Thanks for all you comments. Its great to know that people are actually reading what i write

I have decided it was time to get a real homepage now. So i have changed the location of the entire homepage to:

www.MikaelKA.dk

The trip didnt start really well, the train coud’nt leave Fredericia, and when we finally drove, we where 25 minutes late. No problem, made it to the airport in time to check in. Great no fine for overweight. Even though i had 5 kg’s extra. Max had 11kg extra, and martin 9kg. Martin got fined as the only one, but only for 5kg of overweight.

When we where to board the plain, there where only 7 other passangers than the 3 of us. So 10 in total. To say the plain was empty was an understatement. But im getting ahead of my self.

The plain is a small commercial jet, from British Midlands. I have never been in such a small plain. 1-2 seats across. I was placed in the one furthest in the back, a single seat. I coud’nt even stand tall in there. It is a very small plain Anyway the ride was as smooth as ever. I sleept for merelly 1½ hour. We got our baggage without any trouble. But the taxi driver which was supposed to pick us up, had mixed something up, so we had to wait for almost 1 hour before he came to pick us up. In a gigantic Range Rover Sport. Fantastic car

When we finally got to Arla Foods Plc’s headquarter here in Leeds, we met with Søren, the one in charge of the interns over here. And we also got to met the people which is going to be in charge of us specifically.

Unfortuntally the last apartment wasnt ready yet. So there wasnt a place for me to sleep for the next week or more. Max and Martin got a flat for sharing, and im going to share one with another guy, Albert, from Estonia. But instead i got a room at the Travelodge Hotel in the city center. All payed offcourse.

This is where i am currently located. And its okay. Unfortuntally the internet is quite expensive, 10£ a day – 100 danish, or 1 hour for 5 £.

But its close to the city center, and to the busstation. So i can get around quite easilly. But i have to buy myself a bike this week.

Hope everything is well at home If you are bored, please send me a msg or stuff.

Its really nice to hear something from home, even though its just a short sms, email or what ever.

/Mikael

Almost 2 weeks ago, we (all the 3 danes) was told that we failed the course “International Business” – hence we failed the final exam, on my account with 29 points out of 100. Which in total gave me a 0.

Offcourse this was unsatisfactory, and luckelly it was possible to make a reexam, and in Denmark. As we didnt cheat the first time, and didnt wanted to cheat the 2nd time around either, it wasnt a problem it was in DK. Much to our suprise, the test was the exact same as we had allready had. But anyway, i passed the exam with a 4 out of 5. Which in total gave me a 4 for the course.

This means that i have passed all my courses in Estonia with an average above 4. GREAT – especially because i was quite nervoues about the level required.

My new adventure

Many other things have happened since i returned to DK. Christmas, New years eve, and others. Most significantly have been my brothers start up at a folk high school. This have left me alone in the flat in Fredericia. Quite borring.

Annika – One of our great tutors have visited me for a weekend, when she was on her way to her new school. That was great – both company, and also a breath of air from Estonia..

As i am supposed to start an internship in february, and hadnt found one before christmas, i have also applied at numerous places through out the start of january. Finally i got an offer from Siemens in New Jersey, unfortunatelly my university couldnt agree with the tasks offered to me. So i had to say no

Instead i send an application to the english department of Arla foods. And the day after i recieved a call from them, offering me a placement in Leeds.

I am going on the 4th of february from DK to Leeds to start my internship in Arla Foods. And i am really exited about it. It is great. Hopefully more interesting things to come in the future.

Over and out

Many things have happened in and around the hostel. Birthday parties, good bye to a lot of friends. Rune came to visit me last saturday – and came home with me today.

The past month has also presented some hard work, to make ready for the exams, and the final handins. All the exams was finished this thursday, so having had vacation since we enjoyed the last days in tallinn as much as we could.

Yesterday Annika gave us an all day city tour. In the evening we had reserved a table at the all fancy resturant Olde Hansa – a resturant inspired by the middle ages. Very interesting and different. We where Maris, Annika, Rune, and myself – We shared a bottle of the house wine, which was a red wine with herbs. As maincourse i had BEAR steaks.. COOL.

It was a little hard to say goodbye to all my friends in Tallinn, but i hope all of you have gone home safe. And for the few staying and celebrating christmas in Estonia – i wish also you a merry christmas.

Rune and I was tagging along with several people from the hostel – both french and german, and i hope all of you came home safe.

I meet up with my estonian/danish friends, Victoria and Alesja, they where waiting to go home for christmas. It was cool to meet up, eventhough it was just very brief..

Merry christmas to everyone – and if i dont talk to you before the new year – happy new year aswell..

Mikael

As the end of the semester draws closer, the more work we have to do. And since im very lazy, i need to do it all at once.. offcourse..

Last thursday i picked up a bunch of students leaving russia to visit us in Tallinn. Since both Martin and Marc had visitors from back home, i was bound to take care of them. I didnt plan to much in advance. But i think it turned out okay.

Thursday: We went to Kompressor, the pancake house, afterwards we went to Sct. Patricks, where the bartender suddenly knows who i am(?) and afterwards we ended up at Nimeta. Rasmus, Lukas, and I continued the party when the others went home. Ending at McD around 4am. Where Rasmus and i shared 9 burgers. Friday we was up and in the city to see some shopping centers etc. In the evening there was a birthday at the 4th floor. Today the rus-danish was courght dead. So Marc and I went to the city with out them. Just partying in the Irish Pub, Vana Maja. Great place. It was crowded full with international students, so it was great. We went home to eat toasts with Denise, german girl, and went to bed around 5.30 am.

Saturday i had “arranged” a city tour. Not me as a guide, but my tutor friends Annika and Eveliina. We saw all of tallinn’s old town, and the presidencial palace. And we had a great dinner at some place. Anders R got the upper back bone from a pig. It was really delicious. Ilsøe and Rasmus had a sausage feast (Pølse fest?). Also different.

We ended the tour at Tallinns best café, where we had a beer and a cider.

Then we headed home, to Julia’s birthday at the hostel (a french/russian girl the danish guys had brought along to see the great wonders of Tallinn) – it ended up in a lot of dirty things, before we headed off to the city again. We was at Sct. Patricks and then we had a big snowball fight at the town hall square, before we went to Nimeta.

On Sunday i saw them off to russia again. Thanks for a great weekend guys..

Then i needed to sleep – This week we have had a presentation wednesday in innovation management, and a hand-in in Quality Management. Both done and overwith. Great.

Friday Daniella took me shopping – i got some new clothes. Pants, Tshirts. Great.

In the evening we went to an italien resturant to celebrate Rafaella’s birthday. Afterwards we went to the real Scotland Yard pub, Vana Maja, and Nimeta. Also a great evening. Saturday was a relax day for me. Where i mostly sleept. I was out for a few hours to get a haircut. But that was it. In the evening Marc and Denise made Lasagne. They went up to celebrate rafaella once again. I went to bed.

Sunday was also mostly about relaxing. Saw some movies. Talked to some guys. Nothing seriously so great.

This comming week i have to do some more homework, and prepare 1-2 presentations. I can manage.

In general we can feel that we are entering the last weeks of our stay here.

A small “Midway” status:

For me it has been somewhat of an eyeopener. DK isnt great in any matter. No matter what you might think.

I also have gained some good friends. I hope that i can manage to stay in contact with atleasts some of them in the future aswell.

I am also looking forward to get home to see all the friends in DK again. Hopefully before i go another semester abroad. Im still looking for an internship in Asia. Afterwards i have more or less decided to go to Germany to take my final semester also abroad.

Thanks for reading so far

/Mikael

Last weekend we went to this South Estonian trip. It was great fun. We startet out on friday evening, and went to a place in the south, where we should eat, party, eventually sleep.

After eating we started partying. Danish Style.. Martin and I shared a box of beer that evening we went to sauna (120 degrees), and bathed in the river.. That was cold.. We went to bed as the last ones, at 7.30 am. We was waked up at 10. Pretty wasted..

Then we had to see some stuff, we saw a cool castle and a big swamp. Pretty cool.

The pictures can be found in the gallery under south estonian trip.

Then we went to a place called Forrest Brothers Farm, which is a place where some of the Freedom fighters where living during the soviet occupation. Long story. It was pretty cool also.

It was also the place where we should sleep and party. Again Martin and I shared a box of beer. DANISH STYLE. Most people where really drunk, they served somekind of Snaps (64%) real nasty. I had one shot (10cl) and that was more than enough for me.

Again we went to the sauna and swimmed in the river.

We went to bed around 4 am. And was waked up at 9 am. Wasted AGAIN..

Sunday we had to drive around, to see estonia’s highest “mountain”.. it was around 380 meters.

and we also saw Tartu, the student city.. It was okay..

When we went home most of the trip Martin and I played with the camera, which also can be seen on the pictures

Monday we had a presentation, and wednesday we had a handin. So the start of the week was pretty much about school stuff 24/7.

Wednesday evening we went to the city and partied with the icelandic guys and girl.. GREAT.

Thursday we had to go to Narva at 8.30 Am with one of our lectures. Since we went to bed at 4 am we where again pretty wasted. But it was fun though.

We went to see a power plant, which was pretty old. the one covering the area where we live (Mustamää) and the old town with hot water.

Afterwards we went to an old Oilshell mine. (6 years since it was used commercially – so not that old) it was a weired feeling to be 12-20 meters below the surface in an mine that looked like it could drop in a second. An experience..

Then we went to Narva, and saw Russia on the other side of the river.. And a castle facing Russia.. Cool enough..

Then we went home. we was in Tallinn around 9 pm. Ready to go to bed..

Friday we had another trip with the same lecturer. We went to see the electric railways and played squash.

Friday evening, was set to be relaxing. But Daniella from austria “forced” us to join her and the others in the city. So Martin and i got to bed around 5.30 am.

Saturday we was invited on a trip to Vääna-Jôesuu, which is a summerhouse region about 20 km from Tallinn. We went from the hostel around 12, it was snowing the 3th of november, crazy…

The place was heated with wood. So we made fire and everything. The ones going was, Annika (Martins Tutor), Eveliina (My substitute tutor), Tiina (My tutor), Alex (Great italian guy), Martin, and me. We barbecued, watched movies, was in sauna, playing the snow right after sauna, made pancakes, got drunk, teached them Meyer, and all other sorts of stuff.

It was really cool. We came back to the hostel around 6pm. The pictures is not on the internet though, and will not be.

WHAT HAPPENS IN Vääna-Jôesuu, STAYS IN Vääna-Jôesuu…

This week is also about doing some school stuff for once. Have a couple of hand-ins comming up :/

Im thinking about going to Germany for my last semester. 7th the bachelor project. To improve my german. What do you think?

Anyway, that was all for know..

Send me emails or comments, that would be great..

Send mig emails eller kommentarer, det ville være super..

We have had a really fun and drunk weekend in the south of estonia.. We have seen all sorts of stuff, trees, a swamp, the highest point in ES, forest brothers farm/bunker, Tartu, Sauna, and a lot of other things aswell..

I have uploaded some Pictures to a galleri – http://picasaweb.google.dk/mikaelkandreasen

More text will come in a few days.. Now i need to sleep..

Denne gang har det dog været lidt mere stille og roligt end det nogen gange er

Fredag var en fridag, så det var lækkert. Brugte dog det meste af dagen på at have ondt af mig selv fra en bytur torsdag

Men om aftenen havde jeg en Date med et par af tutorerne, vi skulle på jazzhouse.ee et ganske spændende sted med live jazz musik. Det ligger lidt uden for byen, ca 40 minutters kørsel fra hvir jeg bor. Men vi kom der ud, og fik bestilt mad. Jeg bestilte entrecote. Men blev noget skuffet da de kom med den. De laver det ca 1cm tykt, og så gennemsteger de det til det er helt dødt :/ adr.. KØD SKAL BLØDE..

Men det smagte nu ok.. Og musikken var god. Et hit til prisen. Hovedret, dessert, vin, vand, en drink = ca 175kr.

Var hjemme ca kl kvart i 1. Så det var okay.. I lørdags var der jo landskamp. Så tog ind på Nimeta (Baren uden navn – lokal sports pub) for at se kampen. Og drikke et par øl med et par islandske fyre vi kender..

Efterfølgende endte vi alligevel med at tage i byen, på Club Bonnie and Clyde, som er et diskotek som er ret cool.. Da vi ikke gad det mere, tog marc og jeg på Tommy Grill og fik oksemørbrad, svinekam og hvidløgsflutes for ca 100 dkr som takeaway kl 4 om natten.. super..

I dag har jeg igen leget med de 2 tutor tøser. Annika og EveLiina. Vi tog ud for at handle ind, og efterfølgende tog vi op i Eve’s lejlighed og lavede mad. Rigtigt kød.. Det kunne de dog ikke lide, men det kunne jeg

Det var ret hyggeligt, og meget sjovt at se hvordan de bor her ovre.. Det virker lidt mere fattigt end i DK. Og det til trods for at det ikke er de fattigste piger jeg har mødt..

Anyway, det har været en ganske fornuftig weekend. Med en masse underholdning

Og i er jo stadig velkomne til at kontakte mig, eller komme på besøg…

/Mikael

Vi er startet med de projekter vi skal have lavet. Der bliver meget at se til.. ØV.

Og så har vi været til portugisisk middag. Det var min roommate som inviterede, og så blev der ellers serveret Porto, ost, kartoffelfiskekød ret og maisena dessert ting. Det var nu ikke ham der havde lavet det. Men Susette, som også er portugiser, inde ved siden af.

Og så har jeg bestilt flybillet hjem. Jeg kommer hjem den 23Dec. Det var billigere end at tage hjem den 22. Og så har jeg muligheden for lige at snuppe en Marylin Manson koncert den 22 om aftenen det er super.. Og faktisk er det sådan at selv om billetten er med i prisen, er det stadig billigere først at flyve hjem den 23.

Ud over det så går det stille og roligt. Regner med at have en stille og rolig weekend. Martin tager til DK i morgen, og marc er eventuelt sammen med damen. J (Min portugsier) skal på noget overlevelsestur hele weekenden også..

Regner med jeg skal på Jazz Club/resturant fredag sammen med en tutor. Og ud og spise rigtigt kød med en anden lørdag. Og hvis det kan passe bowle søndag aften. Men ikke nogen byturer, skal have lavet lektier.. :/

Ellers må i have det godt hjemme.. Og skriv endelig en lille hilsen eller en email. Det er rart lige at høre lidt hjemme fra..

Søndag stod på fejring af runes fødselsdag. Det var hyggeligt. Og indbringende for den lille. Han fik et strygebræt og en pude. Nu slipper jeg da for han stjæler min når jeg ikke er hjemme..

Mandag var den helt travle dag. Stod tidligt op og tog til lægen for at blive vaccineret. Efter lidt forvirring kom jeg til, 20min forsinket.
Den nye læge spurgte så om jeg var bange for nåle, men nej, Men hun havde alligevel en 2mm mindre nål hun lige ville bruge. Det blev jeg åbenbart så synligt lettet over at hun ændrede det til kun at være 0.2mm mindre
Derefter tog vi igen til odense, for at besøge min skole, og lige få lidt råd og vejledning af Leif og Bent. Det blev et kort visit, de havde vidst ikke rigtigt noget at sige..
Så tog vi ind til mads, og snakkede lidt. Inden vi tog ind til tatovøren. Nu har vi sq endelig fået lavet den stjerne. Et billede kan ses her under. Flere kan sendes hvis nogen skulle være interesserede..

Den skal dog lige hele før det bliver helt perfekt

Efterfølgende gik vi ind til Mille, martin’s kæreste og hentede et par bøger jeg havde lovet at tage med idag.
Vi var blevet inviteret op til mads og spise, så det gjorde vi. Vi fik igen BØF Tykstegsbøf. 2stk hver, med whiskysovs, kartofler, hvidløgsflute og rødvin. TAK for det Kød skal bløde, og det gjorde det..

Nu sidder jeg lige i lufthavnen og spiser lidt mad, inden jeg skal med flyet.
Det var den lille tur i DK. Vel overstået, og på vej tilbage til nye eventyr
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