July, August, September, October, November, December, January, February.... I've been in the country for nearly 8 months...
I've been to the Netherlands, the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland.... I'm surprised i haven't ran over to Sweden yet....
I stopped working out, stopped swimming, haven't done yoga since I was here, I don't run. I started cycling again once I got my bike this Christmas. I don't pay sports, i don't really have many goals.
My school has been put on pause, I haven't exactly given up on learning Danish, I just feel its a waste of time. Wasting my time??? What else am I doing out here? Sounds like I'm doing nothing... I'm still working at Dalle Valle. I really enjoy my time there, i work with good people, I have fun with my customers and I'm starting to make okay money I guess.
I've had my appendix taken out here, and was left with a few scars on my stomach. I hurt my shoulder skiing and will be left with a bump on my collar bone. Hopefully it feels better soon.
I don't like going out in this country. I'm tired of being spoken to in Danish. I'm tired of meeting people and having the ' what are you doing in this country? ' question, and my answer is to live with my boyfriend, because I definitely can't think of any other reason to be here but him.
Now what do I do next ? My tax job is calling... I could be back in Winnipeg in April working there, living at home. I could stay here... keep on working.... I could take my bike and head to India.... it doesn't look too far on a map. Ha. I don't know what I really want to do... I need to start dreaming big, start thinking about the future. Start thinking about what i can do now to make it better. What do I want out of life.
Hmm
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Settling in Frederiksberg
Hey,
So I have been living in Copenhagen now for 5 months... We got our new place a couple months ago and have already re done the living room and the bedroom. I think Mat plans to work on the hall way in January when he's done exams. I'm debating whether i should attempt another course for my university. I might just leave it the way it is though. I haven't really found time yet for anything... although I do have to say that I get pretty lazy when it comes to doing the school work. I have plenty of time for cleaning, cooking, laundry.... I guess i just rather live in a clean place than be doing school work. It doesn't help that Mathias is a slob, and I can't really live with a messy place. I've been working quite a bit lately. I need to though, I keep booking trips!
My mom came out to visit me here, and we also flew to Paris, to see the eiffel tower, the champs elysees, liberty flame, notre dame cathedral, arc de triomphe, the moulan rouge, sac le coeur, montmontre area, the latin quarter. Not only did we take the boat trip along the thames, but we also sat drink wine along the thames with the eiffel tower in our view.We took the Eurostar train from Paris to London, where we ride under the english channel for 40 minutes. We didn't see any fish down there though. In London we caught all the main sites, and got to see the changing of the guards. I took my mom to go see Les Miserables in Soho.
My sister just booked a trip to come visit me after Christmas. We've already booked plane tickets to go to Berlin for a couple days. We'll have to start up with some research for that city! I'm also going to be showing her all around Copenhagen, and taking her to Aarhus for Mathias's grandparents Julefrokost.
Mathias was thinking about going Skiing this winter. In my experiences Skiing is always a very expensive holiday, and i don't think i'll be able to kick along for that. :( Especially if he intends to do some travelling over the summer. We haven't exactly made up plans for the next year.... I think Mathias has thought of more of what he would like me to do than I have thought about it. My goal is to finish my school though. I just want it done so I can move on to working on something else. Mathias thinks i should come back to Denmark next fall... I just don't think that's possible. I'm going to need to spend next Sept - Jan in Winnipeg if I have any hopes of finishing up. After this year i'm going to have 7 classes left. So even if i do full course load for Fall Semester i'll have 2 more classes to figure out. Makes me wonder if I should save some travelling for next summer and just focus on school this summer. I need to talk to someone in my faculties office about how I can graduate though! Uhg.
I got to meet Aqua after a concert a couple weeks ago. They were all very sweet. They didn't want to come clubbing with us after though. How lame!
Anyways,
This sounds like enough of an update... I'll write something more next time! -Bye.
So I have been living in Copenhagen now for 5 months... We got our new place a couple months ago and have already re done the living room and the bedroom. I think Mat plans to work on the hall way in January when he's done exams. I'm debating whether i should attempt another course for my university. I might just leave it the way it is though. I haven't really found time yet for anything... although I do have to say that I get pretty lazy when it comes to doing the school work. I have plenty of time for cleaning, cooking, laundry.... I guess i just rather live in a clean place than be doing school work. It doesn't help that Mathias is a slob, and I can't really live with a messy place. I've been working quite a bit lately. I need to though, I keep booking trips!
My mom came out to visit me here, and we also flew to Paris, to see the eiffel tower, the champs elysees, liberty flame, notre dame cathedral, arc de triomphe, the moulan rouge, sac le coeur, montmontre area, the latin quarter. Not only did we take the boat trip along the thames, but we also sat drink wine along the thames with the eiffel tower in our view.We took the Eurostar train from Paris to London, where we ride under the english channel for 40 minutes. We didn't see any fish down there though. In London we caught all the main sites, and got to see the changing of the guards. I took my mom to go see Les Miserables in Soho.
My sister just booked a trip to come visit me after Christmas. We've already booked plane tickets to go to Berlin for a couple days. We'll have to start up with some research for that city! I'm also going to be showing her all around Copenhagen, and taking her to Aarhus for Mathias's grandparents Julefrokost.
Mathias was thinking about going Skiing this winter. In my experiences Skiing is always a very expensive holiday, and i don't think i'll be able to kick along for that. :( Especially if he intends to do some travelling over the summer. We haven't exactly made up plans for the next year.... I think Mathias has thought of more of what he would like me to do than I have thought about it. My goal is to finish my school though. I just want it done so I can move on to working on something else. Mathias thinks i should come back to Denmark next fall... I just don't think that's possible. I'm going to need to spend next Sept - Jan in Winnipeg if I have any hopes of finishing up. After this year i'm going to have 7 classes left. So even if i do full course load for Fall Semester i'll have 2 more classes to figure out. Makes me wonder if I should save some travelling for next summer and just focus on school this summer. I need to talk to someone in my faculties office about how I can graduate though! Uhg.
I got to meet Aqua after a concert a couple weeks ago. They were all very sweet. They didn't want to come clubbing with us after though. How lame!
Anyways,
This sounds like enough of an update... I'll write something more next time! -Bye.
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Starting school
Hey,
So I've been in Denmark for two months now, I started working a little bit with Mathias' workplace. We've been fortunate enough to go travel to The Netherlands and to London again to visit some friends. We're still in our little dorm room for the next couple weeks but we are both looking forward to moving into the new place that Mathias bought in Frederiksberg.
I just bought a computer out here. I was debating whether I should get a Macbook Pro but I decided against it. If I bought it here it would be filled with Danish lettering and symbols that I just don't really want on my computer. Although its funny that I say that because I have become used to the Danish key boards and now constantly look for the Alt Gr button while attempting to type the @ Symbol.
Mathias' sister Miriam was nice enough to borrow me one of her guitars while she is away for the year in Milan. I don't think I'll get any better than I was before, but I still find it relaxing to just pluck away at the few things I know. It really just makes things easier to think about when you have something to do with your hands.
I can't wait to own some furniture. I just wish I had more funds to afford everything I want. I could always work more... but when I start to look at my schedule for the next couple months I don't nessisarily see how thats possible. I'm going to be starting Danish language courses in October, 4 days a week at 8:30 till 12:00, hopefully I will be working 3 days a week in the evenings, and that leaves me with 3 mornings, and 4 evenings to study and read for my two online courses, clean, shop, eat, drink, relax, work out, travel and live.
I'm planning on going swimming this week. Tomorrow seems like a good day for it. The weather will not be great, but I just couldn't imagine a summer with out a dip in the water. I kind of wish I brought my wet suit, it would be a little easier to jump in that way!
Anyways, I have been putting off the reading for one of my courses. Its funny that we are less than a week into classes and I'm technically already behind! Darn!
Maybe I'll start to write in this a little more often, untill then... see ya!
Benjamin
So I've been in Denmark for two months now, I started working a little bit with Mathias' workplace. We've been fortunate enough to go travel to The Netherlands and to London again to visit some friends. We're still in our little dorm room for the next couple weeks but we are both looking forward to moving into the new place that Mathias bought in Frederiksberg.
I just bought a computer out here. I was debating whether I should get a Macbook Pro but I decided against it. If I bought it here it would be filled with Danish lettering and symbols that I just don't really want on my computer. Although its funny that I say that because I have become used to the Danish key boards and now constantly look for the Alt Gr button while attempting to type the @ Symbol.
Mathias' sister Miriam was nice enough to borrow me one of her guitars while she is away for the year in Milan. I don't think I'll get any better than I was before, but I still find it relaxing to just pluck away at the few things I know. It really just makes things easier to think about when you have something to do with your hands.
I can't wait to own some furniture. I just wish I had more funds to afford everything I want. I could always work more... but when I start to look at my schedule for the next couple months I don't nessisarily see how thats possible. I'm going to be starting Danish language courses in October, 4 days a week at 8:30 till 12:00, hopefully I will be working 3 days a week in the evenings, and that leaves me with 3 mornings, and 4 evenings to study and read for my two online courses, clean, shop, eat, drink, relax, work out, travel and live.
I'm planning on going swimming this week. Tomorrow seems like a good day for it. The weather will not be great, but I just couldn't imagine a summer with out a dip in the water. I kind of wish I brought my wet suit, it would be a little easier to jump in that way!
Anyways, I have been putting off the reading for one of my courses. Its funny that we are less than a week into classes and I'm technically already behind! Darn!
Maybe I'll start to write in this a little more often, untill then... see ya!
Benjamin
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Last day at Work
Hey,
So in the last couple months I've gone to Toronto, picked up my passport, I've booked plane tickets, I've quit my jobs, packed away most of my things and am mostly ready to head to Copenhagen to start a life with Mathias.
Finishing work today at the tax center was definitely more sweet than bitter, although saying goodbye and accepting change has always been a complicated part of my life, I'm pretty excited to not have to head back there. It looks like the Tax center might just be a back up plan. Maybe I wont go back, maybe i'll just take 6 weeks if they offered it, or maybe i'll try and work there full time (hopefully not).
I'm working my last weekend at Bergmanns in the next few days. I'm definitely going to miss all the people I have met working there. Everyone has always been so enthusiastic and supportive of everything I've been involved in.
Biking home after completing a term at the Tax center is probably one of my favourite things to do. Except this ride today ended with a flat tire. Boo. I guess i'll change that later!.
Anyways, I'm trying to squeeze in a couple doctor appointments and a few days on the beach before I head out. I'm really excited for July 14th. I'm trying to arrange to have some friends come down to the Academy on Osbourne and Stradbrook for some food or drinks ect, and to say goodbye. Sounds like it was a pretty bad night I picked out, and hopefully I get to see a few people.
So this was my first blog I wrote, I doubt i'll become a frequent blogger, and or else i'll probably just do it for myself.
Cheers
-Ben
So in the last couple months I've gone to Toronto, picked up my passport, I've booked plane tickets, I've quit my jobs, packed away most of my things and am mostly ready to head to Copenhagen to start a life with Mathias.
Finishing work today at the tax center was definitely more sweet than bitter, although saying goodbye and accepting change has always been a complicated part of my life, I'm pretty excited to not have to head back there. It looks like the Tax center might just be a back up plan. Maybe I wont go back, maybe i'll just take 6 weeks if they offered it, or maybe i'll try and work there full time (hopefully not).
I'm working my last weekend at Bergmanns in the next few days. I'm definitely going to miss all the people I have met working there. Everyone has always been so enthusiastic and supportive of everything I've been involved in.
Biking home after completing a term at the Tax center is probably one of my favourite things to do. Except this ride today ended with a flat tire. Boo. I guess i'll change that later!.
Anyways, I'm trying to squeeze in a couple doctor appointments and a few days on the beach before I head out. I'm really excited for July 14th. I'm trying to arrange to have some friends come down to the Academy on Osbourne and Stradbrook for some food or drinks ect, and to say goodbye. Sounds like it was a pretty bad night I picked out, and hopefully I get to see a few people.
So this was my first blog I wrote, I doubt i'll become a frequent blogger, and or else i'll probably just do it for myself.
Cheers
-Ben
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