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An Englishman on Bornholm
Lessons in Danish:The beginning of the end
I’ve not written all that much about my time learning Danish, which is odd given how huge a deal it’s been for me since moving to Denmark. I was never one for languages; given the chance to jump ship from French to Latin after three years in high school I took it, getting to start over and therefore have an easier ride. Perhaps not all would agree to Latin being easier than French but I…
An Englishman on Bornholm
Exhausting
Twenty plus degrees, little wind, clear skies, humidity often upwards of eighty percent. Perfect for a holiday island, unless of course you’re not here on holiday and in fact must clean, vacuum and mop houses and apartments all over said island. Then what you have is way too much warmth. I’ve spent most of the past few weeks pretty much soaked, so much so that I’ve had to purchase some bandannas just to keep the…
An Englishman on Bornholm
Back in the saddle
Yesterday was my first real riding day of the year. I haven’t been out since August 2013, I’m not sure why I stopped so early on. I think maybe I used the cycling as relaxation from the seven days a week work, and once that slackened off it lost the draw. But is certainly felt good to get out again and test the legs, which thankfully held out and haven’t caused me too much discomfort…
An Englishman on Bornholm
A Game of Boxes
IMAG0014.jpg on Flickr. Our worldly possessions arrived on #Bornholm finally. Many of the boxes didn’t quite look as we had left them, however damage has so far only gone as far as one picture frame glass and my PC. The oversized CPU Cooler had taken a knock, presumably from a drop, and crashed into the graphics card. So I’m using an old card, and a new CPU cooler, and all seems well. Can now spend…