Jesper and Helle's house in Dørup 

(many Danish homes fly this version of the Danish flag every day)

Today was a great day in Dørup.  We woke up early enough to see Tobias and Emma off to school
 (Emma to 6th grade and Tobias to Kindergarten).  After that, we took Helle's horse, Octen to his trainer. 
He is a competition trotter and has won three races so far.  It was in a beautiful town just outside of Dørup.

After training, we got a call from Tobias' school saying he has a stomachache and we went to pick him up. 
Danish schools are unlike anything in the United States.  In Kindergarten, none of the children have shoes 
on and they are all doing their own separate thing.  Some of them were playing outside and didn't have shirts
on either.  The entire atmosphere was very casual, it was relaxing and interesting to think that many Danish 
children like school-maybe because it actually is a low stress environment?  

We brought Tobias home and Helle opened her shop which is a little boutique that also sells fresh tea and 
coffee in addition to household trinkets, some apparel, among other things.  Many of the items for sale are 
homemade from people in the area.  My sister and I spent a good amount of time in there, shopping for gifts
for people back in the States. 

The outside of Sofi, Helle's shop

Around 2:00 we went to pick Emma up from school and looked in one of her classrooms which is very neat
and every classroom has a SmartBoard in it.  It has a very modern design and is very organized.  After 
bringing Emma home, we relaxed until dinnertime when we had Røget Skinke, or smoked ham, boiled potatoes, and other vegetables.  We then played a quick game of football (soccer to the Americans) and then went to get an ice cream.

The Danish cuisine here is different from American food that I am used to eating (as you would expect).  Breakfast is typically rolls with butter, jelly, Nutella (my absolute favorite) and other preserves.  So far, I have no eaten cereal or "hot breakfasts."  We do usually have a small glass of juice and tea of coffee at every breakfast.  Lunch is without a doubt an open-faced sandwich with cheeses, meats, and other butters.  We had some salmon that we put on the sliced rolls along with the Frikkadeller (both meat and fish-fiske in Danish).  Dinner has varied depending on where we are, but it is always a time when everyone comes together and catches up on their days.

I very quickly became extremely comfortable here and have already made plans to come back later in the semester to help at the end of November with the Christmas season.  Part of the farm consists of Christmas trees, so it will be fun to help with the shop and see more traditions.