Wednesday, August 5, 2009

ONE OF THE MOST AWESOME PEOPLE I'VE EVER MET!

Hej,
Today Sara (my exchange sister) left for Brasil. It was a very sad day for everyone, Pia especially. She was crying all morning. Hans planned a special trip for Pia and him to go on to try and distract her. It is a secret where they are going, and I still have no idea. They left right after Sara did today. I don't think they are going far because they took the train. However, per Rotary protocol I must stay with another approved host family. I ended up being placed with the president of the Rotary club, Inge, until Pia and Hans return on August 15.
I've only known her for 14 hours and she is one of the coolest and well educated people I know (second of course to my parents :) Inge Skov Andersen is her full name I believe. She travels like I wish I could, reads like I wish I had enough concentration to, and has just as many opinions as I do. It's awesome, her daughter's family (that lives in London, AWESOME!) left today. Inge and I have spent the day together and it was a very fun time. We went for a walk for about forty-five minutes, which was nice, we walk at about the same pace. She showed me all of the things around town, like the supermarket, gas station, and the river.
Then we came back to her house which is gorgeous (it's technically a bungalow). She drinks coffee just like I do. I have a strangle inkling that I'm going to leave Danmark very addicted to coffee, yikes! (Just preparing for college a little early I guess.) Inge is the type of person that always has matching plates and bowls, if you know what I mean.
We spent hours talking tonight. We talked about a lot, movies, books, things in America. Also, she talked about her travel. She travels to London 6 times a year! She's been to every continent except Antarica for weeks at a time (she's retired already). By age thirty she was the head of the cancer department at the University hospital in Odense. She currently one of two women that belong to the Rotary club she's in, and she's the president! For god sakes, she's met the Pope! She has eaten dinner at Nelson Mandela's house! It's insane!!!!!
I am hoping that she will be my third host family. She says that she's hosted other students in the past, and I think she likes me so it's a definite possibility.

~Jasmine H

2 comments:

  1. I dont care how you do it. Make this person your best friend. You will love having the connection later in life.

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  2. OMG i know right!!! She goes so many places and knows so many people. Can anyone say POWER! That's not the most important part though. The most important part is that her personality and mine compliment eachother perfectly!

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