By the end of this past week, we still had no apartment to go to and no work. We called anyone we knew to see if there was a place we could stay in temporarily.


On Saturday morning, we traveled by train to Fyn, a large island of Denmark, where we would be attending and singing at a wedding. We stayed at another friend of a friends house for the night. , Brigitte and Christopher, got married. It was a nice wedding, short, as most Danish weddings are, and quaint. Brigitte looked gorgeous, and Christopher looking charming in his traditional quilt!






The 4 people in the picture with the bald head are the people that we sang with earlier in the evening.Here they are singing a special rendition they had put together for Brigitte and Christopher. The girl in blue, Pille, has the most beautiful Alto voice. Neils sings Tenor, like David, and the other girls, Christina and Birthe, sing Soprano. They all live in København, and we have their info, so we're hoping to reconnect with them. Niels and Christina actually sing in a church in the city. We hope to see them on Sunday.



When we arrived back in Vanløse on Sunday, we realized we only had 1hr to throw everything into our bags before Kimie came to pick us up. Needless to say, living out of ones bags makes things inevitably a little disorganized! Kimie, who is the neice of David's great uncle through marriage, called a good friend of hers. Tine lives out of the city, but only 1/2hrs walk from the station. So, here we are, in a house that is set to be demolished when they get the papers figured out. It's to be demolished b/c the property was sold for new development. Tine is wonderful and we are so greatful to be able to live here! The only issue is that she smokes a LOT! So, itchy skin and dry eyes for us for a while:P

Here's a little picture of what I see when I look out the window during class. Isn't it pretty? Class was great this week. So much grammar!!! I need David to teach me cause my lack of knowledge of basic grammar is finally starting to catch up with me. I'm trying to work on speaking Danish with David (since he's the one I'm with the most). Supposedly, the main reason that people do not do well in classes is because they don't use the language with those they are with the most.

Yesterday, we went to check out another apartment. It was nice, right near the Høje Taastrup Station. And the price is reasonable. But it still seems too far outside of the city. If we ARE going to work up in Hørsholm, then it'll be a hell of ride to work every day. It's like living in Maple and taking transit all the way down to the center of TO in rush hour. It's doable, but not preferable!

Dave went into a job center yesterday where they took his resume and information. Fini, the guy Dave talked with, was really nice! There are several other agencies around the area that Dave'll check out to see if he can get some temporary work until he gets full time work. We both have an interview tomorrow at the same place in Hørsholm. It's at an international private school with children from preschool up til highschool. It would be great work! In english. Good pay.

I've noticed that I don't have too many pictures of us. I'll work on that. Neways, hope all is well with you. We'll talk with you soon:)

Heather:)

Update

Here are some miscellaneous pix that I wanted to add.

The first is David, talking, in a park in Nørrebro (North Bridge).















The second is a structure in one of the squares in the city. Yes, yes, it's a cigarette butt. Children were playing on it! How odd!








Then there's the picture of morfar and david in the Maribo train station. Such handsome men!









The next two are some beautiful detailing underneath some windows. If you double-click on the images, they will become big for you see.






Well, it's Thursday, August 14 today. We're still at Amin's house, but hunting madly for another place to stay. He has a new show coming up soon and next week he'll be really focused on preparing for it. So the house in being cleared of all people not associated with the show...which includes his girlfriend (she's going to her mother's for hte week) and us. So, we move on Monday...to where? Not sure yet. We've contacted another family member to see if we could temporarily stay with her. We're praying she'll say yes. Tomorrow we will be checking out an apartment out by the airport, yet close to the city. I'm really excited about it b/c the price is GREAT, the location is excellent, and the beach is near:) We just gotta hope that it's not already taken and that we won't get swindled if we get it.

This weekend we're going out of the city to a wedding, which we're excited about. I'll be posting pix of that.

Have I mentioned that we started Danish classes already? We took our assessments, and it turns out that our level of Danish is at least 4 steps above what we expected!!! Not only that, but even though Dave has to pay $100 per course, I pay nothing:) The gov't pays for me. We are in different classes b/c Dave is one step ahead of me (I'm so proud of him:) My class is great! My teacher talks really fast, yet clearly. He's really kind and patient, and he makes sure we learn through a variety of medium. Here's the funny thing: Dave loves grammar, but his vocabulary is poor. My vocabulary is much, but my grammar is weak. I love his textbook b/c it focuses on vocabulary. He loves my text b/c it focuses on grammar. So, we are the precise classes that we need to be in:)

We are expecting to start work next week. Our CV's and cover letters have been given to two places that have expressed interest in hiring us. So we wait, and while we wait, we write new cover letters and prepare other CV's to apply to more jobs if we need to.

Neways, homesickness has settled in a little. Things here have been a little frusterating, not to mention challenging! When that's the case, I really begin to feel like a stranger in a strange land. But, though things are going slower than I'd like, we ARE figuring things out. And, we're learning things that we never would have learned in Toronto. So, it's been worth it.

So, today, Dave and I will head to the bank to figure out some details about paying 3month deposits on an apartment, then he'll head to class, and i'll head home to start packing up.

I hope all is well with you in Canada. Send me an email and let me know how you're doing. I do miss all of you.

Heather:)

Trip to Morfar's

Well, over the past week we've been at Morfar's. We went for long walks with Elsa, Morfar's friend (girlfriend perhaps? *knudge knudge wink wink*), and her dog, Balu. It was really relaxing! Here are a slew of pictures that we wanted to share with you. You must understand, however, that we are very simple people. Most people plan to go to hot climates with beaches, or to go see mountains. Don't get me wrong, I love beaches and mountains, but there's something about the low clouds, the wind blowing the wheat in the fields, the odd sounds of the birds, the sea, and the cold north rain that catches us here. You'll see what I mean.

I begin with Morfar's "pets". He is really good with animals, in that he puts out food for them every day and allows them into his house. Missemor is the mother of many cats in the neighbourhood. For those that knew Terra, doesn't she remind you of Terra a bit?

Then there's Sorteper. This beautiful black/brown cat is quite skiddish. The grey and white cat is Broget (which means multicoloured). He's really affectionate!

Finally, the alpha, Herre Nelson (Sir Admiral Nelson). He was named after the British Admiral Nelson [whose statue is in the center of Trafalger square, London] Admiral Nelson lost his one eye to Napoleon in the battle of abukir in 1798. Our Nelson also has one eye and is the head of the house. He bosses the others around a lot but is very affectionate with us.

Every day we go for a walk through the woods and down to the harbour, where we sit by a shed and watch the ferry come and go. Here is a picture of the fields, just before we head into the forest.
Next is the forest, with the hole that we go through...can't you just imagine elves peering through the leaves? Here's one of Morfar and Elsa. She' s got red and green boots with purple pants...priceless:) Here's the forest, and finally the harbour (notice the clouds!).

I have more to add, but don't have time now. I gotta get downstairs cause Dave and I have gotten TOTALLY hooked on Desperate Housewives *hangs head * His cousin has all seasons on DVD. I'll blog again soon .