We only part to meet again

Love this song. Always have, always will.

It's been over a month since I last updated my blog, due to my clumsiness to drop my charger on my computer so it broke. I'm now home in Denmark where I hope I will get my computer fixed (i'm currently using my parent's), cause I have an aweful lot of pictures on it! But the last month has definitely been eventful; it's been adventurous, joyful, memorable but also extremely sad. The school had a special vibe the last couple of days. People were clearly touched by the goodbyes that laid ahead of them. The last day, 9th of March, we all met in the Redondo Beach room for our graduation. We heard some speaches, got our academic portfolio from Bo and continued then down in the lounge for breakfast and flag signing. Several people couldn't hold their tears back and the mood was extremely emotional - I tried to hold my head up thinking that this was only a sign, that the last 6 months had been incredible, and not only for me. Around 1 a lot of us continued to the beach to have the last game(s) of volleyball and enjoy the beautiful weather. Later that afternoon I got picked up by my parents, said goodbye to my hostmom and had great dinner. After dinner it was time for our graduation party. Considering everything we had a very good time.

Saturday was sightseeing with my parents and again saying goodbye to more people. Sunday more sightseeing and a goodbye party in the evening. This was probably the hardest night - all of my closest friends were there and it was finally time to say goodbye to everyone, since I was leaving for Hawaii the morning after. After endless of tears, countless hugs and a lot of encouraging words I left for the hotel. The next morning Elise, Erik and Rebecca showed up in the airport for a final goodbye, and then I headed against two more weeks of adventures.

It is wierd to leave a life you just created. My 6 months abroad was beyond what I expected. Of course I loved the city, I loved the beach and I loved the weather - but it was really all the people that made the difference. It is the people I will remember the clearest, and it's the people I am most grateful for. I have met so many differences and so many new eyes and it has taught me so much. It has taught me beyond any school can teach me. These 6 months were necessary to me, for once I needed a break, I needed to get away from home. But after I also learned that I needed it for a lot of other reasons you can't see before. And I can't say exactly what, because i'm not sure myself. But what I'm sure of is, that this stay changed something inside me. Something good. So I encourage everyone else to do as I did, not just with EF, but just take off, travel somewhere, meet someone. I would never have done differently. So I thank everyone I have met during my stay, you have all touched my heart and made the past 6 months the time of my life. The world is not as big as we think, and I know in my heart, we will meet again.

Memory for life

My last weeks are going to be stressful, but probably also full of memories. My past week included lunch in Hermosa Beach, This Means War in the movies, Bowling, Peer Leader Meeting, Field Day preparation and most of all - my first tattoo! It is a quote on my back saying "dream as if you will live forever", which is very me and symbolizes my stay in LA. Because as I have said before, in America you are allowed to dream big. It didn't hurt as much as I feared, but I almost passed out (I have a fobia for needles, and I normally pass out if I'm at the doctors getting a vaccine or something). But it was over quickly, and I now have a memory for life...

Tomorrow is Field Day (GO SWAGGERS!) and Saturday is Hot Chelle Rae Concert. Can't wait.

Tired of using technology

My computer is broken. Something with the hard disk, but what do I know. So my lovely friend Rebecca lets me borrow her's once in a while, but it still make it hard to update my blog. But I will try to keep you updated as much as I can.

My next week will include field day at the beach (my class is called "Swaggers"), Hot Chelle Rae concert with Rebecca and a memory for lifetime - you can guess yourself what that is :-)

I'm Titanium

Danish X-Factor contestant. I'm blown away!

Life is magical. I don't think I have ever appreciated every day in my life as much as I do now. And I guess it's something I have learned by being here, and hopefully something I will bring with me home. I will remind myself everyday that existance is a gift - and one of the better ones...

Something that has changed since I got here is definitely my guts. I dare more. I have had some adrenalin rushes here, thats for sure. Skydiving was obviously the craziest thing ever, but last sunday I went to Six Flags and tried an amusement that is a little wilder that the other ones - it also costs extra money. But my friend and I decided to try it. And even though I almost peed in my pants, it was awesome! What a rush! Besides that I've just enjoyed myself in beautiful California, have had some good food and just hanged out with a lot of amazing people. You see how the "just" in that sentence now seems odd?

The 6th of February we went to Hollywood to get a glimpse of the stars of The Vow - Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams crossed the street to give autographs, but they unfortunately cut the corner where we stood :-( But on the bright side, I still got to see them from a little distance.

This weekend Elise, Valerie and I went on a weekend trip to Death Valley - and we were of course driving a white Mustang Convertible, what else. I definitely have a thing for Natural Parks, or maybe just a thing for nature. The smell, the atmosphere, the stillness. Standing there in the middle of a valley, just standing and sucking in, where the quietness almost hurts and the surroundings are mind blowing - these are the moments I will remember. So Death Valley was absolutely beautiful, and I hope you will enjoy the pictures below.

Yesterday we had speed dating at the school. I have to admit that I mainly participated because of the free pizza, but it was definitely still very fun. I knew most of the guys, so we just had fun with it and asked some wierd questions. Today is Valentines day - a way overrated day which we spend too much money on. Not to be negative or anything ;-)

Friday the other Media Arts student and I will go to the America's Got Talent! Besides that I will go whereever else the wind takes me...

When Life is Easy

One of my favorite Adele songs

Monday Rebecca and I took a trip to Hollywood to go to a Nada Surf concert (3 "to"s within a sentence - must be a record). The public transportation made it take more than 2 hours to get there, and the people and environment in the trains make it pretty scary - it's not a joke when people tell you not to take the trains alone. When we arrived at Hollywood Boulevard we had lunch at Hard Rock Cafe and walked to L.A. Ink. We went into Kat Von D's store next door and a shop assistant said "Hey girls" to us as always. Neither of us paid much attention so we just answered "hey." About 10 seconds after we looked at each other and whispered "wait, was that Kat Von D?". And it was, so we ended up with a photo with the talented tatooist. After that we walked to Amoebe (a music store) where Nada Surf had a free concert to promote their new album. After a very good concert and a couple of autographs we headed home.

The following week went nice and calm; I enjoy every single day but I also think that they go by too fast sometimes. Today, Saturday, we have had amazing weather - Rebecca and I tanned by the pool but it was almost unbearably hot. Then we met some of the other girls and went to the beach: sun, sand and a very good view - and I'm not just talking about the nature ;-)

Tomorrow we will go to Six Flags again. Super Bowl is tomorrow which is huge here, so we think it will be a good day to go, because there hopefully will be less people than usual.