When Family Becomes much more than blood

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Previously, when I was down and blue or just needed a word of advice or comfort. No matter the time of the day, I could always call my dad. He would always pick up the phone. And the few times he didn’t I respected that. We would discuss life, argue about different episodes I needed a second opinion on, philosophise about the next step I should take in a given situation. He was my mentor in life. Despite the fact that I did not always agree, I highly appreciated his opinion. I knew I could always find comfort and help with him. No matter the circumstance. No matter the place in the world. He would be there for me and my siblings. He would drive to the far ends of Denmark if that’s what we needed. That is how I grew up. That is my legacy.

Soon it will be  4 years since he died on a trip to Egypt with my brother. And in these four years I have struggled to find a foundation on which to stand. It felt like parts of it was crumpling away and I suddenly only had half of what I used to believe in. In these 4 years my mother has stepped in and helped us all in the best way she could. But it doesn’t take away the fact that Dad had had a great influence on me and my siblings.

Thus, when my brother writes me at 2 am in the morning I respond, if I am awake and not in a bad mood because he woke me up.  Overall, I’d like to think that my family can call me whenever. Wherever and I will respond. Because, that’s what you do. That’s what dad did. If I asked my sister to drive to a particular part of the country because of some reason: she’d ask when. If I needed my brother to help me move or anything else, he’d grab his things and meet me almost immediately. That’s how we are. That’s who we are. That’s how we grew up.

Despite my father’s memory is in our hearts and not physical in this world any more, the legacy of how me and my siblings understand family is burning through every social relation we make in the world.

Just a little philosophical thoughts on this grey Monday, for you all.

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Restaurant Recommendation #5: Café GLAD

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In the beginning of my glutenfree, milkfree lifestyle it was difficult for me to figure out where to eat when eating out. I hated being one of those women asking about gluten and milk – because I always considered it ridiculous. But feeling my body change, the sudden ability to exercise and run long distances made me aware of the fact that my body cannot eat gluten and diary products. One day I visited a cafe in Aarhus called Cafe Glad (Café Happy) with my cousin.

It was the only cafe I knew about in Aarhus that could be a place for me. They did not have much glutenfree on the menu, but their sandwiches – Oh MY! Love! Joy! Happiness! (Maybe you have realised by now, that you win my heart by serving me delicious food!). Again, as the previous recommendations, it is on the expensive side, but the food is delicious and therefore, worth it. The vibe in the cafe is cozy and hyggelig. Down to earth. And I love that. You can also just buy the food and take it to go.

Café Glad is a good opportunity for lunch and brunch opportunity and worth a visit.

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Gode råd til det Glutenfrie og det Mælkefrie liv

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Da jeg forsøgte at blive gluten og mælke-fri var det sværeste at overkomme, hvad jeg skulle gøre, når jeg besøgte mine venner og de muligvis ville lave mad til mig. I begyndelsen mente jeg, at jeg selv ville have mad med, men hvad så med alle dem der egentlig gerne vil prøve det “glutenfrie og mælkefrie” køkken for min skyld? Hvordan forklarer man, hvad der er gluten i og hvad der ikke er. For, let’s be honest, listen er lang.

Så jeg lavede et dokument jeg kunne sende videre, der indeholdte hvad man skulle undgå og hvad man kunne vælge istedet og det vil jeg dele med jer! På den måde kan du evt bruge denne side som reference eller lave din egen. Skemaet er ikke min opfindelse, men et jeg har set flere bruge. Det her er baseret på en glutenfri og mælkefri kost.

Jeg vil gerne lige understrege, at jeg mener man skal gå til lægen og få hjælp til at finde ud af om man skal leve på en sådan kost før man begiver sig ud i det. Det er simpelthen for besværligt at gøre selv uden at have en læge ind over.

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Religion Displayed in the Media

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I am not a Muslim. I am a Christian. Thus – for obvious reasons – I do not know the intimate details about having a religious affiliation to Islam as I do as to Christianity. However, I do have an education in the study of religion and I do read the newspapers and follow steadily in the news. And I do see the different profiles we, talking from a Danish point of view, are fed up with about Islam and how we are being told how to think about Muslims.

I find that society today tends to point a little too much on the Muslims as terrorists, radicals and dangerous. So, when Pope Francis stood up and refused to point his finger at fellow Muslims in relation to the murder of a Roman Catholic Priest in June, I find that he pointed towards a general flaw in our society. I found his comments relevant. Because, I know some politicians wants me to believe that everyone who affiliate with Islam is dangerous, because Islam is a violent religion – but the thing is, I have met a lot of muslims that acted and believed in peaceful co-existens between Muslims and Jews in Israels-Palestine. So why is it we cannot have the same main idea in Europe? Why is it that Muslims should be to blame for a violent culture, when Europe was the one that have destroyed tribes and cultures in the Middle East and Africa historically? What about all the crusades that took it to be their mission to take back Jerusalem? Then, haven’t Christianity been a violent religion too?

I do not believe that religion is to blame for war. I believe we as selfish, discriminating human beings are to blame – and I believe we sometimes use religion as a way to authorise war. But I also think that we sometimes use religion to authorise a certain view on a group of people who doesn’t necessarily have a violent world view. Sometimes I can’t help but wonder if this view that the media and the politicians often feeds us with is the very reason that some Muslims do implement a violent world view as the only way to make us respect them.

But don’t we all have the right to be respected as we are beyond violence?

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Glutenfree and Milkfree American Pancakes

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Jeg elsker amerikanske pandekager og specielt dem her. De er nemme at lave og lækre luftige. Der skal ingen sukker i og kan steges på en pande uden fedt, hvis man er i besiddelse af de der smarte pander hvor man ikke behøver sådan noget som fedt for at lade pandekagerne slippe. Så der er minimeret på det usunde, så man kan fyre godt under siruppen når man spiser dem.

Ingredienser:
3 æg
1 tsk salt
1 tsk bagepulver
2 tsk vanille.
100 gr boghvedemel (eller andet alternativ).
1,5 dl plantemælk (Soya eller mandelmælk).
Evt 1 tsk kanel og skiveskårne og skrællede æbler.

Fremgangsmåde:
Del æggehvider og æggeblommer ad. Pisk æggehviderne med saltet til skålen kan vendes på hovedet uden at indholdet falder ud. Bland æggeblommer, mælk, bagepulver og vanillesukker sammen i en skål for sig. Vend melen ind i den til den får en flydende men ikke for flydende konsistens og herefter vender man æggehviderne i blandingen. Vend dejen til æggehviderne bliver en del af dejen. Til sidst klatter man dejen på en pande, vender og værså god – så er der amerikanske pandekager.

Hvis du er til lidt ekstra muf og mums kan man med fordel vende 1 tsk kanel i og evt 1-1,5 æble (skrældet og skåret i tynde skiver) i dejen og stege dem på panden. Det gør dem også monster gode!

Alt jeg har tilbage at sige er: Velbekomme.

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That Time My Voice Helped A Friend Vlogger!

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So, A couple of weeks ago, I wrote in a blog that I helped a friend being the voice of vegetables that got killed. I always wanted to be the voice of some cartoon because I as a kid had a ton of voices I could do! A dream that never really came true … well … I guess in some way you could say – until now. Under all circumstances I am always up to something crazy. And with no further ado I will share the crazy video with you all!

The vlogger is Ronja Lykke. She vlogs in both Danish and English, and she’s awesome on youtube and instagram! Follow her! 🙂

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Pics of the week: Christian 4th, Killer Fireplace and Beautiful Chihuahua’s

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Kong Christian 4   centrepiece

When you are enjoying a rare guided tour in Børsen, Copenhagen and suddenly, King
Christian 4th appears. Fun fact, Christian 4th build Børsen … in the 1620s… Btw,
that will be my future fireplace in that future castle I’m going to live in when
I find a millionaire…

Sis, Miyaki & Naomi Naomi & Miyaki

Spent some quality time with my awesome sister and her two beautiful Chihuahuas last Saturday. Fall is just a beautiful time of year!

Pumpkin-man  Halloween_tivoli

When I grew up, I did not know what Halloween even was. Now Tivoli opens once a year especially dressed for that very occasion. I love tivoli, so any excuse to visit the place right?
so to spend time in Tivoli, with a childhood friend and her sweet, amazing daughter – that’s
a afternoon well spent!

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Restaurant Recommendation #4: Mackie’s, Aarhus

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The first time I went to this restaurant was in the early days of my Aarhus time. At first, I loved their burgers and fries. But when I went gluten- and milkfree, this also became my favourite pizza place in Denmark. Their glutenfree pizza’s are to die for and always with tons of fillings on top despite ordering them without cheese. When you go have pizza anywhere else, I find that glutenfree options, fillings on top are often spared and scares. But at Mackie’s you really don’t have that problem. And, I was full after one pizza and I’ve eaten here almost every time I’m in Aarhus. They also serve other Glutenfree options in the restaurant.

The atmosphere is really cool with no place on the wall left empty. Souvenirs, shirts and many many other things adorn the walls which fills the restaurant with tons of color and life. And, you can actually hear one another speak and enjoy each others company.

On the flip side, you cannot eat with cutlery for your pizza. So it is with the sausages you call fingers you eat. Actually, some people have even been kicked out of the restaurant for asking. It sounds dramatic, and I find it a bit over the top, but with that being said, the staff is really friendly and are good at making sure, you know you won’t get a knife and a fork. Which doesn’t really matter to me! When ordering burgers and such you are of course given knife and fork – it is only when eating pizza.

This restaurant is definitely a place worth visiting when you find yourself in Aarhus anyway. Especially since Aarhus is the new city of culture in 2017

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Oh boy! On Recent Blog-blackout & A Grown-Up Adventures

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I admit to not being as consistent with the blogs as I first planned to be. And I apologise to the few readers that do visit my blog at this moment. I have had some interesting weeks learning and I admit to being without much energi when arriving home after work. I have been able to keep up my training though (I run three times a week) and I’m now able to run 10,5 km moving towards my 11 km next weekend. For this I am quite proud of myself. My Iphone are showing signs of exhaustion, as it tends to cut of power for my running app towards the end of my runs, when doing a long run. So I wonder if it would be easier with one of those runner-watches.. Luckily, it’s christmas soon and therefore also my birthday.

Now I am moving towards new adventures job-wise and I am both scared and excited about what’s in the future for me. I love to be able to do these internships that the Danish system have enabled for someone like me. As recently graduated, it is scares as to what type of work experience I have. Despite not being without that much, I still lack experience and these internships will help me with that. I love being able to move around and get to know new people in the field I would love to work within.

I feel like I did when I stood in the airport on my way out into the world for the first time without my parents. Only in a grown up-ish fashion, where I move towards employment!

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Everyday Tales

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Out running. Fantastic day. The sky is blue. The morning breeze is slightly touching my face. The moon is shining freakishly bright. The music is blasting in my head phones … And thats when my phone chooses to take the morning of by stubbornly telling me that it has no more power, when I know for a fact that there is at least about a half to an hours worth of power #thattimeofyear #myphonedoesntlikeacoldbreeze #myphone=anoldladywithitsownmind,  #nothinglikeastubbornphonethatcantakeawaythepleasureofamorningrun, #nothingthatcantbefixedwithloveandheat

I came home from a long day and as a treat I had bought myself one of those freezer pizzas. I had put it in the oven. Watched some series while waiting. Excited about my luck! I love paper pizzas! Anyways, after a while it was finished and as I opened the oven, and tried to sneak out the pizza.. plash… Half on the floor, half on the cutting board! #maaan #isitembarrasingtoadmitIateitanyway?

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