Ugh. I knew some things were too good to be true.
My Danish CPR card (which basically acts as my Danish ID) was returned to the kommun in the mail. Great.
My stuff from the States has yet to arrive… apparently it finally shipped this Monday. No bicycle, no running shoes, no comforts of home for me... :(
The bank forgot to place an order for an ATM card on my new Danish account. So I’ve got No Monet to buy Degas to make the Van Gogh, sadly.
I get a 7am wake-up call every morning by the construction site across the street. The Danes start damn early!
And the internet in my apartment won’t start up until October 16th. Fantastic.
On the plus side, the weather has been very nice. We’ve had sunny days and warm temperatures (relatively speaking). Yesterday, I attended an all-hands meeting that was conducted entirely in Danish. I lost 1.5 hours of my life - painfully. Yea, I won’t attempt that again until I can actually understand some of the language! Note to self: learn some Danish.
My Danish CPR card (which basically acts as my Danish ID) was returned to the kommun in the mail. Great.
My stuff from the States has yet to arrive… apparently it finally shipped this Monday. No bicycle, no running shoes, no comforts of home for me... :(
The bank forgot to place an order for an ATM card on my new Danish account. So I’ve got No Monet to buy Degas to make the Van Gogh, sadly.
I get a 7am wake-up call every morning by the construction site across the street. The Danes start damn early!
And the internet in my apartment won’t start up until October 16th. Fantastic.
On the plus side, the weather has been very nice. We’ve had sunny days and warm temperatures (relatively speaking). Yesterday, I attended an all-hands meeting that was conducted entirely in Danish. I lost 1.5 hours of my life - painfully. Yea, I won’t attempt that again until I can actually understand some of the language! Note to self: learn some Danish.
Do they have Danish language classes available for foreigners living in Denmark? I would imagine it might be hard to get good at Danish at first, since a lot of people will probably try to speak English to you for communication's sake. Once you master basic conversation you can lie and say you're from some remote Indian village (as seen in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) and you can't speak English (ramble on about some sacred stones too, and while they're talking to you try to rip their heart out).
ReplyDeleteIf there is a class, you can probably meet other foreigners whose 1st language isn't English and talk to them. I found that helpful with Japanese, although it might turn out to be like pidgin Danish haha.