From Copenhagen to Skagen and being Fancy!

Hello my fancy-readers!

It is 2 weeks ago since my last message, so it is time for a big update! In the last two weeks I went to Copenhagen and Skagen, the most Northern point of Denmark. I also started my 3 weeks of practical placement at a youthcentre (klubbern) and last but not least: I shouted the sentence 'I'm so Fancy' a millions time. 

2 weeks ago I went to Copenhagen with my Greek friends Katerina and Maria. Maria her father and uncle were here and they had one extra place in the car, so they invited me! It takes 3 hours by car so we had to leave pretty early, but it was totally worth it. We hired some bikes for the day and went to all the big highlights of the city. I was a sort of tourguide, although it was also my first time in the city. But I am used to cycle and the Greeks aren't. So they had to focus on the bike and while they were doing that, I figured out where to go. And suprisingly, we only got lost once! Who said women can't read maps? 

Copenhagen is a beautiful city, and I really like the atmosphere there. Except at Chrisitanstown, the 'town' with no laws. They use a lot of drugs there and police is everywhere around. Furthermore, we saw the Palace, the castle, the buildings of the government, the botanical garden and, ofcourse, the Little Mermaid. I was really looking forward to see the Little Mermaid, but it is the same dissapointment as 'Manneken Pis' in Brussels. A really small statue and it is not so special as I expected. But ok, it was nice to see it! And because I was with the Greek family I have thousands of pictures from the trip (they take pictures of everything). I will post something here, but more pictures will be found at my Facebook-page. 

Yesterday I went to Skagen, the most Northern point of Denmark. It was a trip with the Studenthouse, a company that organizes all kinds of trips and activities for (international) students. We went with two busses full of students and had to leave really early in the morning. We were really lucky with the good weather because most of the day we were outside and in the nature. At first we went to Råbjerg Mile, a really big dune. It looked like one big desert and on top of the sandy-hills we had an amazing view. The dunes are changing all the time because the wind replaces the sand continuous. 

After the Danish Sahara experience we went to a bunker made in WorldWar 2. At the end of the day we visited the place where the two seas meet: the Northern Sea (Skagerrak) and Kattegat. It was an amazing day and I was like a Greek girl because I took a lot of pictures! 

Besides all the trips, I am here for my study and I just finished with my first week at practical placement. I have my placement at a youthcentre in a pretty multicultural neighborhood. The biggest task is to connect with the kids. And that is a pretty big challenge because most of the kids don't speak English or are too shy to speak it. Luckily there are some kids that can speak it pretty good and help me with the translation. I try to connect with them to just join the activities they are joining. On wednesday I was at another department of the club and I liked that place so much that I can do my next two weeks of placement there. At the first department it was more difficult for me to connect with the kids and at the other place I had a connection in 2 hours.

The children are between 10 and 15 years old and the club is a place for them to relax after school. The club don't organize acitivities for them, but they can choose themselves what they want to do and the club makes it happen. Sometimes they organize a trip to Copenhagen or some other place. And everyday they offer a lunch and dinner for the kids. It is really interesting to see how the youthclubs are working here. There is a lot of freedom and that has positive and negatives sides. The kids can do what they want and that is good, but when they misbehave the pedagogue won't punish them. They only say something about the misbehaviour and that's it. 

And now the last thing: being Fancy. There is a song on the radio with the title 'I'm so Fancy'. I had the song on my mind all the time and was singing it without noticing it. But then other people told me that I was always singing that song and were thinking about me when they hear it on the radio. And suddenly I shouted the sentence 'I'm so fancy' all the time. Now I am at the point that I'm annoying myself, ánd others. But it has to be said: I'm so fancy!

Well, that was it for now. Today is a relaxing day without any plans and tomorrow my second week of the practical placement starts. And on friday I have my autumn-break, yayy!