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A year With new experiences. What you can expect in the next 20 min. About Denmark How it all happened My town - Frederikshavn Family My sport – figure skating School Friends Danish food. Denmark. Area: 43.000 sq. Km. Flat landscape Capital: Copenhagen
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Whatyoucanexpect in the next 20 min. • About Denmark • How it all happened • My town - Frederikshavn • Family • My sport – figure skating • School • Friends • Danish food
Denmark • Area: 43.000 sq. Km. • Flat landscape • Capital: Copenhagen • Total population: 5.4 million • Official language: Danish • Understand Norwegian and Swedish • English widely understood and spoken • German widely comprehended • HC. Andersen, Carlsberg, Lego. • Religion: Christen • Main sports: Soccer, handball and Icehockey
How it all happened • Always wanted to travel around the world... • A good friend of mine was on exchange in 2010/11 • Heard about Rotary • Wasn’t the only one who wanted to go on exchange • I wasn’t the only one who sought to become an exchange student • 12 other student • And now I am here!!
My town – Frederikshavn, jutland • Population: 23.295 • Area: 648.6 km² • Companies: MAN Diesel • Ship to Norway and Sweden from Frederikshavn. • Summer: 20-30 degrees (canbelowerthan 20 degrees) • Winter: -10 – 5 degrees • We ride bicyclesalmosteverywhere.
My town – Frederikshavn, Jutland Jutland Zealand Funen
Family • I live with my mother, Helle, Father, Michael and older sister, Maria. • Mom: 50 yrs, secretary at a lawyer company. • Dad: 50 yrs, works at a car company. • Maria: 20 yrs, had a gap year and is starting at the university. Moved to a bigger town for 2 weeks ago. • We live in a one storey house. • I still have my grandfather and my grandmother on my dads side left. • I have 3 little cousins who is so adorable!
My sport – figure skating • I have been skating for 10 years. • I started when I was 5 and just kept going. • I have been to skating competitions around Denmark and in Sweden and Latvia. • I won the Danish Championship in 2009 for girls u13. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd1l4xWltME
School • You start in school when you’re 5 or 6 and finish when you’re 15 or 16. • Year prep to year 10. • The school starts at 8 o’clock. And is finish at 2.30 pm. • You have different session eg, Danish, English, German, Maths, Science, PE and biology. • In year 10 you have to go to 4 exams. • Graduate in year 10 with a party with all the other year 10 and you have to dress up.
Danish food • The Danish food is similar to the Australian food but there is some few things that Australians don’t have. • Frikadeller in English meat balls. • Rugbroed – brown, healthy bread with lots of grains.
Friends • When I didn’t practise ice skating I hung out with my friends from school or from ice skating. • I’m together with my friends almost everyday – different between Denmark and Australia