I went to school and was my class sang to me (twice!). The Danish birthday songs, even though they are much longer than ours, are so much more fun. Thank you to all of my classmates who sang to me and wished me a happy birthday. You're all so sweet!
At lunch, I went to go eat with some of my friends and they had some little gifts waiting for me on the table. They gave me some sweet little plants (that are now living on my windowsill) and bought me a cake! Thank you SO much to all of my friends, you are so kind and thoughtful I love you so much!
After school I came home and my family had bought some cake from a local store and we enjoyed it in the sunshine. I've been told that in Denmark if there's good weather on your birthday then you've been a good person for the entire year...I must've done something right, because it was absolutely beautiful yesterday.
While dinner was being made, my host father was very busy in the backyard trying to start up the hot tub. They have one which requires a fire to be built, and it takes awhile for it to heat up.
It's definitely worth the effort. At around 9 o'clock we all went out into the hot tub under the stars. It was a beautiful night, with no clouds in the sky and the stars were very bright. From the tub could see the Big Dipper (though they call it something else in Danish) and there was even a shooting star at one point!
All in all, this was one of the best birthdays I've had, and I hope to remember it for the rest of my life. Thank you all who wished me a happy birthday, it was truly a great one.
Danish Word of the Day:
Fødselsdag- birthday
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