Ansgar Hotel Odense

... speaking is something that many fear more than death itself. Up With People wants us to become strong, confident leaders and that includes speaking with conviction and pride. We had a prepare a 2-minutes speech: either instructional or message-based.

I taught my group how to make an origami ship :)

It was great to see the huge, obvious strides that those ...

... for Sweden already! Yikes! I feel like I just got here.

Oh wait. I did. Yesterday.

Just another day in the life of an Uppie :)

By the way, see you in 3 weeks! I can't wait! :)

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends! Trust that, if you're reading this, you were on my mind today and that I was thinking of my wonderful and supportive family and friends! I miss you all :)

Be thankful :) I know I am!

... a white trailblazer with overly-stuffed suitcases... and ME! will be pulling into the Luebke driveway.

Get excited! I know I am :)

Oh! AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE! I probably won't be able to eat turkey and mashed potatoes tomorrow so I give everyone the option to go COMPLETELY WILD and eat for me.

And not to feel bad about it.

And to not step on the scale the next day.

:)

Only 30 minute trip from Copenhagen. Nice little place to spend the night. Did alot more than I expected. Saw the museum on H.C Anderson, which had his original manuscripts. A very interesting man and very ugly- that is what inspired him to write the Ugly Duckling. Saw Sankt Knuds Kirke which is a ...

... the birth of the nation of Denmark. Of course squeezed in LegoLand which is done very well. Folke Ferie house/bungalow in the beach woods at the Middelfart Kursus centre by the fiord overlooking the island of Faeno was very pleasant for kids to play & walk. Overall recommend this little country with a big heart to other travellers with children who want a piece of living history & a relaxed time.

... We thought it was really neat how a very smart parent started the tradition of helping children to get rid of their soothers by taking them to the park and tying them to a tree. The tradition must be quite popular as the tree was overflowing with soothers.

When we arrived the Kristensen’s showed us around the cottage and lake. We’re guessing they must have been reading the blog as we were greeted with ...

... a day in Bogense visiting their market, harbour, and shops. We really love all the small Danish towns. They are so welcoming and beautiful. We spent the day in Odense where Hans Christian Anderson grew up and went to his cultural house for children. There the boys could dress up in costumes from his plays, do art activities, watch a play about him, and get their faces painted. It was a lot of fun and the boys weren't the only ones who ...

...to Denmark.
The original plan was to drive all the way to Copenhagen and stay on a campsite there. But since it rained and rained and rained, we decided to stop earlier and have a good rest before heading to Copenhagen and meeting up with Laurents & Iris at the airport there. We were lucky and found a really nice campsite right at the beach with a view of the Storebaelt Bridge :-)

... denmark. get deep in the heavy. i'm so jealous of your ability, right now, to get so intertwined in a world so foreign you may not be able to come out alive. fudge that fudger who has been shatting around for so long. the man who tends the ring at the end of the tunnel (as you are now) is far more interesting than the dopes who live in the light. romance and deep absorptions. X

... only to read about his sordid love affairs or lack thereof. We also learned that Andersen had a largely abnormal nose and was unpopular as a child because he liked to play with dolls and cut things out of paper. That being said, he was rejected by both men and women. The most amusing story involved a girl way too young for him who he publicly sought after, so that the whole town knew he was after ...