Saturday, 14 July

We started off oversleeping, beginning our day with a traditional Danish breakfast which Aila’s parents had been planning. In the afternoon, we did all sorts of activities, riding into town for shopping, watching movies, etcetera. Finally some free time! But for 6:00 Aila had managed to arrange a lecture with a Danish journalist who researched the Mohammad cartoon crisis and wrote a well-known book on its effects named Kim Hundevadt. He gave a great lecture and sparked meaningful discussions. Once again, Aila’s parents made a spectacular dinner—tonight, Danish hot dogs. We thought it would be fun to see the Århus night life later on and so went to a foam party. It was sudsy, wet, and a lot of fun, although bittersweet because it was Patricia’s last night with us. Because we wanted to spend as much time with her as possible, we ended up staying awake all night so we could say goodbye to her at 5 a.m. We love you Pat, you crazy Texan!

Fred

Joline (from Sweden)