Christmas time is near!

Christmas music is in the air, the lights one the American houses are all on. It's all good, but the time is going so incredibly fast. I can't keep on track of the time any more.

I am still not exactly in Christmas mood, and I still have some Christmas presents to buy.... I am so behind this year, and I got so many people to give presents to. I don't even know, where to start.

But that's just fun. I like finding presents, and I love giving.
I just miss Danish Christmas. It's kind of a bigger deal -- even though people use more lights, more decorations = it's still not the same. All the Christmas music is in English, and I can't hear or remember a lot of the Danish kind anymore...
but I mean that's kind of the experience, right? :)
I also miss snow. I know it is snowing in DK. :)

Today I just finished Poetry Out Loud, where we have to perform a poem infront of the class, and then the teacher will choose a winner in each class. That winner will compete against of the rest of the schools winners, and the winner of the school will move on to the district competition. And then it goes to the State competition. The winner of the state competition will win a lot of money. You don't really have a choice if you are in high school. You just have to perform, so it's good to finally having it over with.
We have to memorize the poem, so that can make you a lot of nervous, and a lot of people have difficulty performing their poems, even though they might having it all memorized, because they are so nervous.

My poem was called: A boat beneath a sunny sky by Lewis Carroll. A beautiful poem, and I was very pleased and happy with it! 

Next week on Tuesday we have an audition at my high school, and I am planning on trying it out. Just for fun. Even though it makes me very nervous, it would definitely be an experience I wouldn't forget! :)

I have not really been posting pictures. I am sorry. I know it must have boring for a lot of you, so I will start now. Hope, you all understand that it isn't that easy to find time to do a lot of blogging and posting. This has definitely already been the busiest year of my life for now, and the time is just suddenly flying a lot faster, than I realize.

It is already in the middle of December. Are you cray? :)

A good friend, Svenja from the left, and I :) Wasser mit gas! :)

Amer and I = before the Cinderella musical

Me in a telephone box in Easton. A wonderful place :)

A dead man and I to a Halloween party :)

Me in front of the high school

My good friend, Brittannia and I! :)

Smiling for the future!

Hi everyone.
I got new running shoes, and I am back on field again.
I am so happy. I just arrived from a good run - even though I could barely breath... it was still awesome!!

I thought it was December 1st today, so I wrote that on facebook, but I now realize that it's not. But except it actually is - kind of - for me. I am definitely i Christmas mood!
We have just decorated the house, and I can tell you - we got a lot of Christmas stuff.
When I am walking the dog with Mary, I can tell you, it is so beautiful. And some people are just crazy - the way they are decorating their houses. :)

Tomorrow a girl from Germany will come visit me, and she'll stay over for a sleep over. That is all very exciting. I am going to show her this amazing Canal Winchester, and I hope she's as excited as me. On Sunday we are both going for a color run! It's going to be really fun!

I hope, you are all doing good. I am doing better. I am looking forward and taking the changes as an experience, and as a new journey. I like the new direction, and I am excited by everything and everyone around me.
And by the way, I got Monday off from school!!! This is an amazing weekend, and every day is beautiful. Remember to appreciate your family. They mean everything!

Love,
Julie <3

A new beginning :)

Hello everybody :)
I hope, you are all having a good time :)

Today I moved to a new host family, and I have my own personal reasons for doing that, so I don't feel like explaining further.

I live close to the high school now - I can actually walk, and I got my own big room with everything I need. I am really grateful and happy for this.

I live with a host mom, a host dad, an aunt, and a grandma, and they are really nice. They also got a daughter.

I am sorry, it's been so long since I last texted, so I hope you are all fine with now :)

Take care, and I will see you soon,

Julie :)

Halloween and other fun stuff

Hello!
Hope, you are all doing great!
I am really doing good.
It's a nice Friday today, and a beginning of a new month! :)
Today had been a really good day for me. I went to school early in the morning - before the sun woke up, and I started the day with ceramics(en klasse, hvor man arbejder med ler).
It is really funny, and we've just started on a new project called: Food as art.
We have to design and sketch a fun kind of food/meal, we wanna make, and I chose to make a plate with french fries and fish out of clay. After that we have to glaze it, so it looks like real food with the real colors.

 It is a fun project, and ceramics is the perfect way to start the day. I really much enjoy it!

After Ceramics, I went to Social Studies, where we had to vote like Kids vote, it was called. After we voted, we got a sticker, we could wear the rest of the day, so people could see that we had voted.
Many of the teachers commented to me: "Wow, a girl from Denmark voted in America. That's an experience!" They were really making fun of it, and I don't blame them. It was really fun, and I will put my sticker in my diary tonight, because that's incredible! :) HAHAHAH
After social studies I went to choir, where we are singing Christmas songs, and I really love the songs - even though they are kind of difficult and fast - they are beautiful! :) I love the CHOIR!
We are even singing a German song, so that is pretty nice, and good for me - since it's so long time ago, I had German. I will probably forget the language, when I go back home again....

To make good things better, we had a Pizza Party in my English class today, so we only got half an hour of English, and then we got an hour, where we ate Pizza and hang out with each other. It was very enjoyable. I was sitting with some good friends, and we had a lot of fun.
After that Pizza Party I went to my theater class, where we are playing the plays, we wrote. I wrote a play about a guy who got a call from his mom, because she would like to come for a visit. He panicked, because he wanted to spent his night and weekend on his own, and by that he pretends to be sick. After that phone call, he starts feeling sick for real, and he got visit from a Dark Stranger that makes him go through hard things which makes him blind, unable to speak, and in a very bad conditioning. After the dark Stranger leaves the stage, a Light Stranger enters, and the Light stranger helps him to solve the problem.
The guy falls asleep and wakes up. The first thing, he does, is calling his mom and begging her to come for a visit. That's also why my play is called: Are you coming for a visit?

We also had Halloween this week, and it was a really good - even though my host family is sick, and it was ice cold, we still got a good experience out of it.
We went from house to house, and people where waiting for us in their garage with big bowls of candy, and even though I am not too big to go trick or treating yet, I still felt uncomfortable to ask for candy, so I only did it, when the people had good candy, and when they smiled at me.
I would have loved to dress up as I did to the Halloween party last week, but I didn't feel like dressing up, when it was simply too cold, so I just grabbed a cowboy hat, and that was my costume.
Last week I dressed up like a real cowgirl with boots, hat, braids, pants, west, and all that kind of stuff you wear as a cowgirl. That was really funny.
You should see the house here in America, they are really scary and funny. It's even worse than Christmas in Denmark. You can also get a lot of stuff with pumpkin flavor in the malls and cafe's. It's really funny, but very good. I love pumpkin!:)

This is nice, and I am going for another costume party tomorrow night, and an international festival with my area rep. tomorrow.  I am excited. See you all later. Take care! :)

Remember: Enjoy every moment - every day! You never know, when it ends!

Julie :)

The end of 1st Quarter...

Hello everybody.
The 1st quarter has already past, and I got three more left. Unbelievable how fast this month has past by. I don't feel like, I can catch up with that speed, because I am enjoying everything around me! :)
There is no doubt that this is the best experience in my life!
Even though I had an exam week this week, I am still really happy. It doesn't mean anything for my education anyway.
I had to take the OGT tests this week, and I didn't even have to pass them or anything, so that's good to know! I don't even understand, why I should take the tests, because I am not even going to graduate here in Ohio or in America, but I am just following the rules on the school, and that I took the OGT tests, meant that I didn't have to take any exams in my other classes, so I guess, I got no reason not to be satisfied! :)

Yesterday we had a trunk and treat meeting with the people from Church, so that was really funny. We had to walk from trunk to trunk and ask for treats. We were all dressed up and having fun - even though all the friends at my age weren't there, I still had fun with the kids!!! :)

I am also going to a Halloween Party with my Cross country team tonight, so I am very excited about that! :)

We got  choir concert on Sunday, and we are going to sing some really good music numbers! I can't wait! :)

It is time to sign in for the trips, so I am really impatient untill we figured it all out with the school, so I can go! I really want to go!!! :)

I hope, you are all having a good time - no matter, where you all are in the world, because I do have a good time! :)

Love, Julie :)

Listed below are some of the songs, we are singing with my choir on Sunday :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnE9riTDLpo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpcS9uCjQYA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnfKmNRfLYU

Spirit week and homecoming

Hej alle sammen!
Jeg haaber, I alle har det godt - hvor I end er i verden! :)

So I am not spending my whole time in my bed or going to the doctor all the time. Yesterday I went out shopping for my homecoming dress, and it was really good.
We had around one and a half hours, and after the first hour, we still hadn't found anything, so I was really wondering, what to wear....?
But then we saw a store hiding. We saw the most beautiful dresses! They were totally my style, and when I first looked around, it was like a dream. All the dresses around me were so pretty and CHEAP!
I was so choked and happy. I found around ten different dresses. Three to try out for homecoming and seven for casual use.
I ended up buying around seven dresses and a shirt for my homecoming dress for under 100 dollars, which is really really cheap. Especially compared to the homecoming dress as I was close to buy, when we first came. It was not even a pretty dress, but it was about 73,55 dollars for the first dress.
I bought my homecoming dress for only 23, something for both dress and shirt. I am so happy!  I only miss my shoes now, and maybe some make-up.

Next week we are having something called SPIRIT WEEK up to homecoming.
We are having a theme for dressing up for each day.
The schedule is like this:

- Monday: Twin day (dress up like a twin with another person)
- Tuesday: Pajamas day.
- Wednesday: Super hero day ( dress up like a super hero)
- Thursday: Favorite movie or video game character.
- Friday: Breast cancer day (dress up in all pink)

I can't wait till next week, and it feels good to have weekend! Tomorrow we are having a meet with the team, and we are running at 9 O'clock, but meeting at the bus around 7.15am in the morning, so it's pretty early! :)
After our meet we are going out eating at a Mexican place, and then I am going home.  :) So wish me good luck tomorrow morning, and I will promise not to push myself too hard, or that I won't pass out tomorrow! I will take it easy and listen to my body!!! :)

And next Saturday, we are having homecoming, and there is a YFU event! It is interesting! :) It's gonna be a great day. I am going with my friend, Sierra, and we are eating at Charley's before, where we will take some pictures and stuff like that! Can't wait! :)

Also, today I got my grades for now, and it's not too bad at all. I am suprised!
I got an A- in English, a B in US Studies, an A- in Chemistry, a C- in Geometry, an A in Ceramics, an A in Choir, an A in Performing Art :)

I thought it was much worse, so it was a happy suprise. But I am not here for the school only, and I will not take it too serious, or I will try not to make myself too stressed! So that's what I am working on right now! :)

Hope, you are all having a good time.

Talk to you later,

See you,

Julie :)

Som tiden gaar, klokken slaar - yay!

Hej alle sammen.
I feel like writing in danish, but already now, I am thinking in English, so I better keep on going in this direction, so I won't confuse myself.
So this has been a long, good and interesting week, where I've been doing a lot of different stuff.
I've been doing XC every day after school again, and this week has been even harder, than it used to be...
Monday we had a hard workout, where we had to run 1 mile as fast as we could, where the coach would time us, and then we had to do the same again even faster 3 times, so it was really hard. But I ran faster for every time, so it was nice, even though it was really really hard. Our coach gave us a good advice about lying to ourselves, when we were running. So when you feel tired and want to run slowly, you have to run even faster, and it really helps - but it's really hard mental!!!
And the day after that we had a medium day, and then Wednesday, we ran 6.75 miles, so it is 10.86km. It was a long and hot run, but I did it, and it was good!  :)
After that we had an "easy day", where we ran around 4 miles, and the same Friday....

You are probably waiting for the good news, so here we go:
We had a race yesterday, and it was a really BIG race! We were against 15 other teams or something like that, and there were a lot of hills, and it was really windy.
Okay, this is no good news. I ran really good the first mile, and I was number eight in the raise - compared to all the 100 runners there were. I kept pushing myself, and suddenly it all went black for my eyes. I couldn't focus, and it was all black for my eyes, so I went into the side, and I was so dizzy. Luckily I found a good friend, who helped me and told me to sit still, while I was trying to get to myself...
I passed out..........
It was a really bad experience, and I feel so bad every time, I think about it, but it happens sometimes, and I am still here. My minds were saying keep on moving, but my body said stop, so I won't push myself so hard the next time.

Today we went to church for three hours, and I felt okay -except for a weird headache, I keep on having. It's like hurting in my head and my ears. And then suddenly after the first hour in the middle of a song, I could feel the headache, and I felt suddenly dizzy again. I didn't know what was happening, and people gave me some water and stuff like that. Yeah, it's been a really weird day, and I am so frustrated right now....
I've just finished my Chemestry homework, where we are going to have a quiz tomorrow. I am doing my best at school, but it is still a bit difficult. Especially Chemestry....
I know it doesn't count, but sometimes it still feels like, and you get really frustrated, when you feel stupid all the time... or most of the time :) HaHAHAHAAHAH!

Homecoming is coming soon, and I need to find a dress soon :) It's gonna be fun!!
Love you all. I am really not having a really bad time here! I am just in a bad mood, because of all that's been going on lately.

Write to you all soon again... pictures are still missing... I'm sorry :) They'll hopefully come soon:)
Take care,
Julie <3

Healthy and back on the field again!

Yes, it's been some time since, I wrote my last blog, so I think, it's time to update!
It's been a crazy weekend, and I've been sick all weekend - even though I had many plans....
First I was supposed to go to a meet with XC (cross country), but then I was too sick to run after the warm up, so I went home with the middle school - an hour before the high school went home.
I was so sad that I had to leave my second race, and that I couldn't race, but I was really sick, so I went home.
The same day I had an YFU event, I've been looking really much forward to, but again I was too sick, so I stayed home in bed under my blanket and drank a lot of tea and ate nothing but soup and dry bread.
It sounds okay to me, but right now I got enough of soup for a long time! :)

The next day my family or my host mom and the kids went to church, while my host dad and I stayed home in our beds and watched movies and played games, because both of us were sick.

But when it came to Monday, I went to school - even though I felt sick. I just wanted to give it a shot, but I should have stayed home.... so when it came to lunch, my friends followed me to the office, so the nurse could check me, and call my host mom. I went home and spend all my time in my bed and just wandering around... didn't feel like doing anything.
 After that experience Monday, we agreed that I should stay home Tuesday, so I could be good again, and it was needed!!! :)
 I was really sick Tuesday as well, so a day off was more than needed, and it helped a lot.

Today it's Wednesday, and I've been to school today. It was really good to see my friends again, and to be doing something, instead of just laying in my bed all day and eating soup as you anyway wanted to throw up...

I've never been sick like that before. It must have been a cold that was around, because I was apparently not the only one, since many of my friends and other students have been through or are having the same...
I had a headache in my head, it hurt in my ears and my throat, and I felt like throwing up after eating anything.

But I am good now, and I've been to practise today, which was really good and hard. We were having a hard workout again, and it was a even harder workout than the one two weeks ago.
But it didn't hurt so much as last time, and it was actually possible for me to breath between the runs!! :)

Tomorrow it's Thursday, and I am going to do XC, and make my homework, and then Friday, they are having a football game at the high school, so I am definately going. I will promise to take some pictures and put them in here, so you can see them. I am sorry, that you haven't seen more pictures, but I've been a little bit, too, busy to do it.

Saturday I have plans about movie night or going out shopping with one of my friends from lunch and Chemestry. She's really nice, and I hope, we are going to do it!!! :)

For the people who are reading my blog and considering to take a year abroad, as I am doing: DO IT! You won't regret. It is hard from time to time, but it's so much better than hard, and it's worth it!!! :) I can't give you a better advice, than DO IT! Don't dream it, but do it! :)
I love every minute, and I am so happy that I made this decision! This is really amazing :D

Love it! And I hope, you love it too! No matter, where you are in the world. :)

Love, smile and many American hugs,

Julie :D

Taking the days with a smile

I know my last post was a little bit sad and depressive, but this one is definately not going to be the same! :)

I got a good time here, and I can feel how the bonds between my host family and friends are getting bigger! <3
I love it here! It's so cool, and I can already feel, that this is going to be the best year of my life.
The language, the friendly people: the culture!!!!

I eat food here that I'd never dream about eating in DK, and I got new favorite recipes and favorite meals here! I like it, and I am running every day!
I can feel it in my legs - especially after the hard workout, I got yesterday at cross country!
We were at the track, and we were sprinting longer and longer in the most terrible heat! What an awful and funny experience!
I can feel how my appetite is getting bigger - after all the running and all the new expressions every day! :)
The school, the information, the new friends, the difficult words, the tests - you know: everything! :)

I love it, and I am so glad to be here!! :D

Today I went home from a good sleep over at Amber's house. Then my host mum and I went to a swimming pool, with to other women from the street. It was really good and funny! :)

I am just hungry now - again!
We are going to make broccoli-cheese soup for dinner! MUMS!

The funny thing about cross country is that I got homework! I have to run today or tomorrow! That's so cool!

Love it! Hope, you're all having a good time!!!! :)

See you soon - if not - I am busy!

Love,

Julie :) <3

Up and down

Being an exchange student is not only easy.
I've just finished my homework, and they are not easy - I can tell.

I got so many paper I needed to get signed, and so many tests already. I mean, it is crazy! :)
I am so busy, and it's pretty hard running every day, but I like it, though. And people on the team are so nice.
I know, I should probably practise some danish, but right now I feel like writing in English, because it doesn't confuse me so much. :)
So take it or leave it! :)

The days go by slowly or fast - can't figure it out? I got so many things to do....
Here you got an idea of how my day is here:

Okay, I wake up 5.45AM, and then I leave the house around 6.45-50 AM. I take the school bus, and the first lesson starts about 7.30 AM.
I got seven classes each day, and my schedule is the same every day.

Here is my schedule:
1. Ceramics (Art class with clay and stuff like that)
2. Algebra 2 (Really difficult)
3. Choir (One of my favorites)
4. U.S. Studies
5. English (half lesson)
- Lunch
5. English (the other half)
6. Arts Performing (theater - really funny - also one of my favorites!)
7. Chemestry (Really difficult as well...)

After my day at school, which ends by 2.30 PM, I go to cross country every day after school.
It ends about 4 PM.
Then my host dad picks me up, and I go home for making my homework.
Then I am eating with my family, and after that I am making some more homeworks...

After that I can relax a little bit, and then I go to bed by 10.00 PM.... :)


This is my typical day here, and I am already having trouble with the math and chemestry. It's difficult in Danish, and it is just so much more difficult in English! HELP! :) Hehe
I'll see how it goes this week, and then I'll figure out, if I need to change my schedule and replace the classes with other classes.

I hope, it'll get better, because I am really frustrated right now. :)
Tomorrow we gonna have one more race, and then there is a week for my first race at cross country. Can't wait!! :)
I am going to Amber's birthday party Friday, and I still need to buy a prestent.

Have a good day - I am trying to keep up my smile and making friends! :)

Love,
Julie <3

First day of school and cross country!! :)

Today was my first day of school!
Okay, jeg skriver dansk, selvom det er svaert! :)
Jeg startede dagen med at vaagne tidligt og goere mig selv klar. Jeg kunne knap nok sove, fordi jeg var saa excited!!! :)
Da jeg var klar, vaekkede jeg resten af familien, before jeg gik hen til busstoppestedet.
Skolebussen var gul og stor - ligesom i film, og det var en stor oplevelse, selvom jeg var koeresyg, og selvom jeg sad for mig selv - nervoes og excited for dagen!

Da jeg kom til skolen, skulle jeg gaa hen til min indian class, som er min home class, where I got my base or something like that.
Der fik vi nogle papire, og et rigtig kedeligt foredrag om skolens regler osv.
Jeg blev saa traet - pga. det hurtige engelsk, og de kedelige oplysninger. :) hehehe
Derefter skulle vi alle samles i gymnastiksalen, hvor vi fik en masse strenge oplysninger om dress code. :)
Juhu. :D
Derefter kom jeg for sent til min foerste time, fordi der var kuks i systemet med hensyn med mit skema, men ellers tyder det paa at vaere et spaendende fag. Ceramics, som er et vildt spaendende kunstfag.
Det var en fornoejelse, og jeg kan virkelig godt lide personerne og laererne i klassen.
Derefter havde jeg algebra 2, which was so boring! :) Hehe, men det skal man jo ogsaa have.
Derefter havde jeg choir, som var skide godt og en god afveksling fra de kedelige fag.

Jeg kom til at lave kuks i systemet endnu en gang, da jeg gik ind til U.S. Studies, som der stod paa skemaet, istedet for English, som foerst var naeste time. De havde aabenbart byttet klasserne, da det passede bedre ind i lunch planerne.
Saa jeg gik midt i timen, da jeg fandt ud af, at jeg var det forkerte sted, og derefter blev jeg sendt ind i caferteriet, hvor jeg aabenbart spiser lunch B. Don't ask me, what it means.
Jeg var saa forvirret, og jeg vidste ikke, hvor jeg skulle goere af mig selv. Der var optaget over alt, men heldigvis fandt jeg en pige fra de foerste timer, vi har haft i dag, og hun inviterede mig over med et smil. :)
Derefter havde jeg English, Arts Performing and Chemestry, which is very interesting. I already love Arts Performing, som er en form for teater.
Jeg har den sejeste laerer, mr. Phil, som ogsaa er min choir teacher!!! :) Love it! He is so excited!

After school var jeg sammen med pigerne fra cross country. Cross country for the wind!! I came to cross country yesterday, and I already love it very much! It is like a dream comes true! They love to run, and they are so nice! We run in groups together, and I just love it!!!! :)

So today we went out running to an ice cream place together, and it was so nice and so good! Og derefter powerwalkede vi hjem igen. :)

Tommorrow I am going to a raise with the girls. I am not able to run the raise, but I am able to practise with the girls, so it is pretty good, and then I can see how the raises are. I am first able to do raises, when I've been practising cross country ten times. :)
But I'll get my uniform tommorrow, and I can't wait!!! :)

Tonight I am going to a football game with the girls from cross country, so I am having a good time!! :)

This is amazing!

Okay, I'm sorry for the confusing language, but I prefer English right now, so that's what you got from me.

See you all! Have a nice day :)

Love,
Julie <3

Another day in Ohio!

Ja, saa er det foerste skoledag paa fredag.! :)
Men hvor kan jeg dog ikke vente!
Jeg glaeder mig til at faa nye venner, og til at laere noget mere om amerikansk kultur.
Det bliver saa godt, for naar man bare gaar rundt herhjemme, kan det hele godt blive en smule kedeligt, og tiden kan foeles som en evighed! <3
Ikke fordi der ikke er godt her, men man mangler nogle venner, og man mangler at have et goeremaal! Naar man ikke har det, kan man godt taenke lidt for meget paa det derhjemme, og paa hvor meget, man savner sine venner, familie og bekendte omgivelser.
Jeg ved, at det vil blive bedre med tiden, men her i begyndelsen er det en smule haard, og saadan er det jo bare!
Jeg har forresten en hel stak af boeger paa mit vaerelse, og min soede vaertsmor har heldigvis nogle disney maleboeger, saa jeg har noget at slaa tiden ihjel med! :)
Jeg faar endda loebet en del, saa det er skoent! Selvom det er meget varme loebeture, saa faar jeg det da gjort! :) Og det er bare super skoent.
I dag skal jeg se Columbus med min vaertsfar, og senere i aften skal jeg til baalaften ved en veninde fra kirken. :)
I morgen holder jeg maaske movie night igen, og torsdag skal jeg handle ind til skoleudstyr. Saa der er alligevel nok at se til.

Og fredag har jeg jo foerste skoledag, saa jeg taeller ned, og jeg glaeder mig saa meget!!!!! :)

Hav det godt, og vaerdsaet, det I har! :)

Knus og kram,

Julie <3 

Time goes by

Tiden gaar, og I gaar har jeg vaeret i denne familie i en uge.
Paa den ene side foeles det som en maaned og paa den anden side som en uge, som det actually er.
It is really difficult to write in danish now that everything around me is in English, but I like, tho.
Selvom det er svaerere at snakke English, end man lige skulle tro.
Right now, I am trying to get ready for school, and I have plans about cross country too.
Yesterday I was out running, and today we're going to the church, where I got my new friends.
I look forward to meet new people again and to be social.

Jeg kan simpelthen ikke vente med at begynde i skolen, og til at faa venner og undervisning. Jeg savner at laere noget nyt, og tiden kan foeles som en evighed, naar man gaar rundt herhjemme hele tiden.
Jeg glaeder mig bare til at komme ud!

Jeg undskylder min markelige mail i forskellige sprog. Jeg ville bare proeve at vise, hvor forvirrende det er - at taenke og droemme fra engelsk til dansk, og derefter fra dansk til engelsk. Det er faktisk slet ikke saa nemt, som man maaske skulle tro, og det bliver endnu svaerere at skrive dansk, naar ens hjerne finder engelske ord i stedet for de danske, man hellere ville skrive.
Jeg ved det er forvirrende, og jeg glaeder mig til at sproget flyder for mig! :)
For selvom jeg kan snakke og forstaa engelsk, og endda rimelig godt i Denmark, so er det meget svaerere at goere det her i US, hvor alle snakker indfoedt engelsk i et hurtigere tempo og med svaerere hverdagsord, end jeg er vant til.

Saa det er, hvad jeg har for i dag.

Naar ja. Jeg skal spoerge pigerne ved kirken, om de er med paa endnu en movienight paa onsdag, da det var saa sjovt sidste gang, vi gjorde det.

Okay, vi ses - have fun and take care.

Love, Julie :)

Stadig i live!

Hej alle sammen.
Naar I laeser dette, behoever I ikke at blive vildt bange eller vildt bekymrede for mig! Men I dag var jeg udsat for en bilulykke med min vaertsfamilie!
Jeg sad og snakkede med min vaertsmor, da lyskrydset pludselig blev roedt, og derfra bang.
Vi var koert ind i en anden bil. Vi er alle uskatte og okay, men intet skete der med os, og vi er alle sammen okay.
Vi er bare lidt chorkerede efter dagens haendelse, og bilen er ogsaa temmelig kvaestet.
Det er vildt, hvordan ting forandrer sig fra det ene oejeblik til det andet. Det ene oejeblik var vi paa vej til stranden, og det naeste oejeblik smashede bilen lige ind i en anden.
Det startede ellers med at vaere en okay dag. Jeg var ovre paa skolen og faa mit endelige skema og mit skab i dag, og derefter koerte vi hjem, og saa skete dagens utrolige haendelse.
Men vi har taklet det godt.
Vi har set en film: Julie and Julia, og jeg har vaeret ude at loebe i naerheden af huset, saa vi har holdt os igang.

Husk ikke at bekymre jer for meget - hav det godt og pas paa jer selv i trafikken!
Take care :)

Knus og kram,

Julie <3

Besoeg paa skolen

Nu har jeg vaeret paa min nye high school og faaet fag. Det er virkelig en laekker high school, og jeg glaeder mig virkelig meget til at begynde!
Jeg har en smule hjemve og kulturchok, og jeg har da vaeret ked af det et par gange, men min host familie er meget forstaaelig, og de troester mig, naar jeg er ked af det.
Jeg skal senere i kirke i dag, ellers gaar det godt!
Jeg haaber snart, jeg vil faa nogle venner!

I maa alle have det godt! Jeg har ikke forfaerdelig lang tid til at skrive mere....

Vi ses alle samme - bevar smilet - det vil jeg goere!

Love,
Julie <3

Endelig ankommet!

Nu er jeg endelig ankommet i Ohio. Der er saa skoent her, og jeg er rigtig glad for at vaere her.
Jeg maa indroemme, at jeg lige skal vaenne mig til at blive her, og at jeg savner min familie i DK en smule, men ellers gaar det godt, for min familie her er rigtig soed ved mig.
I dag var jeg i kirke med min familie for foerste gang, og det var en stor oplevelse. Jeg moedte saa mange soede og open minded mennesker. Der var en rigtig soed pige, som henter mig paa tirsdag, og saa tager vi til en ungdomsarrangement kun for piger! DEt glaeder jeg mig til. Jeg tror ikke paa deres religion, men jeg kommer der for faellesskabet og vennerne. Min familie i Ohio har mega mange film og boeger,og jeg kan ikke vente med at laese boegerne og se filmene - ikke et bedre match findes :)
Jeg elsker det allerede!
Jeg skriver igen, naar jeg har mere tid - skal snart spise aftensmad.
Ses og hav det godt!
Jeg nyder hvert sekund, og jeg elsker det!!!

Knus og kram,
Julie :)

Saa er eventyret begyndt!!!

Ja, saa kom jeg til USA :D
Det er skide hyggeligt, og jeg elsker det allerede!! Jeg elsker sproget, menneskerne og deres store aabenhed og venlighed :)
Men jeg er faktisk ikke kommet frem til min familie endnu... Lige nu er jeg strandet i Washington med nogle andre tyskere fra samme organisationen. De er vildt flinke, og det er godt at faa oevet baade tysk og engelsk paa en gang :D Vi skulle rigtigt have floejet i gaar aftes, men saa var flyet aflyst pga. vejret, saa nu rejser vi foerst i morgen, loerdag :) Aldrig har jeg ventet og vaeret saa traet, som jeg var i gaar, men det er ogsaa lidt sjovt!
Det er bare endnu et eventyr paa rejsen, og jeg elsker det!
Der er bare et lille problem... jeg har ikke saa meget skiftetoej, saa jeg maa overleve med det, jeg har, og deet kan jeg da ogsaa godt :D
Jeg glaeder mig til at rejse i morgen med to andre soede tyskere, og til at moede min host family. :D
At vaere i blandt tyskere er skide godt, selvom jeg nogle gange kommer til at snakke dansk. I gaar var jeg saa traet, at jeg kom til at snakke dansk af automic, saa jeg blev noedt til lige at oversaette til engelsk, naar det skete!! :D
Jeg har det godt, og jeg haaber, I har det ligesaadan! :)

Jeg skriver igen, naar jeg engang er landet i Ohio :)

Take care of yourself and have a nice day - I am going for lunch soon, and we came too late for breakfast, so I am starving right now. :)

Love the newborn american,
Julie <3

Min sidste dag og nat i DK!!! ;)

Ja, så har jeg haft min sidste nat i min seng i Kolding! ;)
På den ene side er det mærkeligt, men på den anden side er det også ret befriende!! Jeg glæder mig sådan til at komme af sted, og jeg kan slet ikke VENTE!!! Selvfølgelig er jeg en smule nervøs - det kan da ikke undgås, men mest af alt glæder jeg mig bare! ;)
Jeg håber, at alt vil gå vel, og at jeg vil komme frem efter planen, og hvis ikke så må jeg jo bare tage den der fra. Take a deep breath and figure it out! Så kommer man jo bare på eventyr, og jeg er sikker på, at uanset hvordan det kommer til at gå med rejsen derover, så bliver det jo en oplevelse uanset hvad! ;)
Min kuffert og håndbaggage er så småt ved at være 100% klar, og så er det bare med at komme af sted!
Det føles altså godt det her, og jeg kan igen ikke finde ud af, hvordan jeg skal udtrykke min glæde, men JEG GLÆDER MIG!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Jeg møder senest kl. 4.30 i lufthavnen i morgen, og så letter flyet kl. 6.05, og derefter er eventyret begyndt. ;) Så går turen til Frankfurt, derefter til Washington og sidst men ikke mindst til Ohio, Columbus!!! Jeg glæder mig sådan til at møde min host family, hvilket jeg jo har gjort længe efterhånden!!
Dette er en drøm, der går i opfyldelse, og jeg tager den op med de udfordringer i modvind og medvind, der end må opstå!

Knus en overglad
Julie ;)

Farvel seng! (ved godt, at den er lidt rodet, men det er altid dejligt at sige farvel eller på gensyn til sin seng) :D 

Og til alle jer andre - I må også have et skønt år!! Jeg glæder mig til at se jer igen, og jeg vil skrive løbende herinde, når jeg endelig er kommet frem!!

Jeg kan desværre ikke garantere, at jeg vil skrive hver eneste dag, og der kan godt komme til at gå noget tid imellem mine indlæg, men jeg skal prøve, og jeg håber, I vil følge med. ;) 

Dette er mit sidste indlæg fra Danmark - det næste kommer en gang i Amerika!

Vi ses - take care ;) 

4 dage tilbage i DK!

Ja, den er god nok. Der er virkelig fire dage tilbage! :D
Det er ikke til at forstå, og jeg forstår det heller ikke 100%, før jeg sidder i flyet med kursen mod USA!
Stemningen i huset er trykket, og man kan godt mærke, at jeg snart skal rejse. De blikke min familie, veninder og venner sender mig, kan virkelig være slemme. Det gør ondt på mig, når de gør det, men det er ligesom det her jeg vil, og jeg tror ikke, de kan forstå, hvor meget jeg egentlig gerne vil af sted. ;)
Det bliver for fedt, og min kuffert er begyndt at blive pakket, selvom jeg ikke har så meget igen at tage med. Jeg tager kun mit yndlingstøj med, og det allermest nødvendige - for at klare mig den første tid, før jeg får shoppet. ;)
Jeg har tingene i orden, jeg mangler sådan set bare at få det hele pakket ned, og selvfølgelig, mangler jeg lige fire dage, før jeg kan komme af sted!

Den glæde jeg får i mig dybt inde, når jeg tænker på det, kan ej beskrives! Jeg har lyst til at hoppe, danse, springe, flyve - gøre et eller andet for at udtrykke min glæde, men det vil heller ikke kunne udtrykke den nok :D
På den ene side er det yderst grænseoverskridende at tage af sted og forlade alle, men på den anden side er det jo også bare det værd! Altså opleve en ny kultur, få nye venner, en ny familie; en oplevelse for livet! Jeg fortryder intet, og jeg er sikker på, at det nok skal blive fedt!!!

Jeg tæller hvert sekund, hvert minut, hver time, hver dag - jeg kan ikke vente!
Så er det godt, at jeg snart skal af sted!!! <3

Knus herfra!!! :D

En dejlig nyhed!!!

Kære læsere!

Jeg har ventet og ventet i spænding, og så blev jeg endelig ringet op med gode nyheder! ;)
Jeg fik at vide, at jeg skal rejse d. 9. August, hvilket vil sige, at jeg skal rejse 20 dage før, end oprindeligt planlagt! :D
Jeg er såååå glad, og jeg kan slet ikke vente! Jeg vil bare af sted :D
Jeg får skrevet en del med min host mum, og det er rigtig skønt! De virker så søde alle sammen, og jeg glæder mig sådan til at møde dem i virkeligheden.
Jeg skal rejse med en anden dansker fra YFU, og vi skal så sammen rejse med tyskere. De ville sende mig min YFU-t-shirt sammen med min rejseplan snart!!!
Nu skal jeg bare have købt gaver til min familie i Ohio, pakke og sige på gensyn med mine dejlige venner, veninder og familie, og så sætter jeg jo snart kursen mod USA!!! :D
Knus og kram

En meget glad og lettet,

Julie ;)

Kuks i systemet!

Endnu en gang skinner solen. Jeg sidder på mit værelse og er ved at gøre mig klar til en bytur med en god veninde. Det bliver dejligt - specielt, når vejret er så godt.
Men nu skal I bare høre, hvad jeg mener med: Kuks i systemet. Jo, oprindeligt set skal jeg jo rejse d. 29. august, men for nogle dage siden skrev min host mum, at skolen startede omkring d. 25. august. Derefter gik jeg ind på skolens hjemmeside for at tjekke efter. Og der stod der; the firste day of school - the 24 of August! Jeg skyndte mig at give beskeden videre til min far, og han ringede til YFU(min rejseorganisation) så hurtigt som muligt. De han havde ringet til dem, fandt vi ud af, at vi skulle kontakte min værtsfamilie, så vi kunne få problemet løst, da det er den lokale YFU i USA, der arrangerer min rejse.
Lige nu er vi ikke kommet til en løsning endnu, men det er højst sandsynligt, at jeg skal rejse før. Måske endda d. 8/8, som er den første afrejsningsdato til USA! Jeg håber det, og jeg bliver nødt til at forberede mig nu, for en del af oplevelsen er jo at komme til første skoledag..... ;)
Så lige nu venter jeg, før jeg får yderligere besked..... ;)
I må have det så godt, og nyd det gode vejr - det holder ikke efter fredag... det vil jeg i hvert fald.

Jeg håber ellers, at I har eller har haft en god ferie!!!

Vi ses,

Fra en forvirret Julie ;)

SOLEN SKINNER!!!!!


Hej kære læsere!
Solen skinner - vi har sommerferie! Kan det blive bedre?
Jeg ved ikke, hvad I skal lave? Men jeg skal selv til Frankrig, og når jeg kommer hjem, skal jeg til ambassaden og får ordnet visum. Det bliver godt at få ordnet. Turen går til USA d. 29. august, og der er laaaang tid til... sådan føles det i hvert fald, når man ikke kan vente :D
Men så har jeg længere tid til at gøre mig klar, og får sagt "på gensyn" og ikke farvel til mine gode venner!
Det er et stort skridt, jeg tager, og jeg ved, at det kommer til at blive en oplevelse for livet uanset modgang og medgang! Det er en vild beslutning, men jeg ville ikke have valgt anderledes, og jeg synes, det er vildt, at jeg pludselig er så tæt på turen... og det, at jeg har fået værtsfamilie, gør det pludselig endnu mere virkeligt, at jeg skal af sted. Det har sat en følelse af realitet i gang i mig, og det er for alvor gået op for mig, at jeg faktisk skal af sted!!! Det er ikke bare en drøm men rent faktisk virkelighed :D Det er både overvældende og meget rart, når alt kommer til alt.
Jeg glæder mig til at sidde i flyet med de andre udvekslingsstudenter, som helt sikkert vil være lige så spændte som jeg! Men det er alligevel lidt længere væk, end at jeg helt kan forestille mig det endnu.

I må nyde denne dejlige solskin dag, og hvis ikke denne, så alle de andre i denne pragtfulde sommerferie!
Nyd den, og hav det godt, indtil vi ses igen.

Store krammer herfra og om jeg må håbe; godt vejr til alle!!! :D

Julie <3

Hej kære læsere :D
Så er det i morgen, jeg afslutter min sidste eksamen i dansk. Jeg er så nervøs, men det skal nok gå! Når kl. er 9.00, har jeg officielt ferie, og jeg kan glæde mig som en fugl, til jeg endelig skal af sted!

Jeg har fået afrejsningsdato i dag, så jeg skal rejse d.29.august, og så drager jeg til Ohio, USA :D
Det skal nok blive rigtig spændende!
Håber, I skal lave noget spændende i ferien. Jeg skal selv bl.a. til Frankrig, men det skal nok blive godt, for der er jo rigeligt med tid for mit vedkommende! :D

Jeg håber, I nyder tiden og sætter pris på livet og alt, hvad der sker! Det gør jeg i hvert fald, og så må man jo bare kæmpe med en smule nervøsitet - der er jo ikke så meget andet at gøre ;)

Vi ses snart!

I må have det godt med varme og nydelige dage!

Knus og varme tanker herfra - wish me luck

Good luck to all of you!! :D

Kære læsere!!
I dag er en glædens dag! Jeg har fået VÆRTSFAMILIE!!! Og jeg kan ikke fortælle jer, hvor glad jeg er - men det er da helt vildt! :D
Jeg kan slet ikke vente!
Jeg skal bo ved en  familie bestående af en værtsfar og en værtsmor, som har fire søde børn sammen. De er yngre end jeg, så nu kan jeg kalde mig selv officielt for storesøster!! So exciting :D

Nu kan jeg slet ikke vente med at rejse! Og jeg håber, at jeg skal rejse på d. første afrejsning d. 8. august og ikke den 29. august!

Jeg er så overvældet, og jeg kan slet ikke vente længere!!!!!!!

Kærligste hilser

Julie Kofod

Min sidste skoledag - nu ser vi fremad :D 

Hej alle skønne mennesker! :D
Nu har jeg haft sidste skoledag her i fredags d. 1/6 2012, og det var en rigtig god dag! Håber også, I havde en god dag;)
Nu kan man for alvor glæde sig til næste år - jeg mangler bare lige fire mundtlige afgangsprøver, og når det er helt overstået, kan man fokusere 100% på at glæde sig til næste år!!
I må have det godt :D
Jeg har endnu ikke fået mere at vide, men jeg ser frem til at høre mere, og jeg håber da snart, at familien vil dukke op!
Knus og varme tanker herfra
Julie :D

Her har vi et herligt påskebillede af to skønne tøser, som tog et smut til kolding! :D Piger, jeg har lært at kende igennem YFU's kulturweekend! Herligt :D

Hej alle jer skønne mennesker! Tiden nærmer sig jo, og f'ørste fredag i påskeferien var jeg så heldig at få et brev fra YFU, hvor der stod, at jeg har fået distrikt! : Northeast district! :D Sommerfuglene flyver rundt af spænding, og jeg kan slet ikke vente, til at få yderligere information!! :) Ved siden af det, er jeg og de mennesker i denne herlige region, inviteret med til noget gokart, som man da nødigt vil gå glip af! I må have det godt - varme tanker herfra :D

Her har vi et skønt billede fra en den kulturweekend, jeg før hen har snakket om! Det var forresten en skøn oplevelse, og jeg har allerede fået en masse skønne venner!!! :D

Der sker ikke så meget for tiden. Jeg har fået de sidste papirer sendt ind for noget tid siden - efter en del lægebesøg med vacciner og farlige nåle, venter jeg i spænding på at få mere at vide. Gad vide, hvor jeg kommer til at bo? Gad vide, hvordan min familie er, og hvad den består af? Jeg ved ikke så meget, men jeg venter, venter og venter. Og jeg glæder mig som et lille barn til at få yderligere detaljer!!! :P Og Lea Johanna Maya: Gad vide, om jeg bliver kaldt Cow food? :D Puha! Tiden nærmer sig - glæder mig til, at jeg ved mere om fremtiden!!! I bliver de første, der får besked! :D

Begyndelsen

Jeg skal tilbringe et år i USA 2012/2013, og dertil er det muligt at følge med i, hvad der sker, og hvad jeg går rundt og laver derovre på denne blog!
Det vil også være muligt at følge med i de ting, der sker inden opholdet, hvor der også er en del forberedelse.
I sidste weekend var jeg bl.a. på kulturweekend med andre udvekslingsstudenter, som også skal af sted næste år. Det var en rigtig god oplevelse, og jeg er blevet klogere og bedre forberedt til næste år.
Der skal senere hen være en infodag, og jeg ved stadig ikke, hvor jeg skal være, eller hvilken familie jeg kommer til at bo ved - men det finder jeg ud af senere hen! :)