to Thunder Bay to my family who immigrated to Canada generations ago. It's so exciting! Tomorrow is Arts Apprecation Night, next Tuesday a badminton tournament, next Thursday is the day of Spring Music Night, and in two weeks Unison!, and festival for JazzAttack. And then eventually a trip to New York will be in between. So yeah, I've got a very busy schedule :-)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">-- Efterklang - The Soft Beating ---</div></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-60641257272593853592011-04-10T18:44:00.000-07:002011-04-11T15:46:55.959-07:00It's summer, it's sun, and it's sunday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Det er sommer, det er sol, og det er søndag! Yes, summer (or what is close to it) has finally come to Canada. It's hard to imagine that two weeks ago, snow was lying around on the ground, and now it is 23 degrees celsius! Talking about quick change in the weather...<br />
So what is on everybody's lips is of course the talk about prom. Honestly, I haven't made many thoughts to it. The only thing I know is what group I am going with, and that is probably it. I haven't got a date or a dress yet, lol... We'll see how everything turns out. I'm just kinda excited for the 'after-party.'<br />
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Friday was the day of Spring Fling, it was yet another dance at the school. It was quite funny, not as funny as the other two dances, but decent :) Everyone were wearing very coloured clothes, I'll see if I can upload a picture to this blog post later perhaps. None were wearing formal clothes, it was actually very strange clothes... I saw one guy who I thought was going to yodel because of his very Bavarian outfit...<br />
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Yesterday went with more badminton practice and going to the cinema with my buddies Lindsay and Andrés, and today I went skating (one of the last times) and played soccer with the people from Oil Springs. Just felt like telling how awesome it is to sit on grass again, being out not wearing a sweater, it just felt sooo much like summer, it was great!<br />
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</div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-54319527805967458252011-04-06T18:54:00.000-07:002011-04-06T20:11:29.187-07:00King/Queen for a day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today was a not-ordinary school day. The day started out with a usual Senior Band practise and then afterwards I had music. Of course on the announcements they started out playing 'O Canada' and then afterwards they said something like this: "Bella Engberg has won the chair-for-charity contest and we hereby declare her Queen for a Day." (The competition was kinda a lottery I bought tickets for, where a club called Beyond Ourselves raised money for Japan.) It was absolutely hilarious and I turned completely red in my face... haha but everyone clapped in my class. After the announcements my two music teachers made me come down to sit in the middle of the class (the music room is set as a amphitheatre to help the placings of the instruments in the Orchestra.) I got smarties and root beer and a little crown (which I soon took of, haha.) So for the rest of the class, even when I played clarinet, I had to sit there in a comfortable chair. The whole school day people walked around and carried the chair to my classes. It was very funny! I got a refreshment in English class with yet another Root Beer and a bag of chips. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Don’t say no to anyone</i></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>But keep your heart safe inside</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Don’t let go to anyone</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>And keep your heart safe from harm</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Safe and warm in your hand</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>And raise above the trials of love</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>- </i>Tina Dickow - </span></span></div></span></span></div></div></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-25384664946791394192011-04-02T22:21:00.000-07:002011-04-03T08:25:50.874-07:00Coming home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The 28th of March I came home from my vacation in Tobago. I stepped out after the immigration and realized that I ended at the same spot in Toronto Airport as I did when I came over for the first time. Except this time, a YFU representative wasn't there to help me, and this time I did not have the not-knowing-what-is-coming feeling, this time I knew what was coming when I got back to Oil Springs. It was a strange thing. But it felt good, it made med feel like I was home. Because Canada feels so much like home. I realized when I was on vacation that I missed my Canadian friends, and that when I will leave in July it will be absolutely horrible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At school I've had a lot of things to catch up on. Because I've been sick almost the whole week, I haven't felt very good and because of the tons of homework I haven't had time to sleep really. So today I slept in till about one o'clock in the afternoon. It was very appreciated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today I went swimming and playing badminton at the community centre, and after that I went to see my friend Rachel (who wanted to get mentioned in this blog, lol) play at Coffeelodge in Petrolia. She is a good singer, and she also sang with me for my final perfomance in Vocal Music. It is nice to sit there and listen to good music while chatting and just having a good time :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Allright I think that was all for now, maybe you did not understand the first thing I said in the blog. I just had to come out with it, you know? Cheers</span></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-44634764820242342442011-03-30T18:30:00.000-07:002011-03-31T14:40:14.833-07:00Tobago (March Break)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Okay since I do not get much feedback from people considering going on exchange or just people generally, I'm a bit uncertain about how I am going to continue a blog that isn't being followed. So I'm not sure whether I will continue writing. Though I will, of course (as promised) tell you what I've experienced the last two weeks of my vacation. I will do this by translating some of the pages from my travel diary for you...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"March 14th 2011 - Monday - ...We had to wait 5 hours in Toronto Airport before we could board and we 'killed the time' by going on a restaurant, playing cards and such. I showed my host parents the 'Danish' way to play fish. Right now we are on the plane, it is a small plane, and we have a long way ahead of us. Now we are going to watch the new Narnia movie... don't know what is is called, but it is number 3...."</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"March 15th 2011 - Tuesday- ...Oh yeah we landed in Trinidad and were able to take an earlier plane to Tobago. I got greeted with an unbelievable heat. Tropical, eh? Pat and Gordon (my host dad's sister and her boy friend) came and got us at the airport and we drove home to the apartment. We live about 15-10 meters from the beach, the view is amazing, and the apartment huge. I got a dip in the pool and in the salt water and suddenly realized that I was tired and had a jet lag. So I took a huge nap and I've been reading and drawing ever since...."</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"March 17th 2011 - Thursday - ...Today we went to the south coast of Tobago. It was an amazing trip, very beautiful. We drove to Charlotteville, a small little village which had a very special atmosphere. Small (rotten) stores, freshly caught fish, salt water and old bikes and cars. You could hear Bob Marley singing in the background "No Woman No Cry." We walked around, talked with the locals, and saw fishermen in action...."</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"March 19th 2011 - Saturday - ...I started out the day by spending an hour or so in the sun and after that on the beach. Few hours later I went diving with some americans who instructed me. What beautiful fish I saw! There were small ones, in yellow-blue-red colours, and I saw quite a big a flounder... I also saw a 'Scorpion Fish' which they all instructed me NOT to touch. When I got back to the apartment I heard the news about the coalition attacking in Libya; gosh, couldn't the world soon get better?..."</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"March 20th - Sunday - ...Harris, our local guide came and picked me, my host dad, and Gordon up. We drove to the northwest coast in a minibus. Quite a terrifying experience because the roads were so narrow. It might even beat the small roads I've seen in the alps of Europe. But what a nice view: To the left --> coast and to the right --> rain forest. Finally we turned right and stopped in the absolute middle of the island where we got boots in the right sizes to protect us from mud. And then we went on a hike! I learned a lot about some biological stuff in the rain forest, and the Tobagonian history about the rain forest and how it was the first 'preserved' rain forest. Other than that I went swinging in the wines like Tarzan, which wasn't really that hard. Even my host dad tried. We also passed a big termite 'house'. When I just touched very slowly, termites quickly came out soo quickly. The guide said we had try to eat. And so I did... "Tasted like Chicken.." After the hike we drove to Argyle Waterfall which was absolutely beautiful and I enjoyed it very much. I went and took a dive in the pool underneath it and tried to be directly under the fall... It kinda hurt my head. I also saw huge Bamboo trees (no Pandas though, haha.) ..."</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"March 23rd 2011 - Wednesday - Today I woke up early to get picked up by a guy called Michael who drove us to a Glass-bottom-boat tour together with to women from Quebéc, Canada. So in this boat you could see in the bottom what was underneath the boat. We drove pass Coral Garden, which was absolutely amazing. Sooo many fish.... And then they let us snorkel in Coral Garden too. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I will write more. Just give me some time.,,, I have home work to do too.. Tomorrow I will put an end to this!</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here are some pictures from the trip: </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting in Toronto International Airport</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bad Plane food</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First view from the balcony</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes they drive on the opposite side of the road, and they also play cricket <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BaBaQ? Oh so that's the rasta way to say it</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a very nice sunset</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">King's Beach. Nice, eh?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the rain forest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is me feeling like Tarzan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A souvenir from the diving<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Argyle Water fall. The woman in the back is from America and the guy was our guide</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My daddyoh and me... eating warm food... on a beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah the local fishermen said they created this mountain in a weekend</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Tarzan picture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me playing the steel drums which were invented in Trinidad/Tobago</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I guess I haven't mentioned that I am now officially on the badminton team. My buddy Lindsay wrote to me that I was on the team. Of course I didn't know if I was going to play single, double, or mix. But I found out today. I'm going to play mix with a guy called the same name as my brother. It's going to be so much fun! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I do very much agree with a lot of people now. This time of year as an exchange student has been the best so far. Not only because of the vacation, but also in school. Things are starting to melt together and I'm keeping myself busy and enjoying every bit of it. And I love my school here, my friends, my host family, just my every-day-life. Home sickness would be a complete waste of time by now, and I haven't experienced it for a looong time. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We were lost in the dark but we've opened the door</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We're afraid cause this thing's never happened before</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There's a fear making noise in the back of your head</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But there's no need to be afraid crawl back in my bed</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Get in line for the sunshine</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Get in line for the sunshine</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;">- Ginger Ninja -</span></span></div></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-48769521215285045792011-03-09T16:45:00.000-08:002011-03-09T16:45:44.651-08:00Badminton update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I just wanted to make a little bit of an update on how it is going with the try outs for Badminton. I've had two and there is one more after March Break, I'm not going to be there because of my vacation, but that won't matter (...said the coach.) Okay, so I am hoping to get on the team since I really like the people on the team. I like the fact that we play singles/doubles/mixed doubles (boys and girls.) And of course I will hopefully be on the senior team, which makes everything a bit more challenging! But that is what is funny! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The try outs went well, and I think there would be a spot for me on the team. This all very exciting to me since I've never been on a high school sports team. I didn't play hockey, I didn't play volley ball, I didn't play basket ball ... No. This will mean that I'm very busy through all the weeks since I've got Senior Band and JazzAttack too. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now that we talk about JazzAttack... In the moment we are singing "Bohemian Rhapsody" which is a very cool piece of music, but also extremely hard to sing since a lot of the harmonies are terribly close together. But when we do it right, it does sound quite good. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am deeply sorry that I can not give you pictures, I haven't been active with my camera lately... I will for sure change that on my vacation. So I am just going to warn you guys now; as of Monday the 14th of March till the 28th of March, there wont be any blog posts because of my holiday on the island of Tobago. I am very, very excited, and I am of course going to take a lot of pictures for you to see afterwards. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Allright, thats all for now! I've been quite busy the last couple days, resulting in being tired all the time! I guess it is a thing to get used to. Cheers</span></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-43430037026240727342011-03-05T13:50:00.000-08:002011-03-12T07:24:19.667-08:00The past week<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This week has actually been quite un-eventful! But in another way it has still been nice. I have been trying several things with my gym class, including curling, broom ball on ice, and going to the fitness room... most of it has been fun, but it is things that we would never had done in gym in Denmark. I just do not like to land on my back all the time because of the ice -.-</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We had another Reach for the Top meeting wednesday where I finally got my Reach for the Top-sweater. It looks... I don't know... strange? No that's not the word, it looks fine, it's just a bit big for me. Anyway, we won 2/3 games, and we were close to win against S. Pats with 20 points. And this means we are going to the semifinals!</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've signed up for the Badminton team, since some of my friends wanted me to join. The team plays Mondays and Wednesdays, so it wont interrupt my JazzAttack time. Wauw - it seems like everything fits! I have to go the try out's first though, and I hope I'm good enough. We'll see. It wont be that bad if they tell me that I am not. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In Seniorband they made me play on the Timphany, it's three drums where you can change the pitch. They are extremely big, and I'm kinda honoured, even though I'm not quite sure how to change the pitches in the middle of the song. I have to play it to a very epic song of course; these drums are meant for those kind of songs!</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think it is fair to say that it is starting to warm up a bit, I've been some seeing grass on the ground since Thursday. It is still cold here. But since it is March (SPRING) and because I'm going on vacation soon, I thought it was a good idea to change to a warmer look on the blog. It's fun to do anyway :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today I am going to the cinema with my friend Lindsay, as an old reader of the blog you would probably recognize the name! Let's hope that it does not suddenly start snowing so that we can not go. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And yes, it is Canada Geese in the picture on the top.</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cheers for now</span></div></div></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-80927728219010092452011-02-25T11:20:00.000-08:002011-02-25T11:58:21.849-08:00The music concerts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hi! Because of yet another snow storm I am now trapped in my house while the wind outside is having fun and we have yet another snow day because of bus cancellation. So I finally got the chance to wake up late at 11:30 and draw and paint. Now I'm just having a ball finishing up a drawing of my favourite actor... if your are new to my blog, you wouldn't know that I love drawing and painting, and that is what I do in my spare time. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Okay, yesterday and thursday the week before we had school concerts as I am thinking I mentioned last week too. We performed for elementary school children who we tried to make interested in music at High School. So Senior Band, Jazz Band, and JazzAttack played. And because I'm in both Senior Band and JazzAttack I got to perform quite a lot. I don't have any pictures unfortunately, since I forgot my camera... again! I think I'll have to take more pictures. This can't go on! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anyway, we played several songs, here are a few of them:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Senior Band: </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Gimme some Lovin'</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Land of thousand Dreams</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- A 'The Lion King' medley, </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka8YaDg-vEQ&feature=related"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that sounded a bit like this</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. It was fun to play the conga drums to this...!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Raider's March (from the motion picture INDIANA JONES, this was epic awesomeness)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">With JazzAttack we were singing:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Satin Doll by Duke Ellington</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Blue Skies by Irving Berlin</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And I love her by The Beatles</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne in that Glee Version which I don't really like... but we had some good soloists... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I liked playing with a lot of my friends, and I also got to know some new, which has been nice of course. This was a small little blog post, and I'm not sure I'm going to post more this month. I have a concert to go to, and other small things that makes the rest of the month a bit hectic. And then I'm thinking I'll change the look of the blog when we approach March, since it hopefully going to look more like spring soon... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Finally I would just like to say: Support the countries in the middle east for their right to a civilized country with freedom and democracy! They are fighting for something we fought for 100-200 years ago, and deserve it just as much as we did. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Peace from here;</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bella</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Second class I have gym with my friend Lindsay, who is awesome, and we're kinda just having fun. Right now we have a basketball unit, but I really do not like basketball... Anyway, I am excited for playing more games, especially Badminton, Volleyball, and Squash!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've met a couple of new people that I'm hanging out with at lunch, which is nice. I mean of course I like to talk with the same people as before, but new people are always interesting! I am starting to get busier and busier at lunch too, running back and forth to a lot of weird stuff.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">English is the hardest course for me; all that grammar and all that writing! But I decided before I got here that I wanted to write more English. I feel like that was a smart decision, because it really challenges me in a way that my first-semester subjects did not. I don't talk with a lot of the people in this class, but it is okay, since I seriously need to focus on the subject. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Okay, the last and the best period of the day is PEOPLES GYM. It is a class where I have gym with people from the special needs - classes (this classes at the school for disabled.) There also co-op classes for this. It is very interesting and reminds me a lot of a summer camp that I used to be at every summer in Denmark. It is just the feeling of doing something good for yourself in a social way that makes this class good. You know you will feel good by having fun yourself and sharing it with these awesome people. And to try to be a role model is a healthy thing too; I am certain I will learn tons of practical skills of this class. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think it was last Wednesday we had a Reach for the top competition. If you haven't read my blog before; it is a trivia thing where we answer questions. We won 3 out of 4 battles, so I think we did okay. I think we are currently number two in the tournament. I am very happy that I can contribute to answer some questions that my partners can't, so that I also feel as though I'm a bit important. It's mostly geography questions, society questions, art questions, and some others I've been able to answer. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thursday I went to some concerts with the music department of our school. I was singing with JazzAttack and playing percussion with Senior Band. Unfortunately Senior Band played songs from the Lion King, so they are now stuck in my head. Since I only had about 14 days to remember the lyrics and harmonies of most of JazzAttack's songs, I had trouble remembering bits of the songs. Good thing that miming is one of my specialities. </span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oh and did I tell you that I am going on a music trip to New York City in May? If not, well now you know. I am getting very excited! Especially because it is with all my hilarious music friends! I'm indeed very grateful for this opportunity, and I can give all the credit to my wonderful music teachers. They wanted me to go, and they've been very nice to me. Today I was in the U.S.A just crossing the border to get my travel visa, so that the poor music department wont have any problems with me when we are travelling to New York. This also led to a little bit of shopping since everything is so incredibly cheap in the U.S. compared to Canada. It kinda reminds me of crossing the border from Denmark to Germany and get cheap candy. </span></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've now come to the conclusion that I really don't want to go home. Of course I want to see my friends and family again, but the people at my school and the fact that I can almost just do what ever I want to do makes me want to stay. I don't want to start Danish high school. But I do realize that Denmark is where I belong and it is my homeland. And that is where I'm supposed to get a proper education for the next three years. My Denmark-counter says 133 days till I come back to Denmark. It is too short a time. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is a beautiful song we are singing in JazzAttack. It has grown to become one of my favourites. I thought you should take a listen. </span><br />
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</span></div></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-78124792242884162332011-02-08T19:12:00.000-08:002011-02-09T18:27:49.357-08:00Dog Sledding + New Schedule<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hello guys. So a new blog post it is!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last week has been very busy, and everything started out Tuesday where Nina, a German exchange student, the two Aussies Madeleine and Amy, my Canadian friend Lindsay and I drove up to Monkton, Ontario to drive with a bus far up North in Ontario with a whole bunch of exchange students from all over the world: Norway, Germany, Austria, Holland, France, Belgium, Ecuador, Australia, Japan, Brasil, Finland, and of course Denmark which I represent. It was quite interesting to listen to so many accents. It was a long ride and we finally ended up on a hotel where we stayed for two days to have a mid year orientation and an extra dog sledding orientation where we learned how to harness a dog, pack the sled, etc. Here are some pics from the hotel where we just had fun, and we enjoyed the seldom happening of more people from countries all over the world gathering: A moment of epic awesomeness.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A stop to Mac'cies is good for a long ride to Algonquin</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thursday morning we went to the dog kennel with oh so many dogs. We got split in to two permanent teams that wouldn't see each other for the three days we were gone. My team got two guides called Adam and Adam who were really awesome and very enthusiastic. They instructed us in more dog sledding things, and then Lindsay and I got our sled which we packed easily. Then we got our dogs, and since I am not used to dogs I definitely extended my limits. And now there is no problems with me and dogs anymore. Our dogs were called Bean, Kanook, Jinny, Merv, Austin, and Suzuki. And then we went off. It was a wonderful feeling, and it wasn't as difficult as you might think. The only important words were: "Gi (Right,) Ha (Left,) Easy, Ready? Let's go, Wow (stop.) Our lead dog were Bean and Kanook, they were small but incredibly fast.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When we finally arrived at the camp we had to cut a lot of lumber and other chores. It was quite funny to cut whole trees and actually use it directly in the stove. When it got dark we had to make a camp fire, and this is where my skills as a scout comes in. First try and a huge fire was already burning without any use of paper :-) We slept 15 people in one tent; it was a big tent but it was still crowded. This lead to a warm night not worrying about freezing, but it was also very uncomfortable so I did not sleep very well.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nina (Germany) breaking through the ice so we could get water from the lake</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pierre (France) pulling the sled like a dog, Reynaldo (Brazil) enjoying</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I do realize this isn't the best picture of me, but at least you can see how crowded everything is in the tent</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Next day we got up and got awesome breakfast. Well, at least a lot better than expected with pancakes and sausages and of course maple syrup. Yummy. We then started getting the dogs ready to Day two. It was a hard day for the dogs, but the land scape was amazing and I got to take some good pictures. Here are a few examples.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is very nice with a few creeks that are actually not frozen. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anyway, we got bak to the camp and I made dinner with a girl from Norway and Lindsay. After dinner we played a game the guides calles 'Man Hunt.' I really do not have the time to explain the rules, but it was funny and I made our team win the last round. It was a bit cold though, to crawl around in the snow at 10 pm. We got quite late in bed because we talked so much in the tent. When we finally decided to sleep, it did not take a long time to fall asleep. I slept much better than the night before.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The last day was almost as good as the others, the only thing annoying was the thought of getting home. We were sledding all the way back to the dog kennel, said goodbye to the dogs, and drove with the bus to the Guide's offices. We got nice chili con Carne and changed into regular clothes. It was nice and we got the chance to say 'thank you' to Adam and Adam. We also took some group pictures with them.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The trip on the bus back to Monkton went quickly, but because of snow storm (of course, we are in Canada) my host family, Nina, Yuki (Japan), Madeleine (Australia), and I had to stay in a Bed and Breakfast which was actually really cool. It turned out that it was a PERFECT B&B. It was covered with flowers, dolls, pink curtains, dresses, books, statues, etc. I can't really describe it, but it was like going in to a combination of a museum and a girl's dream. The next day (Sunday) we finally got home to Oil Springs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And yesterday I started my new semester. My new schedule looks like this:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Period 1: Instrumental Music. I play clarinet.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Period 3: English grade 11 (This is the subject I fear)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Period 4: People's Gym. (Gym with the special needs classes)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I finally joined JazzAttack, a singing group at the school, and it seems like we have a lot of concerts to perform. So I am going to be quite busy catching up with the others.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oh and all the pictures above are taken from other exchange students, since I only brought a disposable camera for the trip.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,<br />
Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends<br />
Ooh, I get high with a little help from my friends<br />
Yes I get by with a little help from my friends,<br />
with a little help from my friends</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have found the most awesome people in Canada. Thank you guys! And cheers for now.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</span></span></div></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-13862055611611948482011-01-30T06:48:00.000-08:002011-01-30T06:49:11.730-08:00152 days left!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Half of my exchange year has now passed. It is quite strange to think about it, but it is also a feeling that comes with a warmth in my little heart. I realize how secure I now am here in Canada. I do no longer fear for new, strange things because this - this is my reality now. Denmark is a foreign country that I can talk more about than my friends. Canada is my home for 6 months more - and I am going to have the funniest six months I could imagine :-)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When two Australians arrived at my place yesterday here in Oil Springs as an arrival place for them, I realized that their faces were the exact same faces I had 6 months ago. The same confusion, the same excitement, the same feeling. It is quite funny to think back now - to see how much has happened. My first school day, god, how confused I was! I couldn't figure out how to get around on the big school, which is no longer a problem for me. Or the first week where I did not know where to sit at lunch. I remember that very clearly, but that is luckily not a problem anymore, either. But now I start to think "Wait! This means that I have little time left here!" And so I do. But as I mentioned above, I will use this time in the best way possible.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I just wanted to make this blog entry before I am going dog sledding. As I said in my post last time, I am very excited. The people there - the other exchange students - are so incredibly nice, and it is going to be a blast. A cold blast, but a BLAST.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today I have to follow the World Cup in Handball 2011, where Denmark is in the final against France. I do realize that I just wrote that 'Denmark is a foreign country' for me now, but it IS the finals, and it IS the World Cup, and so I have to. :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hugs from me to you, spread the message about love and understanding, and support the Egyptians for their right to freedom!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bella</span></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488310619758187078.post-56332242169709351042011-01-22T19:17:00.000-08:002011-01-22T19:17:10.141-08:00Joining band and a snowfest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hey girls and boys! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am sorry that I really haven't written that much in January, but it is so difficult to find the time now that we are approaching exams. And I really shouldn't be writing this post since I have to make an assignment for Monday and also study for a final test! But I will do it anyway! (Especially because I am sick and can not focus on anything else...)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Since my last post I have joined the School's Senior Band. It is all very exciting; even though I am just playing percussion right now while we are playing The Lion King. The rest of the people around me are the best; they are so nice and awesome! And luckily I am friends with some people in my little village that have their drivers license and can drive me to school early in the morning for practice. Good thing that they are in the band too! </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Uuh. What else has been going around... Oh yes! I think it was Tuesday I performed my last assignment for Drama with my wonderful group. It got a little bit messed up in the end, but I think my scene went OK and all around I was pretty satisfied. The play was called "A Thing of Beauty" and I played this rich woman who believes she knows absolutely everything about art. (Which she of course do not, since she thinks a piece of driftwood is made by Picasso...) It was quite a hilarious character, and I enjoyed it. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Eddie (quite a funny musical fella') who played the main character in our play. He has an obsession with beards if you wondered</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So wednesday I just wrote my final test for my Vocal Class and I think I did well. I was kinda freaking out about the test before, but then I did some studying with my wonderful teacher (who I just HAD to choose for next semester) and now I think I did allright in the test. Thursday was the day of my Final vocal performance where I sang a Danish song (in english) called Open Wide by Tina Dickow. It is quite a good song, here is a link if you are interested... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyOSi2h7L9E">Tina Dickow - Open Wide</a> I'll see if I can upload my performance for you guys when I get the video. form my friend Rachel who recorded the video and also played guitar for me. She has been amazing</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today I went to this thing called a 'Snow Fest.' Even though I am sick, I still went out in the cold to see cool statues in snow and ice in -16 degrees celsius. Yep, it's pretty cold right now. Anyway, here are some pictures from it.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the coolest statue, unfortunately it wasn't done when this picture was taken, and when it was done I took a pic with another camer<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">a (of course this statue was made by a Canadian...)</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think this is all for now. The semester is soon ending. It will be strange to make new friends in new classes, but also exciting of course! I think mostly I will miss my Foods Class and my Vocal Class. But many of the people I will meet some where else in the activities at the school. Cheers!! </span></div>Bellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206545612476688344noreply@blogger.com0