Walking in a Winter Wonderland

I'm writing this as snow falls outside my window covering the already five inches there! Wow, it has been a fast transition into winter for me. Of course while traveling in Italy with my mother, I said that I wouldn't need boots since it doesn't snow in Denmark until January or February. Well, I was certainly wrong.


I feel so lucky to be in Denmark during the holiday season because they really do it right here. The other day my host siblings had a decorating day at school where they spent five hours decorating their classrooms and relaxing. Last night, my host family taught me how to make some decorations. I successfully made Christmas stars out of paper. Aidan get ready... You will be making Christmas decorations with me when I get home.

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This is a photo of the Christmas elves. Mine is the second to last on the right side. Every Sunday before Christmas a little gift appears before near the elf. This morning there was a small present waiting for me. Also, another interesting fact about Christmas in Denmark is that they celebrate it on December 24. They have a big dinner celebration and then the kids open up all of their presents. On December 25, they have a relaxing day. 

That's all for now. I'm off to prepare for Christmas lunch, another Danish tradition I will describe later...