The pleasant positive surprise of arriving

Owing to the lack of internet at the hostel we stayed at in San Francisco, unfortunately we haven't been able to bring our blog to update. But now we have settled in the houses of our host families and the internet has come to us!

Friday was pretty rough. We met at Viby Gymnasium at 5.45 and then we had the flight from Billund to Kastrup airport. When we got to Kastrup our plane to San Francisco was three hours late, so we killed the time shopping for candy, sharing our expectations with one another and just chilling in the airport waiting for the plane to arrive.
In the plane from Billund to Kastrup I (Pernille) got to sit next to one of my friends from my old school, ESAA, who now goes to Marselisborg Gymnasium. he was going to Malaysia and it was just so very coincidental and very much fun to meet him there of all places. In Kastrup Airport i also met some others from ESAA, who was going to New York - pretty funny to meet them there too...
When we finally got into the plane the time really just past so qiuckly. Amazing really, thinking of the fact that it lasted for 11 hours... But, the time flies when you are having a great time with great people!

Finally we landed in San Francisco and I must say I was surprised in the very best way you could ever imagine. So I have been told that the city is great, beautiful, free and things like that... But WOW! Never did I imagine it being so fantastic! 

At first the weather... Oh dear, it is so good. 23 degrees, sunshine and clear skies and we are walking around feeling burning hot in shorts and crop tops! I should have packed more cold clothing, I am sure, but yet again, I had never imagined it being that tropical over here at this time of the year. They also told us that it is very rare for the weather to be this warm by now - but no complains from here! 

Quickly we discovered that these outfits were waaaaay to warm!

Our room at the hostel was pretty cool too. Small for being a room for four people, but intimacy is always a pleasure in the company of lovely girls!

And yes, the room smelled so badly of weed owing to the californian guys spending their time smoking weed in the yard just next to our window!

Furthermore the people overhere are so kind and friendly! Every time you walk into a shop you feel like you are The Majesty herself. They treat you just that way - and it is not even in a try-hard kind of way. 

These guys were super cool and they knew how to work it in front of our cameras!

Another thing that is highly characteristic for San Francisco is the diversity. I just love to see how the many different sexualities and way of livings are so freely everywere. It is a pleasure to observe and already now I know that San Francisco is a city I definitely will visit again!

- Pernille

Hitting the road tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the day! At 05.40 am we meet at the parking lot and at 05.45 am we hit the road! 

I cannot believe that tomorrow at this time we are in San Francisco! All I have been able to think of the past week, or the past many months really, have been this trip. Half an hour ago I put the very last thing in my suitcase so now I am feeling totally ready for the trip and not least extremely excited! 

When we get to Billund Airport we have approximately an hours flight to Copenhagen Airport in where we will wait three hours until we can go to the plane towards San Francisco. The plane we are going to travel by is a big jumbo jet - which I am pretty fond of, because the flight lasts for 11 hours! 

At the hotel I will be roommates with Kristina, Anna Sofie and Emilie - and I look forward to that indeed. I am sure we will run absolutely girly-crazy amuck in our room! Or at least.. Having a great time getting to know each other even better. 

When we arrive and have settled we will tell you a lot more of how god damn amazing San Francisco hopefully is!

- Pernille