Hey everyone!
So six days in and I'm starting to get over the jet-lag, and everything has been great, I went to my first Rotary meeting to be introduced to the club and I met the other girl from the states that will be an exchange student here in the Faroes just like me. The meeting went a lot differently then the meetings that are held back home, but it was cool, the meeting started out with singing a traditional Faroese song ( at least that's what I thought it was) It sounded very Nordic, and then lunch was served. I knew that it was something fish related, by the smell. and for anyone who knows me, knows that I don't eat fish, so when they set the dish in front of me, I was right, it was fish. It ended up being shark actually, which I found kind of ironic because its shark week and its my favorite animal. But I ate it anyway and it didn't taste too bad!! and then there were some presentations that I didn't understand because they were all in Faroese, but sooner or later I will have to give a presentation to them as well. ( but not in Faroese I don't think).
My Host Dad and sister took me to some very old churches! the first one was built around 1300, it was going to be the largest cathedral of its time but the people didn't want to pay the taxes for it so it was uncomplicated. Other church is a church that they still use today and it was built somewhere in 1200 . Right next to both churches was the oldest wooden house on the islands, the house is still owned by the same family as it originated from and they still live in it, they are on there 17th generation of family members and the house is 900 years old.
On Thursday I was invited out by four girls that live around the neighborhood and they showed me pretty much the whole town! They are all going to the same school as me and they are in the same grade! They made a cake and bought some snacks for a picnic in a park that had a waterfall, we ate there and then went to an old prison that had a grass roof and everything, it was a historical artifact and it was surrounded by old canons that were used to protect the island from any pirates or intruders, we climb to the top of the roof, talked, and ate the rest of the cake, we walked around town all day and then we went back to my house and they taught me how to play partners ( a little different version of the game 'sorry') and we all hang out for awhile and then everyone went home around 1:00 am.
and Now today I'm just relaxing at the house, Tomorrow I am going on a hike! and then on Monday I start school!
more pictures on the 'picture' page.
-Allie
So six days in and I'm starting to get over the jet-lag, and everything has been great, I went to my first Rotary meeting to be introduced to the club and I met the other girl from the states that will be an exchange student here in the Faroes just like me. The meeting went a lot differently then the meetings that are held back home, but it was cool, the meeting started out with singing a traditional Faroese song ( at least that's what I thought it was) It sounded very Nordic, and then lunch was served. I knew that it was something fish related, by the smell. and for anyone who knows me, knows that I don't eat fish, so when they set the dish in front of me, I was right, it was fish. It ended up being shark actually, which I found kind of ironic because its shark week and its my favorite animal. But I ate it anyway and it didn't taste too bad!! and then there were some presentations that I didn't understand because they were all in Faroese, but sooner or later I will have to give a presentation to them as well. ( but not in Faroese I don't think).
My Host Dad and sister took me to some very old churches! the first one was built around 1300, it was going to be the largest cathedral of its time but the people didn't want to pay the taxes for it so it was uncomplicated. Other church is a church that they still use today and it was built somewhere in 1200 . Right next to both churches was the oldest wooden house on the islands, the house is still owned by the same family as it originated from and they still live in it, they are on there 17th generation of family members and the house is 900 years old.
On Thursday I was invited out by four girls that live around the neighborhood and they showed me pretty much the whole town! They are all going to the same school as me and they are in the same grade! They made a cake and bought some snacks for a picnic in a park that had a waterfall, we ate there and then went to an old prison that had a grass roof and everything, it was a historical artifact and it was surrounded by old canons that were used to protect the island from any pirates or intruders, we climb to the top of the roof, talked, and ate the rest of the cake, we walked around town all day and then we went back to my house and they taught me how to play partners ( a little different version of the game 'sorry') and we all hang out for awhile and then everyone went home around 1:00 am.
and Now today I'm just relaxing at the house, Tomorrow I am going on a hike! and then on Monday I start school!
more pictures on the 'picture' page.
-Allie