This last weekend, we have our really awaited gathering with almost all the exchange students here in Denmark, from all the districts. We were reunited on a school in the city of Holbæk, located 1h from Copenhagen.
This gathering was very special for all of us, because we had the chance not only to meet all our 35 newbies, but also to see old friends that we met back then at Introcamp and haven't seen since then! So of course we had to take a group picture :)
When our train is late we just smile for a picture! |
We were already on a G2G mood on the train on our way to Holbæk, given that many other exchange students (some coming from Frederikshavn, a town 3h30min from Vejle) were already on the train, so during the trip we'd walk through the train looking for them to talk a bit! When we arrived in Høje Taastrup to change trains, we had the unpleasant surprise that our train was 28mins late, and we were about 50 people signed for that one, so some went on another train and some waited until the delayed one came, but we dealed with it with the best humour possible, of course!
It was certainly a mess when everyone got to the school, but it was also amazing to see everyone again on that moment, and many of us were exhausted, though that has not kept some from talking all night long, for some people's despair hahahah
Some of our amazing Aussie newbies |
Some of our costumes |
Brazil, Australia and the US |
There were many great ideas and some people didn't dress up, but generally everyone tried to at least put something funny up! The first activity was something that goes like this: everyone was divided into 5 lines, and everyone had to hit one of those barrels with a bat, in order to break them and unleash all the candy that was placed inside them. Everytime that some of them broke, people would run crazy to the candy line and store them somewhere at their costume hahah After we were all done with that, we went to have dinner and after that, it was our time to entertain ourselves. There was some sort of talent show, where some people went up on the stage to present something to the audience. Some of them were Declan from the US singing and playing guitar, Montana from Australia playing the piano and Meghan from NZ singing a Halsey song, and also groups like the Brazilians dancing funk (I just stood and watched hahahah), the Aussies teaching a dance called nutbush and the Latinos just dancing something and then a flashmob where a lot of us went to the stage to dance Macarena with them hahahahah
When the show was over, the eating area turned into a dance floor, complete with a DJ (he's been doing this job on the G2G for 30 years), and many of us spent a lot of time dancing to many great songs, and thus we all have sore voices and aching legs, me included while I write this on a Wednesday morning :P The party continued for a lot of time and many of us talked until late in the night, because it was just so great having everyone's company at that time :D that resulted on everyone being tired at school Monday morning but it was surely worth it!
Snowy weather on Holbæk station |
By the way, it's been 7 months already, and I can't stand how fast time's going, and I know it won't slow down... There are so many excited things going to happen though, so I can't help but to be excited for what shall come!
Vi ses :D