Hey EVERYBODY!!!! This is Gem and Allister writing about the very first (unofficial) day and second (first official) day of our amazingly fantastically super duper, uh you get the idea, European Tour 2013 starting in the lovely Copenhagen, Denmark!!!
Day “Zero” was the very first day for the early birds on the trip (aka the awesomest… but everyone else is pretty cool as well) who arrived a day before the trip officially started. The first to arrive was me (Allister) and I was swiftly followed by a very large group of exchange students from Austria. And soon enough we came to number 10. After a quick debrief and room hunting we had a meet and greet in the lobby room (coolest lounges ever) and after much discussion and peer pressure we decided to take things outside and sort out our differences with a skipping rope and a bit of double dutch. What should be mentioned was it was 10pm (still light though…weird) and that was certainly noticed by a few bewildered hotel guests.
DAY 1: Excitement levels rising.
We were up bright and early and stuffed our faces full of an awesome Danish breakfast, not forgetting the party mix drinks (aka every juice thrown together) and napkin origami. Then we hit the beach all the time trying to get a certain Nicki Minaj song out of our heads. The Danish beach definitely had a unique feel (as we avoided squishing algae between our toes) and we made the most of their open spaces and nice sunny weather. Beach time was passed with anything from ultimate Frisbee to volleyball (“Nicooooole!” haha).
Lunch was mission: feeding about a dozen hungry exchange students with Macdonalds. Sounds simple, except we had to convert from Danish Krones to Euros. After lunch came the exciting part: the start of exchange student arrivals for the day.
With a steady flow of wonderful newcomers the afternoon was passed playing cards, swimming in the hotel pool with a bridge provided for certain trolls amongst us, and generally hanging out. By dinner everyone had arrived, totalling the group to 31 exchange students and six outstanding staff members. As a group we have representation from the USA, Thailand, Canada, Taiwan, Ecuador, Brazil, New Zealand, France, Italy, Denmark, and a bajillion Aussies!
The first day was an immediate hit as everyone bonded within a matter of hours, talking about accents, home countries and experiences abroad. After a Danish dinner, Belo ie. the welcoming and humorous director Raphael, presented the program for the next couple of weeks. After that things started to wind down and everyone was in bed by eleven.
Tu, vc ta lindaa!! amei! aproveita bastante
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