Denmark’s Got Talent

Hej,

I apologize for not being able to write last week; I was on what DIS calls “core course week”, a week dedicated to spending time and travelling with the main course of your semester.  For my travel trip, we ventured into Western Denmark, exploring Jylland and Fun, the two parts of Denmark other than where Copenhagen lies.  While on the trip, we visited places that pertained to educational experiences, such as the Østerskov Efterskole, which is a boarding school for students in eighth through tenth grade.  At this school, they only learn through role-playing activities and lessons, such as the Salem Witch Trials, Murder Mystery, WWII, and toga week.  It was a crazy experience, but I loved the alternative way of learning and teaching that takes place in the classroom.  We also visited a Vikingcenter, where I toured recreations of authentic Viking housing, made “viking bread” over the fire, and actually learned how to fight like a Viking with wooden swords and shields.  It was an amazing week of travel, learning, and bonding time with my classmates.

On Saturday night, I attended the filming for Danmark’s Har Talent, the danish version of America’s Got Talent.  Even though I was only an audience member, this is the first time I have ever been “filmed” for a real show.  If you aren’t doing anything on October 1, 2016 and have access to Danish national television, you should turn on Denmark’s Got Talent and look for me in the audience!  It was a great show to watch, with some really good performances and some that deserved the four x’s.   It was weird to have to redo certain scenes, like the entrances of some contestants or the entrance of the judges.  Also, the makeup crew came out between every other act to fix the makeup of the judges; like was that really necessary?  All in all, it was a fantastic experience, even if everything was in Danish and I had no idea what was happening most of the time…

I can’t wait to write again next week!  Take care,

Bethany