It was quite hard to get back to reality, but it has been nice to see my classmates again. I have a presentation today and then exame on thursday, we get a subjeckt and have to write a paper and hand it in 9 a´clock friday.
I am going to Norway on saturday, to a family reunion (my parents will come from Iceland as well) Cant wait, but next week i will start to write my Ba.
Send me loving thoughts and maybe a quick comment or mail
We went back to Vancouver on the thursday, we got to sit next to eachother, that was great but we had a nazti driver, so when we got to Vancouver very tired and with to much stuff, Ben was so sweat to pick us up, Chinatown adventure and a consert with Au Revoir Simone and a club afterwords with Jelena, Jonas, Christa and Joe. It was amzing consert but rather boring aerobicks music at the club. My last day i went to Bowen island by my self, but all my friends went tro the naked beach, i have to go there next time. Jelena made beautiful food for us, it was a little weird, because i knew i was leaving. Friday i shoped the last presents and went to Jelenas work, i was quite strong, but as i was carring my suitcases out and saying good bye to Nemo i started to cry. In the airplane the tairs kept on floating down, in my pillow and i was a big mess, i was sitting next to Penny that had it the same way, now in Heathrow on my way to Copenhagen.
On the 18 of agust i arrived to Salmon Arm and was picked up of Brian, Jelena and Tito the gigant black lab. It was so nice to see everybody again (last time was at Jelena and Jonas wedding) Bozenka, Gogi, Daniel and Thomas, then four dogs that lived there Tito, Omi, Mahra, Eppi and the gest dog Ellios. On the sunday we had a birthday party for Gabrielle we had a lot of magic and bounding, i will post some pictures of the magical night soon. On the monday Rhome, Isabel and Claire came with presents for all, it was fantastic to see thenm again after so long time, we had many adventures down to the lake and then they all auditioned for Jelenas film, we sat in a straight line, but one end of my chair is going down so i fall off and very ellegantly i grab Jelena so we ended up in human domino, very classy. I felt so welcomed and Bozenka (they all did) treated me like part of the family. And we got so much good food. The house is so beautiful with the families artwork all over. Then on thursday (21 of agust) we left for vancouver, had a very effective 30 min at the thrift store. Bozenka and Brian drove us to the bus stop, and then out of the blue came Daniel and Gogi to make sure that we got off all right after my dramatic fall on the stairs as we were leaving the house, me and Daniel tried to prevent that Tito got out , and he pushed me over and i lost my ballance, and according to the eye witnesses i took a 180 d turn in the air and rolled into a ball, i have a new nick name now
The Icelandic ninja
At 6 aclock pm today icelandic time will Canada and Iceland play a friendship mach in football also known as soccer, i will post the score here but i have to say AFRAM ISLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS Iceland won 1 to 1
;)
The 15 hours journey went by pretty fast, the view over the Rockies was amazing, i have seen pictures but it just took my breath away,i wish that Greyhound had more comfortable seats, but it all was all good when i met my aunt that came and got me from the busstation. Had a lovely day lunch and Heritidge Park, simular to Arbaejarsafn, just more buisness. It was really interesting to find out about Alberta and Canadas history. We had dinner with Glen (Marges husbond) and Ingrid there daughter and her husbond Kurtis. Marge was pretty surpriced when she asked me were i wanted to go and i said Wall Mart and The Glenbow museum, we had limited time at the museum because of that little Wall Mart adventure. They had a exebtion about the natives, mavericks and much more, the Asian art was really beautiful. Ingrid og kurtis came over for dinner. On the friday did glen have the day off so we went on a field trip to Drumbattle and Dinasour Trail, but we hit a hole in the road pretty hard, so the car gave up, and when they called CBB to sen a truck to get the car and us, then their contrackt had run out the day before, but that wasen;t any problem with the friendly Canadiens. So most of the day was spendet in a car and on a corner of the highway and a little road. We had a barbeque Alberta style (cowboyland) baked potato, corn, steak and some more yummi food.Drew, Leanne, Maia, Brad, Elaine and Douglas, it was relly a joy get to know all this family members. I'llbetter try to explain how we are realated, my great grandfather Frimann had a brother named Magnus he moved to Canada and had four children Gudrun , Douglas mother, Sigfus Marge father and Ted that is Debbie father. There are much more of us but to keep it simple i only explainthe ones i met. On the saturday when i left Charlie and Melissa came with theyr 4 month old black labrador Toby for brunch. He reminded me a little of my brother Bragi. I was send with food and drink for my bus ride, but now it is only 8 hours drive, because i went to Salmon Arm. I sat next to a sweet and cleaver Eva, it is so important to have good company on your journeys,
Love from Canada
ps. my card finally arrived, but i just open it when i get back to Copenhagenb
me, Leanne, Debbie, Maia, Brad, Elaine, Douglas, Marge and Glen
Charlie and Melissa
Puss, one of four cats in the home (no allegri reaction :)
Kurtis and Margret
Ingrid and Glen
From the busride over the Rockies
The green Vancouver
Ben, me and Jelena at the gay parade
The big spider i wrote something about
I thought that people were so open mindend, and then they have special milk for homos, what about the lesbeans?????????
Nemo him self
Jelena, Chelsea, Jay and Jonas at the wedding
Chilled saturday with Sushi Yama (my landmark) along with the crew Chlsea and Jonas, then we went to the happy bat videorental, they didnt have cold feaver, but we rented The Green Buthers (danish black comedy), Pink Flamengo (Diviane, and moore interesting people) then Ilsa the harem keeper of the oil sheiks(number two in the trologi of a owful woman)
Sunday was started off by a greasy brekfast, that taste so bad, but there was way to long que at the nice breakfast places, The Ben, Jelena and me hooked up with Dianne (still Jelenas sister :) and saw some of the grand masters at the Vancouver art Gallery, my favoritte is the Dali. Then it was a lot of cool contemperary art, that inwolves some cool ideas, bats and other animals there was son swign about that it wasent allowed to take pictures, so i did, was careful not to use the flash, but then a security guide told me it wasent allowed, i had to stop. Then Ben, Jelena and me took Nemo to Trout Lake, were he could swim and play with other dogs. In the night we went to Snap Gallery (my favoritte so far in Van.) Cool art, dj's, cool music and visuals, i loved this venue. They had a fondraiser for a giant metalic, rideable spider, some students buildet, and they want to transport it to Burning Man, but the spider is due to preform in New York at the David Letterman show.0
it just antother manic monday, no it was quite chilled actually. Had a late breakfast with Jelena, then off to the preeschool, it was interesting to see that children are the same all over the world, social status, race and culture, i realize that i have only tried this around my profession in three country's now. But the methods are diffrent. I had a talk about that with a Jelena, and it seeems like there are very diffrent paths around peadagogik here then home in Dk and Is. Went with Jelena and Nemo (the black lab) to visit Ben at work, they make props for tv and movies and he was making a metalick hammer that is light as an fether.
Jelena had to go to work but me and Nemo got som park acktion and a long walk.
Thuesday is gonna be a chill day, maybe a little adventure in China Town, but i leave for Calgary at 6:40 pm with my first time trip in a Greyhound Bus, i will end up in Calgary 11:15 wedensday, were my aunt is picking me up and we go straight for lunch, I am looking forward to see my realatives for the first time.
The tax is kind of strange here, they have gst and pst that is around 6% and 7%, so then when you get something from a store and it cost 20$ then i stood there ready with a 20$ note, but it will be around 23 $,the reason is that the goverment is changing it all the time, so i quess it is better to count it afterworlds, goot hing that i wasent buying my ipod there.
The smell is to much now, i've had it with this garbage strike, since ive got here, and this beautiful green city is rather dirty.
Well we all went to the laundrymat with Chelsea and at one point Jay (her husband) joined us, had lunch at a Carebeean place with a stuffed lion, that is sepose to be a real one!!!! jonas cooked us some delisious indian food, and jelena had all this meatings, first with Jessica that Jelena is making props for and then Ben that is making props for Jelenas film.
Jelena, Chelsea and me went down town to hook up with Dianne (Jelenas sister that lives in Hawai, but comes here every summer), she lives near the beach and Stanley Park, so we sat there and chatted. went to a thrift store, but both Jelena and Dianne had to work, so me and Chelsea wandret around, found some lovely shoes from kennylovespennyshoes, leggins from american apparel and some presents. Well i better slow down with the shopping, because my danish creditcard hasent arrived yet, after the bank in Akureyri took it from me, said that i had done the pin wrong 3 times, but i only did it once, he right code. Went to a bar and had 2 drinks and dinner. Later Chelsea and me went to drum and bass night at the Met, and then on to Lick (lesbean club) were we met up with some of theit friends, but the music wasent electro as promissed, but a bad r and b and hiphop (like MWB on a really bad night)
I had planed a meating with a lokal C.S girl and antother C.Ser but the meating time had been changed, so i missed out on them, but hopefully we will have a coffie on monday, then i will visit a local preeschool for two hours, there is 20 kids from the age 3-5. But i will write more about that monday.
Have a lovely weekend
One of the things ive noticed is the fire hibrints beeg all blue & white and red & blue, they sell toiletpaper in singel roll wraped.
There is a big consitration of homeless people, and there is a pretty crappy social system, there are some shelters and places to get food, but far from enough. Close to the main street down town there is a street with poor people, some with abuse problems, and the goverment is squiling that people away, one of the reasons is that Vancouver is hosting the Olymics 2010. So they cant have all this people runnig around there.
You are not allowed to play a game of poker in a bar, beacuse then its gambling, but at the same time the goverment sells pool-tabs at the bar.
It was a shooting in Forune and Hapiness this morning, the place is just around the corner from were i am staying. Our friend went home around 3:30 and the shooting happent at 4:30, two persons died and 4 are in the hospital.
We were sepose to go to this naked beach to day (nudity is up to one self) But it is to cold, bur we will figure something out.
Anna Linda
The dinner at the Guu was amazing, specially the tuna sashimi and the salmon with tomat salsa. There are so many japaneese resturants here, love it.
7 of agust was the first rainy day here, so i chilled with Jelena and got a raport done for school. Then i went to the Biltmore to see Chelsea at work were she was exspirimenting with diffrent drinks, later at the liqouer store Chelsea got ided, so i said that i would buy it, then the woman wanted to see my id, and i only got one and here in Canada they have to see 2 id, so we werent abel to get it our selfs, but got someone to get it for us. Then we wached a dvd with Jonas, Elsa the she wolf of the ss, not for sensitive souls. Then Jelens finally got home and we hung out together.
The sun has returned, went with Jonas to a flea market, then walked around and went to lot of nice stores, got a vintage jacked that has never been used in pink, got some other stuff as well. I found the Icelandic flag in a second hand store, so now it work as a curtain, spended way to much money (but i like it :).
I've called my aunt in Calgary to day, and are going over to see her on the 15 of agust, she invited me to stay at there house, and will gather some more family members for a party, it will be so nice to get to know them all. Then on the 18 i wil go and hook up with Jelena and Nemo (the black Labrador) close to Salmonarm and there are we meting Jelenas family.
To night Chelsea and Ben are coming over for a dinner.
Jelena, Ben and me went to Gay pride parade, it was so much fun, colurful outfits to say the least. They were handing out plastic beads, but then it was always the one in front that got some, Jelena encoraged me to ask, so a girl passed us and she had like 15 or 20, but she just pressed them and sayed no, Then this women hands me one, so i ended up a happy camper. Took care of Nemo with Ben and the dog jumped on a runner. Then Vietnamese dinner with Ben and Jonas followed by cartoon sunday (family guy) Then chill with Jelena
Jelena made us a nice brekfast a felt a little bad since it is their weddingday and all. Then i went with Jelena on Commercial Drive, where she work. There a so many nice shops and resturannts there reminds me of the vibe of Soho and Vesterbro. Got an amazing present for my niece that is joining us in october or november from her tummy residence. Going out for a wedding anniversery dinner for Jelena and Jonas, with Ben. I tell you all about it
Pictures soon
It is breathtaking here, reminds me of Reykjavik (there are montains everywhere around) but there stop the likeness. Jelena, Jonas and Ben picked me up at the airport it has been way to long since we saw each other last, but it felt like we never been a part. Then me Jonas and Chelsea took Nemo (the black labraodor of the household) for a walk and to the park. Sushi and some moore japanese food, the wild salmon was my favorittte a long with the spinat rolle. Then we had some drinks and Jelena was finishing the weddingdress for Chelsea. There was a screaming 15 year old girl outside that had got beaten up by her boyfriend and his family, so we helped her out, well i was to tired and fell asleap, but it got quite hectic with police and ambulense later on.
The wedding was sepose to start at 2 a clock, but me and Jonas were to late so the priest was on her way to another wedding, but it all worked out so Jay in his kilt and Chelsea got married, it took place in a park at the beach. Sun was shining and what a beautiful day, it was so nice to meet there friends and Chealseas family. We had Champagne and snacks and then we went to a bar named Lampshade, where it was seposed to be live old school jazz, but there were a diffrent band playing, they even played the wedding song and some other for the couple. Then it was none stop party. Jonas, Jelena and me got home to take care of Nemo, then we desided to stay home because Jonas had to work and Jelena has got the flue for a week and needed a little rest and i was jetlaged so we had some japanese food and rented Superstar, it was lovely to be abel to chill a little.
I will post some pictures very soon
Love and happiness
