Wednesday, April 8th

I woke up at 6:30am to the sound of my alarm clock. I looked outside and I recall noticing the beauty of the country, I had a view of a grassy field, which looked beautiful under the cloudless, blue sky. I showered, and headed over to the table to eat breakfast with Mathias and his mother (his father had gone to work). We ate Oatmeal with milk, and bread with all sorts of spreads (jam, butter, etc) as well as cheeses. I really enjoyed the food. We then headed off to the school, and were lucky enough to have his friends drive us there, as opposed to biking. The first thing I noticed about the school, was that it looked exactly like my old school, from when I lived in China. It was all new, with clever architecture and modeling creating a very modern aesthetic. We moved into somewhat of a lecture hall area, where we all took our seats and began listening to presentations. All of the OHS students did a great job, but I was told that there was a unanimous decision, and the "American Kitchen" group was the best. I wonder who was in that group. We then headed out into a large room in the center of the school, where we were given an assembly. This began with live music and us being introduced, and concluded with their regular assembly material. After a short english lesson with Kenneth, it was time for lunch. I had a huge lunch, as Mathias's mom is accustomed to packing lunch for him, and he's huge. It was all very tasty, it consisted of three different types of rye-bread sandwiches, a Danish hot dog, a vegetable sandwich, a banana, yoghurt, almonds and water. A lot to eat for lunch. After a short history class, Mathias had an economics class, which I opted to miss, and instead, played soccer with some of the Danes as well as some of our kids. We then had a short integrated group discussion, regarding different topics and how our cultures perceive them. Once the day came to its end, we left the school, and headed to the beach. A couple of us met up there with our Danish hosts, and we just kind of hung out. There was a very large man made lake, surrounded by sand. There was also a dock, which we went out on and hung out on. We then went into the city and got a quick hot dog. It was soon time to travel to a nearby city to watch Handball. I knew what Handball was, as I had played it in gym in my old school (which was British, so they played Handball) but I had never seen a real match. It was an awesome experience, truly unique. After the match, we headed home and relaxed until falling asleep.