We are going for a three-peat tonight on raccoons.
Our Danish boy, Toke (pronounced Toga, okay that has animal house connotations), is a sponge of learning. He wants to know everything and talk all the time. He can't even eat a meal, he is so verbose. If he doesn't know a word eg. lame,dorky he asks what it means immediately. He wants to know everything about the US. He says we can't imagine what they think about America. They see all the movies so they have a lot of preconceived notions. He's very easy going and easy to get along with. He eats anything, is up for anything, just joins right in.
There is a running joke now about the Danes and Mountain Dew. Apparently there was a kid here last year from Denmark who was hoarding Mountain Dew cause he couldn't get it in Denmark. So, we stock up on a 24 pack, and Toke doesn't even know what it is, but we initiate him quickly. Then today I see a group of four Danes walking near the grocery store, and they are carrying a 12 pack of Mountain Dew.
Dang, I just heard the 'coon trap shut. We got another one! Where does it end?
Oh yeah, our boy came bearing gifts. For Boy14, two Danish music CD's. For Boy19 and 13, real licorice. For Pat, a cookbook, Cooking with the Danes. For me, beautiful, artistic salt 'n pepper shakers, pictured above. True Danish, Toke said. They are very cool to me. Very sweet kid.
1 comment:
Totally LOL on the mountain dew requisitions! So funny. He sounds awesome, charming and well behaved. How nice that he had gifts. You'll have so much to blog about while he's here. Plus all that 'coon activity, obviously dust does not settle in your household!
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