suitcase and a bag - at home. HOME - the place you like, you are used to and which gives you a kind of security. Now it´s time to step out into the world, towards new experience and adventure in your life.You have some - maybe many - reasons why to go there, to study abroad. However you ask yourself- is it going to be the way I´ve made in my mind, the way I expect it to be? Will I manage it all?
So, don´t hesitate and let´s say"Goodbye, see you in 3 months." Take the suitcase and go. Go towards an adventure... :-)
I left home soon on Thursday morning, my father drove me to the airport. (Thank you, dad!) I arrived in Copenhagen around noon and the first thing, first impression I saw from the plane were the windmills. A windpark on the sea in the fog. It was dark, a bit gloomy day, but I think I never forget this view.
I didn´t know too many things about Denmark. It´s a kingdom, a member of EU, however they don´t have Euros. It consist of some islands (in fact - many islands ;) ), but the main of them are connected with Juttland with bridges - therefore I can get by direct train near Haderslev (lucky me, with the 20-kg case :-) ). And the place where I am flying is Copenhagen - the capital. Mmm, what else? Not so much, I have to confess.
When I told my friend who had visited Denmark for 2 weeks that I am going to study there, he said to me - "Denmark is a strange country. With quite a "featureless" culture," he told me. "I haven´t found anything really Danish. And it´s quite bad weather there..."
Therefore I decided to focus on it more and try to get know a Danish culture - to find things, customs, traditions, food, values, characteristic of people or whatever which I can call it´s really Danish. Since I thing every country is specific in some way and has something unique. And I like getting to know new cultures, traditions and people anyway...;-)
On Thursday afternoon I traveled by train from Copenhagen, through Fredericia to Kolding and
by bus to Haderslev then. I saw quite a lot of landscape from the train and met first Danish people. And my first impressions? - I saw a lot of windmills and wind power plants through the whole country.
- Danish trains are very comfortable, clean and on time. (if you know Czech trains, you understand, why I wrote it here :-) )
- Danish people are friendly and try to help - and almost everyone can speak English (which is rather good for me, because I can´t speak Danish at all ;-) )
- The weather is cold and it´s pretty dark outside eventhough it´s noon or afternoon. (That´s the thing my Czech friend
was right about Denmark.)
- The long long bridge connecting "Copenhagen island" and "Odense island" is breathtaking. I couldn´t believe that!
I came to Haderslev at 17:25 (again on time ;-) ) and my buddy Carsten picked me up at the bus station. I had known that I was going to live in an old part of the town, however, I didn´t imagine it so beautiful. We were walking through narrow sinuous streets of the historical centre of Haderslev and I felt the first day already that I am going to like it here very much.
Then I got the key of the house and entered it with Carsten. And the house was - amazing! Cosy and comfortable - now I know that Danish people would say " hyggelig". :-)
Then I went shopping with Carsten to the closest supermarket and I bought some basic food. A kind of "shock" for me - food is 3 of 4 times more expensive than in the Czech Republic. Ooops!
We also set up the internet connection to my computer, so I can´t be in contact with my family and friends. OK, it´s not too bad to be 800 km far away from home...
And let´s see what tomorrow brings!
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