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Gary's Story

 

This was our last meal out, with the head of Hvivdore Production School, Martin.  At Bryggeriet.  It was our big thank you allowing us to visit his school and see so much of his country’s culture .  He’s the gentleman sat at the top of the table, whose face is slightly obscured by Richard’s enthusiasm.  Martin made us feel incredibly welcome and as it turned out, possessed quite a unique sense of humour. 
 

 

 

Here I am adjusting to the Hostel accommodations.  I came to Denmark with some experience of being away from home, yet never had I been abroad without my family before.  I soon realized that sharing a room with someone who had greater physical needs than my own would also be a new experience in itself, one which didn’t prove as challenging as I could have thought, as Richard I discovered was actually no problem to live with and was such a positive person he really made it easy to assist with anything he needed help with.   

 

This group shot was from my time at the ever popular ‘Tivoli Gardens. ’  Never a one for scary rides, I opted to take many of the photos of the exciting scenery which had a strong range of colourful imagery to choose from, including gargoyle statues and eerie clown paintings to freak out our resident clownophobe.  I remember most staff bravely joining the students on the highly inventive rides, yet one in particular had Gareth Howie reduced to girlish shrieking.  It was hard to blame him though, considering the ride consisted of being sat in very unsecure looking open seats and being hoisted to ridiculously high levels in the air.

 

This was the canteen area that my media workshop group travelled by bus to each lunch time. The food was so good that apparently I had arrived home looking particularly healthier, having lost some weight.  I remember one of the chefs remarking that ‘it’s none of that Jamie Oliver rubbish.’    It should also be noted how much I enjoyed the Danish culture’s traditional fondness for cheese, jam and bread.  The fast pace of the cueing however took a degree of adjustment.

This was me as part of the group on duty for deciding what the right meal should be for the group. It was an interesting experience to see what you have to be flexible about when food shopping.  It was challenging to cater to everyone’s specific requirements and much as we tried for variety, pasta dominated the practical choices available.

 

The manager of the media workshop was a patient and easy going person to be around who may have been a fast paced talker but he always had enough time for you.  I remember taking a lot of valuable notes about Photoshop and being amused to find the few differences there was between the Danish ICT terminology and that of back home. Sometimes it was as slight as ‘ignore = ignore her.’ 

This was the creative menus style from the Peder Oxe restaurant.  It was fascinating to experience a genuine old fashioned restaurant.  Its 1700s layout was an absolute pleasure to take photos for.