Ready for 2012

Check out this video my friend Rebecca made of our New Year's Eve!



And here some pictures from a lovely night. I did get a little dissappointed though; I went outside a bit after 12 but was met with silence. Where were all the fireworks??? Apparently they don't really do that here - lame ;)
Hope you all had a great night!

Happy New Year

In Australia it's already 2012, In Denmark it is 2012 in less than 4 hours, and here in the States it is 2012 in almost 13 hours. Isn't it wierd? I'm going to celebrate New Year's with 4 other girls, but we don't really have any big plans. I guess we are just going to be spontaneous as usual.

Since Christmas I've been enjoying having vacation which mainly means sleeping a lot and watching One Tree Hill season 8 which I got from my brother, his girlfriend and their daughter. Yesterday Rebecca, Elise, her family and I went to the amusement park Six Flags Magic Mountains, which had some sick rollercoasters. I love rollercoasters but I'm still shaking crazily on the way to the top. A few years ago I was actually pretty scared of rollercoasters, but I guess I've learned that sometimes you just have to take the plunge, because something great can come out of it. And I don't just mean with rollercoasters but in general. Taking chances pays off.

Besides that I've helped my dad getting Facebook. It may doesn't seem interesting to you, but that's because you don't know my dad. It was hilarious! But now my parents can follow my life here a little easier.

I wish you all a happy new year that will contain everything you want and wish for: whether it's success, family, friendship, travelling, love etc.

5 things I hate I have tasted in the US

Okay, I admit it – I like making lists, so this will probably not be the last one. I have tasted these 5 things for the first time, and I now hate that I have tasted them… ‘cause they are delicious!

1)      Corn dog

I tasted this odd invention in San Francisco for the first time. I haven’t had it since, but I know I probably will.

2)      Chili fries

I tried chili fries with onion and cheese today – yummy!

3)      Fatburger

Fatburger is a burger place (funnily enough) in Redondo Beach. They make the most juicy burgers ever.

4)      Hersheys

Hersheys chocolate is addicting!

5)      Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

What a match! And what an amount of fat! But it has a lot of protein?

Here are some mixed pictures from earlier in my stay and some recent ones:

 Hollywood, Griffiths Observatory, Skydiving, Halloween, meeting Roshon Fegan and Indian food... I love life!

Merry Chrismas!

I celebrated christmas in a Norwegian church the 24th - it was great! Today, the 25th, Elise and I watched 4 christmas movies and ate dinner at Johnny Rocket (which was extremely crowded - we now know the secret of christmas day: go to Johnny Rocket). Hope you all had a lovely day!

Thoughts from a Dane

Holding in line at the freeway on the way home from Flagstaff, a homeless man stood with a sign: “Homeless – need help.” The hopeless and fearful look in his eyes made me I grab all the coins I had, pull down the window and wave him over. I apologized since I only had coins, but he took my hand, looked at me with a great smile and said: ”Merry Christmas and a happy new year” And you could tell that he meant it.

The system in America is so different from in Denmark, and the amount of homeless people is enormous – I still haven’t gotten used to it, and my heart hurts every time I see one of these despairing souls. I feel selfish and materialistic, but also very grateful for what I have. I remember when I was a little girl, travelling in Asia. I remember seeing so many homeless people and asking my parents for money again and again. In the end my dad had to tell me: “Nadja, even though we want to, we can’t give all of them money – we can’t save all of them.” So I had to look away.

But even though I can’t save them all, I can still save one’s day. And that is what makes it worth it.

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Back to the road trip. After Yosemite Elise and I continued to Las Vegas for one night. We didn’t do much else than eat some good food and wander around. Eeeeearly next morning we drove to Zion National Park, Utah where we spend the rest of the day hiking in the beautiful mountains and experiencing some incredible views. When the sun went down we chilled in the Jacuzzi (with a mountain view, just saying) and had some lovely dinner in the restaurant. Thursday we went to Grand Canyon – beautiful place but freaking cold! We drove to a point, ran out of the car, took some pictures, ran back to the car and continued to the next point. It was difficult to enjoy because of the weather, but I still find it unbelievable that places like that exist. We spend the night in Flagstaff and drove home today, Friday. Great road trip! It is definitely a different, yet fun, way to travel.

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