Great times

Som sagt var jeg hos min veninde Jaime i USA, så derfor ville jeg også lige poste de billeder som jeg tog der. De første to billeder er fra en morgen, hvor vi var på en rigtig Diner og spise god Amerikansk morgenmad. En af de andre dag var vi ude og se et kvarter, hvor der var nogle utrolig store huse. Det var helt vildt så store nogle af dem var. Meget af tiden brugte vi også hjemme hos Jaime, og en aften grillede vi bøffer, eller nogle grillede mens andre spilles basketball, haha.
Det var nogle utrolig gode dage hos Jaime, og der blev virkelig tøsehygget igennem med en masse film, mad og snak selvfølgelig.
Translated: As I said I was at my friends house, where we were all just hanging out. The first two pictures is from a morning when we went to a Diner and had a very American breakfast. The other girls from Denmark hadn't tried it before, but I think they really enjoyed it! One of the other days we went to a neighborhood where some crazy big houses were located. It was amazing to see how big they were and I had never seen anything like it before. 
We spent a lot of time at Jaimes house and one of the days we barbequed (or some of us did and the rest played basketball, so much fun). We had so much fun during the days we were at Jaime's house with lots of movies, snacks and of course talking ;)

Seeing the falls

Min tur til "The states" er jo for længst ovre, men jeg havde fuldstændig glemt de sidste billeder jeg tog. Der skete utrolig meget de sidste 8 dage af min ophold i USA. Jeg var hjemme hos min veninde Jaime, som bor i Webster, NY sammen med 4 andre veninder. Vi tog en af dagene til Niagara falls i Canada, hvor jeg egentlig havde været før for nogle år siden, men hellere end gerne ville se igen. Vi parkede bilen på den Amerikanske side, og gik herefter over grænse til Canada for at se 'The falls' fra den canadiske side. Det var en rigtig hyggeligt tur i godt selskab :)
Translated: My trip to the states has been over for a long time, but I totally forgot about the pictures I took when I was at my friend's house in NY. One of the days we all went to see The Falls from Canada, and it was a beautiful sight. We parked the car in America and then walked to Canada to see the falls. It was such a fun day!

Once a mustang, always a mustang

En tur tilbage til Heppner High School bragte så mange dejlige minder frem. Under mit år i Heppner brugte jeg utrolig meget tid på skolen, da en skoledag var cirka 9 timer efterfulgt af 2 timers sport. Idrætshallen var især et sted, hvor jeg brugte meget af min tid, da jeg i hverdagene havde Cheerleading træning her og i weekender var Cheerleader til basketball kampene. Vores Cheerleading hold var rent faktisk så heldige at vinde to troferer, som vores træner den dag i dag, er utrolig stolte over.
Nogen gange tænker jeg, hvor fedt det kunne være at opleve det hele en gang til, for mit år som udvekslingsstudent har virkelig udviklet mig på så mange måder.

I undrer jer måske over billedet af "Pyramid of succes". Året efter jeg havde været udvekslingsstudent døde min engelsk lærer på skolens grund af hjertestop, og alle der kende Mr. Dowdy var utrolig berørte over denne nyhed. Derfor valgte skolen at opstille et mindesmærke for ham, som er "The pyramid of succes", som Mr. Dowdy gik meget op i at fortælle om. Han var en helt utrolig fantastisk person, som altid var venlig og interesseret i, om man havde det godt.
Det tre sidste billeder er egentlig mere for vise, hvor jeg bruger min tid i disse dag. Byen er jo som sagt ikke særlig stor, og har derfor kun en gade med butikker. Udover dette får i også lige et billede med af Dineren, som mine værstbedsteforældre ejer.

Min rejse her i Heppner er ved at være på sit sidste. Rejser på Søndag videre hjem til Jaime i Webster, NY, og det glæder jeg mig helt vildt til. Det er dog med blandede følelser at jeg forlader Heppner, for jeg kommer til at savne hele min fantastiske værstfamilie så meget. Jeg har ingen idé om hvornår jeg kommer tilbage, men jeg kommer helt sikkert tilbage på et tidspunkt.

Translated: A walk back to the high school made me remember all the great memories that were made here. I spent so much time at school, and sometimes I wish I could just go back and relive the whole year because that year really matured me in so many ways. I remember spending so much time in the gym, because I was either cheering at the basketballs games or having practice there. I was so happy to see that our trophies we displayed, and I'm still very proud that we won those :)

I was very touched to see that a memorial was put up in honor of Mr. Dowdy. He was such a nice person who would always make sure you were feeling well. He was one of the best teachers I had at the high school and I was so sad that he passed away. 

My stay here in Heppner has almost come to an end, but I know that this is not the last time I'll be back here (you are not getting rid of me). I'm so excited to see my good friends in New York, and I know were are going to have so much fun. But it is with mixed feelings I'm going to leave this place. I will miss my whole family so much, and I wish I could show how thankful I am to have them in my life. I love you guys with all my heart <3

At the dam

Mig og Marie besluttede os for, at gå en tur til søen, som ligger lige i udkanten af Heppner. Det var meget idyllisk, og nød solen mens vi slappede helt af. Da jeg for 3 år siden var udvekslingsstudent gik mig og min værts søster op og skrev vores navne på dæmningens mur. Desværre var mit navn forsvundet, og derfor besluttede jeg mig for at skrive mit navn endnu en gang. Forhåbentlig vil det stadig være der, når jeg kommer hertil næste gang.
Translated: Marie and I decided to go for a walk to the dam. It was so nice when we finally got there, and we just sat down and enjoyed the nice weather and the view. Three years ago I had actually put my name on the wall, but unfortunantly it was not there any more so I decided to put it on there one more time. Hopefully it will still be there when I get back next time.