Push start

One of my new class mates and I

First day of school, and it wasn’t half as bad as I feared. It was actually pretty great! The school I go to is known to be the hippie high school. It kind of lived up to the very relaxed and alternative reputation. When you looked around at the students, you could tell that the 1000 students probably had emptied an entire thrift store to get dressed this morning. There was girls with dreads and boys with as long hair as me. I have to admit I was a little jealous of one guy’s curls :-O

As soon as our guides (that’s students in the older grades with the same major as you that are going to help you out the first time at the school) had identified us as students in the Z-class, they drew Z’s in our foreheads with a black marker. They also handed us sticks that were supposed to be magic wands. I don’t think I have to mention that our guides were kind of obsessed with Harry Potter?

After that we went into get the welcome speech. Then we watched all the musical talents at the school. First they had a welcome rap with the chorus “Everyone is welcome here – even if you’re ugly and weird”. Then we got through all the different genres; everything from jazz over salsa to metal. I love this place!

First day you of course have to learn the names of everyone, and I’m so impressed how many Danish people are called Cecilie and Karsten…

When school finished everyone went to the park. And I’m going to say it right now; I already gave up on my diet a little bit. I agreed with myself that I could drink or eat sweets once a week. I didn’t mean to, but I ended up getting into a drinking game. Beer is beer even if you only drink a couple, so I guess it counts as my one time this week. Tomorrow I’m going on a sleepover with my new class in a camp to get to know each other and there’s going to be a lot of cake included. I call of the diet until I’ve gotten over the first parties and get-togethers.

Might have ruined my diet, but it was fun!

I was so tired when I finally got home, but I felt like I needed to learn a couple of more names today, so I went to my first basketball practice at a club not too far away. I thought I was going to literally cough up my lungs, but it felt good to be back!

Finally back