I realize I have a lot to catch up on, seeing as how it's been a week (ALREADY!) since my last post. Yeah, time just flies when you're having fun...but somehow my computer is still not fixed. Anywayssssss last Tuesday night I went out and made everyone in a bar dance. Now, you may think I'm exaggerating. But I'm not. The bartenders were playing some slow boring stuff, and I went up and requested everything from Lady Gaga (how can you not dance to a song called 'Just Dance'?) and a little Britney of course ('there's only 2 types of people in the world'...) and got everyone movin'. Texas represent! Then Wednesday I went to Christiania, the land of the stoners and boozers. Marijuana is legal there, and I saw middle-aged men and women buying weed on the street. It was completely insane...they don't allow cameras (go figure) but I smuggled an empty hemp beer bottle out (legal only in Christiania and Amsterdam). I'll use it as a flower vase in the states. Oh by the way, you're allowed to drink on the trains here, and the other night I saw some 14 year olds chugging beers on the metro. It was definitely an experience. But now to the most exciting news (DRUMROLL)...I had my first day at the Danish kindergarten on Thursday!!! It was soooo much fun. The children are from diverse backgrounds because its a multicultural børnehavn, and trying to communicate with them is definitely a challenge. I let them play with my hair and use plastic wrenches to curl it, and at one point had 3 hairbands, 2 scrunchies, and butterfly clips in my hair. The children I was with were all 3 or 4 years old and so adorable, and when we left they were all standing at the windows and waving. I can't wait to go back, but I can't until Thursday the 12th because this Thursday through Saturday my program is going on a short study tour around Western Denmark!! I will upload some pics of that experience and blog when I get back. We are going to Åarhus, Odense, Vejl, and Skanderborg, and taking buses and sleeping in hostels. Isn't that so Europe? And shoutout to mama Joani whose birthday is this Thursday! Love you! Now I haven't been able to upload pics of my recent adventures, but I'm going to put up pics of my crazy family members who spread out along the side of the road from Columbus to Austin and held up signs wishing me luck on my travels. It was the most adorable thing ever, I love the fam. But before I go, I watched the Superbowl last night from 12:30 to 4:00 AM in an Irish pub and what an exciting game! Vi ses!
first sign in the yard
Che-Che! 'Dirt Tot & da Sand Phew'
first sign in the yardChe-Che! 'Dirt Tot & da Sand Phew'Grandma: 'Oh Brooke Please Be Careful!'
Granny, Pops, and Lacy: 'Love You!'
Uncle John: 'I Once Was a Rabbit'. (As I was taking the picture: 'Hurry, hurry, this is embarrassing!!)
Aunt Tammy: 'Hellooo?! Brush your teeth...& floss!'
Kelsey: 'We Can't Wait to Have you Back IN AMERICA' (sorry I dont know how to flip this picture)
The Estradas: 'Du Spuchen De Danish?'
Warschaks: 'Shaniquah don't live here no more...she be in Denmark!'
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