1. I didn’t know how to say anything in Danish other than “Tak!” which means thanks.
2. I didn’t know eating with both fork and knife was required and that you were considered rude if you put your knife down.
3. I didn’t know I could stand to drink hot tea if I added milk and 6 sugar cubes.
4. I didn’t know how to upload a video to Youtube.
5. I didn’t know some of my all-time favorite English words were: wideo, yacket, wisit, Yan, wikings, and of course… scheet.
6. I didn’t know eel was edible.
7. I didn’t know I could ride a bike for 5 straight hours.
8. I didn’t know I could take the legs, heads, and eggs off a shrimp, eat it, and not throw up.
9. I didn’t know line dancing was popular in Denmark.
10. I didn’t know that Hansen meant Danish and Hanson meant Swedish.
11. I didn’t know that it was possible to have the sea near you at every single turn!
12. I didn’t know I could survive so long on one pair of jeans.
13. I didn’t know how clever Danish furniture could be.
14. I didn’t know that 5 weeks of vacation could be required.
15. I didn’t know what pickled herring was. (could have lived without knowing)
16. I didn’t know rain could start and stop so many times in one day.
17. I didn’t know that you could show male genitalia on network television on a Sunday afternoon, and say the “F” word on the radio.
18. I didn’t know how global Rotary International was… yes, I know the name kind of indicates that – but it really is!
19. I didn’t know I could live so long without seeing my family.
20. I didn’t know that the people of Denmark were so kind and generous.
21. I didn’t know that there were places in the world where it’s normal to speak three languages or more.
22. I didn’t know how comfortable cowgirl boots could be.
23. I didn’t know how gigantic wild rabbits could be.
24. I didn’t know there were civalized countries in the world who didn’t use air conditioning.
25. I didn’t know that meals could last for 5 hours.
26. I didn’t know that Burger King could taste so good after you’ve been away from it for a while.
27. I didn’t know I could love my host families as quickly as I did.
28. I didn’t know that the people I met on May 6th at DeAnn’s house would become my family just a few months later.
Sure glad you (and Samantha and Jan) already knew the Electric Slide and Home on the Range! And that beer drinking song…