School

Starting my new International school is only a few days away and I am both nervous and excited (although scientists say they're the same thing...) but although I am 100% sure that I have my close friends I've met before now, I am looking forward to meeting some new people, who I might stay with for the next 10 years of my life!

Let me explain. Seeing as the population of Denmark is JUST above half of the population of London (London: 8million, Denmark: 5million) it is almost guaranteed that I meet someone in the next four years of primary and secondary education who accompanies me to my next school and university. There are four main universities in Denmark: Copenhagen, (which I love the look of..) Aarhus, (literally round the corner) Aalborg, (in the north) and Ødense. This means that - generally (and this is where maths comes in handy) - the probability of attending the same university as my friends I meet in the next four years is 1/4. 1/4!

I am SUPER happy about that. Hopefully it means that the transition that happens for most in the UK consisting of moving from sixth form/college to uni where you have to make completely new friends, (as there are SO many universities in the UK there is a miniature chance you and your friend will attend the same one)  is actually happening to me soon in a few days when I join my new school, which means that university should be not so much of a daunting thought and point if I have 3 of my good friends by my side the whole way. :) I will make the transition at the same time as my friends in England too!

Although I am only at this current international school for half a year, I should make some friends who might come to the next school with me. The first school (Viborg Realskole) runs from year '0' to year 9 like any Danish school, and seeing as danish education starts one year later than we do in England, I would be in year 9 right now which is a little bit inconvenient because it means I have only half a year before my next school. However, it means I can make some friends and connections, more than I would if I only attended one school, which is good! There are two international 'secondary' schools near to Viborg so there is a good chance I will go to the second school with my new friends from the first. (Denmark is so tiny - I love it!!!)

The second school I go to is where I will do something called Pre IB and as familiar to most, IB. Pre IB is a year which basically prepares you for doing IB, and no, I don't do GCSEs in that year! I will take Danish as a foreign language which means that through living with my danish family, living in Denmark itself, learning the language, and being surrounded by people at school speaking the language, I should be fluent by the time I go to Uni (I better be!) Here they do musicals, and prom - which is always nice. :)

Aaaaaaaarrhhhhhhhhh! (us)

Scary - but more exciting!

Chloe