2. W HAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN THE NEXT 20 MIN. About Denmark How it all happened My town - Frederikshavn Family My sport – figure skating School Friends Danish food

3. D ENMARK Area: 43.000 sq. Km. Flat landscape Capital: Copenhagen Total population: 5.4 million Official language: Danish Understand Norwegian and Swedish English widely understood and spoken German widely comprehended HC. Andersen, Carlsberg, Lego. Religion: Christen Main sports: Soccer, handball and Icehockey

5. H OW IT ALL HAPPENED Always wanted to travel around the world... A good friend of mine was on exchange in 2010/11 Heard about Rotary Wasn’t the only one who wanted to go on exchange I wasn’t the only one who sought to become an exchange student 12 other student And now I am here!!

6. M Y TOWN – F REDERIKSHAVN, JUTLAND Population: 23.295 Area: 648.6 km ² Companies: MAN Diesel Ship to Norway and Sweden from Frederikshavn. Summer: 20-30 degrees (can be lower than 20 degrees) Winter: -10 – 5 degrees We ride bicycles almost everywhere.

7. M Y TOWN – F REDERIKSHAVN, J UTLAND Jutland Funen Zealand

8. F AMILY I live with my mother, Helle, Father, Michael and older sister, Maria. Mom: 50 yrs, secretary at a lawyer company. Dad: 50 yrs, works at a car company. Maria: 20 yrs, had a gap year and is starting at the university. Moved to a bigger town for 2 weeks ago. We live in a one storey house. I still have my grandfather and my grandmother on my dads side left. I have 3 little cousins who is so adorable!

14. M Y SPORT – FIGURE SKATING I have been skating for 10 years. I started when I was 5 and just kept going. I have been to skating competitions around Denmark and in Sweden and Latvia. I won the Danish Championship in 2009 for girls u13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd1l4xWltME

15. S CHOOL You start in school when you’re 5 or 6 and finish when you’re 15 or 16. Year prep to year 10. The school starts at 8 o’clock. And is finish at 2.30 pm. You have different session eg, Danish, English, German, Maths, Science, PE and biology. In year 10 you have to go to 4 exams. Graduate in year 10 with a party with all the other year 10 and you have to dress up.

16. D RESSED AS A GLADIATOR

17. D ANISH FOOD The Danish food is similar to the Australian food but there is some few things that Australians don’t have. Frikadeller in English meat balls. Rugbroed – brown, healthy bread with lots of grains.

18. F RIENDS When I didn’t practise ice skating I hung out with my friends from school or from ice skating. I’m together with my friends almost everyday – different between Denmark and Australia