26/4-15: Jekyll Island/District Conference/Last GRSP get2gether

Huge bbq by the beach the first evening with music, games and more

The part of the Danish gang who could make it for the weekend

I starten af året blev vi hele tiden fotalt om den fantastiske distriktskonference sidst på året, hvor GRSPerne fra alle tre distrikter blev inviteret, så vi kunne have en sidste weekend sammen. 

Og lige pludselig var den der! Den berygtede "sidste weekend"..

For dem af jer som måske ikke kender Rotary så godt, så er distriktskonferencen et årligt weekendarrangement som afholdes for samtlige klubber indenfor et distrikt. I løbet af weekenden præsenteres det næste års distriktsguvenør, man samler op på året der er gået m.m.

Weekenden på Jekyll var helt forrygende. 

Vi havde en masse tid til at hænge ud ved poolen, spille fodbold, gå på stranden osv., og rammerne på Jekyll Island var super flotte. 

Det var lidt vemodigt at skulle sige farvel til nogle af GRSPerne om søndagen, især fordi man vidste at mange måske ikke ville se hinanden igen. 

Selvom der var næsten to måneder til jeg var hjemme i Danmark, synes enden på mit GRSP-år pludselig at være meget tæt på.

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In the beginning of the year we were always told about the amazing district conference at the end of the year where all GRSPs from all three districts usually were invited so we could spend one last weekend together. 

And all of a sudden it was there! The infamous "last weekend"..

For those of you who might not know Rotary too well, the district conference is an annual weekend event, which is held for all clubs in each district. During the weekend next year's governor is presented, you look at the year that has passed etc. 

The weekend on Jekyll was amazing.

We had loads of time to hang out by the pool, play soccer, walk on the beach and more, and the settings for this event on Jekyll Island were just beautiful. 

It was a bit sad to have to say goodbye to some of the GRSPs before leaving Sunday, especially because you knew that some of them might not see each other again. 

Even though there was almost two months until I would be back in Denmark, the end of my GRSP year all of a sudden felt surprisingly close. 

23/4-15: Fairytales in first grade

The man to the left is rotarian Nathan Brown, who's granddaughter, Belle in the striped dress, is in the class

Allerede da jeg i efteråret gav min første præsentation om Danmark ved Rotary, blev jeg spurgt om ikke jeg ville komme og fortælle lidt i en 1. klasse - i april lykkedes det endelig at få en aftale på plads. 

Med fokus på H.C. Andersen og kongefamilien gik præsentationen rent ind ved børnene som til sidst kunne vinde en præmie ved at være den bedste til at sige "rødgrød med fløde". 

Efterfølgende fik jeg mulighed for at snakke lidt med børnene, hvor pigen på det sidste billede f.eks. spurgte om min mor var gode venner med dronningen, og om jeg da ikke kendte hende personligt? 

Der var mange andre nysgerrige spørgsmål som f.eks. hvordan jeg var kommet herover, hvor min mor var, og især det med hvordan man blev prinsesse. 

Jeg behøver vel ikke at sige at Frozen-sammenligningen gik rent ind ved pigerne..? :-)

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Already when I gave my first presentation to Rotary about Denmark during fall, I was asked if I would come speak to a 1st grade class - and in April we finally managed to make it happen. 

Focusing on Hans Christian Andersen and our royal family, the presentation was a huge success with the kids who at the end could win small prizes by being the best at saying "rødgrød med fløde" (which is the name of a Danish dessert). 

Afterwards I had the chance to talk a bit with the kids, and the girl on the last picture asked me if my mother was good friends with the queen, or if at least I knew her personally?

There were a lot of other curious questions like how I had gotten over here, where my mom was, and especially how you become a princess. 

Needless to say the Frozen comparison was a winner too.. :-)