2nd Day in Denmark

Hey! I'm finally in Denmark and it is the beginning of my second day. Yesterday (and the night before) were long with all of my flights and adjusting to the time zone. I set off from San Francisco on a 10 hour flight to Amsterdam, luckily there were two other Rotary Exchange Students on the flight so I got to have some company. When we landed in Amsterdam we stuck together and went to our gate (we were all going to Denmark) and at the gate found another 3 Rotary Exchange Students. It was awesome to be able to have so many people there that were going through the same thing as I was. The flight from Amsterdam to Copenhagen was short and when I got there I was greeted enthusiastically by my first host family and my counselor. We then left the airport and went to my new home. Hillerod is 30 minutes away drive from Copenhagen. My host family consists of the mother, Hanne, the father, Flemming, the daughter, Josefine (16 I think), and the son, Kristoffer (10 I think). They are all very friendly and worked hard to make me feel at home. Their house is an old house that is almost 100 years old and has red brick on the outside and wood floors in the inside. The staircases are very steep here and I have to climb one to get to the room I am sharing with Josefine, so I will have to get used to that.

Well, when we first got back to the house there was some traditional Danish bread and cakes waiting for us. They were homemade and delicious. After the snack I unpacked and had just enough room for everything. Then we went for a walk around town and the lake around town. We also walked by the castle they have in their town, it is very famous and is from the 1500s. It was very beautiful. I think I may have gotten bit by maybe mosquitos because I have a few bites even though I don't think my host family has any (maybe they like american blood). We then had dinner of salmon, potatoes, and hot dogs (they like to end each meal with a hot dog or sausage, I think my dad would enjoy that). We had a yummy dessert of strawberries and cream then I hit the hay since I was exhausted at that point. Today we had a lovely breakfast and we are going to go to the beach. I will post again well I can. Good Aften (good afternoon) from Denmark!