Well, since +Howard Frankel is off at chorus practice, I guess it must be time for me to post something :)
Last night was our first attempt at Danish lessons. So how did it go, you ask? Well, let's just say the instructor was having a little trouble breathing at one point from laughing so hard at our pronunciations of such expressions as "Hvordan gar det?"(loosely translated to "How are you?" I think). I was laughing a lot too. Hopefully the stuff we learned sticks with us until our next session.
Now that I'm 9 days into the new job at Lundbeck, I guess I have a little sense of the place. Overall, a lot of nice people so far. I haven't quite figured out if it's just a grace period of niceness or if they really are just generally nice. But certainly less ego than in most US places I've ever worked, so I'm taking that as a good sign. As with public places in Denmark, a lot of folks don't go out of their way to introduce themselves, but if you initiate something yourself, they've been quite nice.
So what do I miss the most at this point (other than the people back home of course)? ICE CUBES!!! Most people have probably noticed at one time or another that I use a LOT of ice cubes when I drink soda. I don't usually drink soda straight out of the bottle because carbonated soda makes me hiccup. Well, apparently it's time to learn how to deal, because in 2 1/2 weeks so far I've gotten exactly 2 drinks that contained ice cubes... and one was naturally a cocktail. And since the freezer in our apartment is slightly smaller than a shoe box, I feel a little bad using the whole space to make 2 trays of ice cubes. Eh, soda is expensive here anyway (~$4 for a single-serve bottle).
Otherwise, I think we're settling in. I know it's a change, and there are definitely things that I wish we were in Philly for (like the completion of a new roof-deck on the house!), but I'm enjoying things here so far. Still trying to figure out how we meet a few more locals, but it's a beautiful city, easy to get around, and eventually warmer weather will get here!
That's all for now. Stay warm everybody, and take care!
Jason
4 comments:
Hej Hason-my attempt at danish. The only danish I know and can understand is at the 4th street deli. I know that Scott will not be happy with the ice shortage there either. Glad that the job is going well, and good luck with your language classes.
Yes, we are one of the 'weird' countries that drink our pop cold!
So nice to hear from the other half of this illustrious (sp) twosome. I am glad that work is going well and find it interesting that people at work there are not as egocentric (another sp) as they are here. Will you have to travel for your job?
I would have loved to be a fly on the wall in your language class - sounds like high school language class. Take care, love you both.
So good to hear from you Jason...glad all is going well! Miss you!
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