Returning Student Impressed With Denmark
Posted by Ken Germain
on Oct 15, 2015
Laura Kiriak (in the red Rotex jacket) and her visiting friend from Denmark, Nona Nielson (incorrect spelling very likely) were the fun, youthful element needed to raise the the level from good to great at Tuesdays meeting.
We learned to listen to Dansk. It was like a trip to IKEA with an interpreter. Thanks Hans Granholm for the quick chatter with the young ladies.
Laura gave a good talk with many well documented photos and explanations.
Laura explains what it was like for her as a 16 year old student in another country for nearly a year.
Three host homes on vastly different settings and islands added to the "weirdness" of Denmark.
Other "weird" things had me picturing all Danes to be as follows:
-Emotionally guarded, smoking Beatniks, dressed in black, biking to English class (computer in the basket), then biking home to eat some potatoes and gravy.
-Impressive medical and education systems in Copenhagen and the rest of Denmark gave Laura a sense of what is required here to improve, here in Alberta.
Experience summed up:
"A tough life lesson, if learned from is often followed by an enjoyable life lesson."