Reflection on the Trip

Signing up to go on the trip to Denmark was one of the best decisions I've made in high school.  This experience is one that I'll always remember and I made friends that live in a different country that I know I'll stay in touch with for a lifetime.  If I go visit, I know I'll always have a home there for me and a family to be with.  Traveling to a different country is an amazing experience, but getting to live with a family there makes it an even more amazing and unique experience.  I was completely immersed in the Danish culture.  Not only did I make Danish friends, but I also now have a connection with the Orange students that went and got to know them a lot better.  Also, this was my first time traveling anywhere without my parents and it definitely gave me a lot of independence.  Overall, this trip will always be one of my most special high school memories and was an amazing end to my senior year.  I really think that everyone should have the chance to have this experience.  It's important to learn about different parts of the world because we don't really know how different the world around us is when we live inside our own little bubble.  After this, I definitely hope to travel more and even do a study abroad program during college.  Some of my favorite parts of the trip included going to the soccer game, seeing the World War II bunkers on the beach, exploring Aarhus and the art museum, going to the lake, and exploring Copenhagen.  I went into this trip with an open mind, not really setting any expectations, and it completely blew my mind.