Then I enjoyed TWO WEEKS of break! Mom, Dad, Brian and Emily all flew to Copenhagen, and I spent half a week showing off my new city with them and my host family. There was much tower climbing, a lot of eating (including a big brunch with my host family), a lot of Danish beer sampling, and not nearly enough sleeping.
In Norway the five of us explored Bergen, Oslo and Drammen. We took trains, busses, and a boat to explore the Norweigan fjords which were gorgeous. It's a completely different kind of beauty from Vermont, with lots of waterfalls, lakes, tall cliffs, cute houses with grass roofs, and a very old feel to everything. We all loved it! And of course, getting to see Mom's Norwegian host family was a highlight. We met and remet so many friends, enjoyed lots of big Norwegian meals with reindeer, salmon, pølser, goats milk cheese and of course aquevit.
Then it was on to see our next adopted European family! We (except Brian, he had to fly back to work) stayed with Marion and her family in Northern France. Again, everyone was so hospitable. We spent days in Bruges, Paris, and Lille. While we were there, we celebrated Marion's birthday with her family! This included a surprise (surprise for my family, everyone else knew what was going on!) dinner at the cabaret! What an experience, everyone had a great time singing to the songs, waving our napkins, and watching the performances.
And now I'm back in Copenhagen with my host family, and starting to realize how much work I have to do in the next couple of weeks! I miss the Colorado College block plan, where we only have one big thing due at a time. But, I have Thanksgiving to look forward too, with visits from Eliza, Marion, Jessica, Phil and Krysti!!!
I'm only putting a few pictures on this post, but there are ton on my facebook to see.
***To get a much better, much more detailed, post on our trip, look at my Dad's blog. He's way better about blogging than I am!!!***
