It’s so hard to believe I’m nearly halfway through my exchange, it’s kind of like a dream to me. Like every month, June has been a busy month for me and I have had so much fun! I’ve been to a lot of exchange student meetups now that I’m off school and they’re all starting to leave. It’s a weird feeling to have started my journey with all of these people and made the best friends and now suddenly half of them aren’t in Denmark anymore. On the 4th of July, 3 of my best friends leave and I really don’t know how I’m going to handle that.
On a lighter note, June has been one of the best months I’ve had so far. I started out by getting back from Eurotour on the 1st which was really sad and the goodbyes were hard. Then it was followed up by a few meetups with my friends in Aarhus. On the 5th it was my host cousins 5th birthday party which we spent at their house. I met up with John Fothergill on the 7th which was really nice. We ate breakfast together and talked for a while before I was on my way to Vejle for yet another meetup. The next day my host mum's niece, Amalie, and I went to a family get together that happens once a year for Mette’s side of the family. There was a lot of food and cake and rain. That evening I also attended a birthday party in Horsens for my friend Asael. The day after I went to Randers to celebrate my Dad’s Dad’s wife’s birthday and I stayed overnight. It was so nice to see them again, especially my little cousins. This was where I met 2 of my youngest cousins I hadn’t met before; 3 year old and a 5 month old. 11th of June it was my 18th Birthday party which I celebrated with my exchange and school friends. It was so much fun and there was a lot of music and dancing. 14th I went to Horsens and spent the day with an exchange student and 3 of his Danish friends which was very relaxing. We were at the beach all day and then we played cards and ate pizza later on. Then it was my birthday, 16th of June. I had all of my danish family over and we had lunch and afternoon tea together. It was so nice to see my real family and host family all together, it’s one of the days I’ll never forget. I also received tickets to go to the Stig Rossen Christmas Concert in December with my Dad’s Dad which has always been a dream of mine and something I had saved up to pay to go while I am here. The next day I went to Silkeborg for another meetup where we swam in the lake and played music as usual. June 19th I was in vejle for another meetup where we sunbathed and swam and danced, you know, the usual. 20th - 23rd of June I was in ROME!!! I spent the best 4 days ever in Rome with my host family which was just amazing and a dream come true. We saw the Colosseum, Pantheon, Palatine Hill, Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain, The Spanish Steps, Catacombs, a Bone Temple, the St Clement Basilica and we rowed a boat around in the Villa Borghese (a big park). 25th I went to Vejle beach with my Australian girls and we had a girls day chatting, sunbathing and eating. The next day I went all the way down to Middelfart where I attended a goodbye party for 2 exchange students which was really fun. 29th I went to Aarhus for a meetup and to say a final goodbye to some exchange students. Then in the evening I was with my host family and some of their family at a Volbeat concert in Aarhus (a Danish rock band). It was a super cool experience and I had a lot of fun. Highs of this month are basically everywhere. It has been an extremely busy month spent with a lot of friends and lots of sunshine. If I had to pick it would definitely be Rome because it’s been at the top of my travel bucket list for a number of years now. Also my birthday party and receiving the tickets to Stig Rossen. Lows would have to be all the goodbyes I’ve had to do. The hardest was to say goodbye to my best guy friend Vittorio who I couldn’t see off in the airport because he left the same day as I went to Rome. It was a tough plane ride and morning for me. Im also struggling with the fact in 3 days (4th July) I will be saying goodbye to my best friend from the oldies, Fernanda. We are like sisters and have spent so much time and have so many memories, it’s going to be a really hard day. Best wishes from Denmark xx
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