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Back when i met an Icelandic girl.

Let's turn the clock back ten years, to March 11, 2011. I was a 27 year old guy, who didn't have a care in the world. I had been talking to this girl...
32120Dec 2021Dec 2021May 4

Laying a long term strategy!

Over the course of my education, I have repeatedly been asked, if I am SURE that I belong in Denmark, and not in the USA. "Why do you ask?", was my re...
38050Dec 2021Dec 2021May 4

I went on a date, and some other stuff happened as well..

In my last blog, I said I was meeting up with someone I met on a dating app. Two days before the meet, we agreed that it would be a date, so I decided...
634140Dec 2021Dec 2021Apr 26

Meeting up with someone new.

I have been a member of the dating app Bumble for quite some time. The aim of the app is to like people, and if the like is mutual, the woman has 24 h...
49120Dec 2021Dec 2021Apr 29

It's almost the end of the year!

Wow, this year has flown by, and I have experienced so much! From fighting covid in January, to being laid off due to restrictions and all the way to...
37930Dec 2021Dec 2021May 1

I am convinced that I was born under an unlucky star.

Don't judge me too hard when you read this blog. A few weeks ago, I got a message on Instagram from a woman. In that message, I was told that her frie...
42890Dec 2021Dec 2021Apr 23

Third certificate in the books!

Today, I was awarded a first aid certificate. My collection now contains the following: ADR, forklift and first aid. Next up, I need to pass my ba...
34550Nov 2021Nov 2021Apr 20

It's been a while..

Hello. I'm still here. I am just very busy with school. Since my last blog, I have been doing work experience, doing some forklift stuff and some firs...
26000Nov 202124 hrs ago

The last details of my second work experience week is finalized!

Next week is my second work experience week. It was agreed to on the first day of week 39, and I was told, by the company, to email them in week 43, a...
29020Oct 2021Oct 2021May 4

And the winner is...

This week, we have had a film project at school, which we had to show today. The best video would win a prize. We were divided into groups, and each g...
26801Oct 2021Apr 23

No Time to Die - a review!

Earlier today, I went to the cinema to catch the 25th Bond film, No Time to Die. With me was my mother, my two uncles and my two aunts. The cinema we...
70710Oct 2021Oct 2021May 2

Second work experience week planned, and plans for the weekend.

My first work experience week as a mover was very hard work, but it was also rewarding. I have a new understanding on how to pack a box, and how not t...
39020Oct 2021Oct 2021May 3

Dinner with K. Again.

Yesterday was a lot of fun. Thursday, I asked K if she wanted to go out and get some dinner on Saturday. She was up for that, so we went to a place wh...
21900Oct 2021Apr 25

It's about to get serious!

Today was one of those days where the fun stopped, and the serious work began. We were divided into groups of three, and we were told to try differ...
27510Sep 2021Oct 2021Apr 30

I have learned a lot - and something about myself.

Last week was work experience week. I told myself "I am not interested in moving companies", so what did I do? Spent a week at a moving company, that...
26920Sep 2021Sep 2021Apr 30

First certificate in the books!

These past few weeks have been full of school stuff. I have learned a great deal, and I can feel my hunger to learn more grows. One of the things I...
30100Sep 2021May 4

My school week ended with a lashing session lasting 1.5 hours..

I am beginning to really love what I am studying, now that the practical side of the education is showing. Yesterday we had lashing exercises, and tod...
34400Sep 2021May 1

I almost panicked - until I received the best news ever!

Monday morning, K informed me that she was home sick with sore throat, headache, pressure around her ears and a runny and clogged nose, and that she h...
35600Aug 2021Apr 19

A fantastic evening with K was ruined by my own body.

Thursday, I got a message from K asking if I wanted to join her at a concert on Friday afternoon. I looked at the lineup and thought "Yeah, I'd like t...
49040Aug 2021Aug 2021Apr 30

"How about you work here for a week at some point of your choosing?"

I have spent the past week and a halfs time emailing companies, saying that I had begun my truck driver education, and asking if they would be interes...
32620Aug 2021Aug 2021Apr 20

Attending my first truck show!

I deleted the previous blog, because it didn't give any information about the event. So here goes with a more descriptive blog. Every year, a truck...
27800Aug 2021Apr 26

13 days since my second covid vaccine shot. What's the status?

In short - great! I don't feel any different than before I was vaccinated. No 5G.. No Wifi.. I feel like I have always felt - great. Healthy. Tomor...
36020Aug 2021Sep 2021Apr 28

Apprenticeship interview today plus another one next week.

Earlier today, I went to a haulage company for a small interview. They wanted to see who I was, and talk a bit to me. It was pretty easy to find, and...
42740Aug 2021Aug 2021May 3

"This is how you strap a load on a truck" and an almost unobtainable dream

That was the first exercise today. We were instructed on how to safely secure a load, this instance a small crane. The teacher had laid a ratchet and...
34300Aug 2021May 4

Possible apprenticeship secured!

In order for me to progress from the basic course to the main course of the truck driver education, I need to get a driving license for a regular car....
39330Aug 2021Aug 2021May 3

It's getting serious now! Sort of..

Today, we had three exercises, a test and some information to go through. Seeing as I'm still in the first week, and that is the introduction to all t...
30400Aug 202115 hrs ago

Day one of my new trucking life!

The day I have been looking forward to since I had the interview is here - the day I am starting my education. However, I had a bit of a bad start to...
39250Aug 2021Aug 2021Apr 25

Hearing from R and meeting a new friend on Bumble.

I am a creature of habit. Every morning I check my phone immediately after I wake up, to see what time it is, and what notifications I have received d...
29120Aug 2021Aug 2021Apr 20

40th birthday plans settled.

I know that I went on and on in my last blog, that this was a "part 1", but after last night, I decided that it WILL be a garden party, USA style. Why...
45940Aug 2021Sep 2021Apr 25

Thinking about what to do for my 40th birthday. Idea 1: Garden party.

I might have celebrated my 37th birthday two months ago exactly, but it's never too early to plan my next big bash - my 40th birthday! What follows no...
36820Aug 2021Aug 202123 hrs ago

Feeling back to normal again!

Yesterday morning, I went to my aunts place for some lunch, and a few hours later, I was back home, still feeling a bit rough from the vaccine side ef...
25500Aug 2021Apr 25

Covid vaccine side effects arrived yesterday!

After the second shot was administered, I felt great. Like nothing could shoot me down.. Thirteen hours later, though.. Well.. Let's just say I am hap...
617140Aug 2021Aug 2021Apr 26

Second covid vaccine shot acquired!

It's now been a few hours since my second dose of the covid vaccine was administered, and so far I feel normal. No aches. No headaches. No soreness. W...
485230Aug 2021Aug 20218 hrs ago

Jumping head first into the horror genre!

I have decided to jump into the horror genre. There are a lot of good ones out there, but there are also some VERY boring horror films. Let's start...
39310Aug 2021Aug 2021Apr 27

Birthday bash and saying goodbye to someone

My youngest niece turned 9 yesterday, so we were having a birthday celebration for her today. It was a proper child birthday, complete with cake, choc...
30810Aug 2021Aug 2021Apr 27

Week one of my education!

I got an email earlier today, from the school where I am set to begin my trucker education. It was very good reading! Monday 9 am: Meeting and divi...
46150Aug 2021Aug 2021May 5

Upgrading and shuffling furniture around

I went to the hardware store today, and I got some LEDs for the room, and some wire clips. When I got home, I immediately sprung into action: The plug...
27030Aug 2021Aug 2021Apr 30

It's the small things..

I am slowly... Slowly.. Unpacking here. I have decided to take it very slow with getting all the things out of boxes. In order to stop my shelving uni...
25510Aug 2021Aug 2021Apr 20

Almost situated in the new place

Ah yes, the joy of moving twice in less than six months.. But I plan to stay here for a long period of time, at least. So what's new? Well.. Not mu...
29940Aug 2021Aug 2021Apr 23

Dinner with K.

Earlier today, K sent me a message asking if I had laid any plans for today. I told her no, just a shower when I got home. She then asked me if I want...
27100Jul 2021May 2

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