It's been almost a year since Allan (@hanedane) and I moved to Denmark. We live in a town called Præstø which means "preists' island." It's not an island, it does occupy a little land mass in the Præstø Fjord.
I took this photo tonight from the shore across from downtown Præstø at sunset, which in Scandinavia is right around 4pm. The water was very quiet and no wind, which made for a beautiful evening in the land of the Norse.
Although we've been here for almost a year, I still don't have a residency permit. I applied for one in September of 2024 and should have received an answer by May of 2025. However, the ministry of immigration sort of "misplaced" my application and we never heard anything until we called them in October. (You're warned not to call but by this point we figured we had nothing to lose.) The ministry apologized for dropping our ball and then promptly rejected my application.
Confusion ensued and our attorney communicated with us that Allan (who is a Danish citizen) would have to prove that he can speak Danish by taking a test. This requirement was dropped a few weeks later.
Now, the requirement is that I will have to take a test to prove I can speak English. (You must speak either English or Danish to get a residency permit.) And that's what I'll be doing tomorrow.
Wish me luck!
(Another shot across Præstø Fjord this evening.)
Welcome nice to see you again we miss you during long time ago.
Thank you! Yes, I'm finally able to log in to Hive so... I'm back! How are you doing?
I am happy very happy here i am continued in hive during long time ago, but, the times are good to collect hive
That's an interesting dilhemma. Since moving there have you been able to learn Danish?
A little. (En lille.) When you get a residency permit, the government takes some money from you to cover Danish language classes, so without my permit I didn't really want to spend money on something I'd have to pay for again later. And I don't need to know Danish unless I'm trying for citizenship, which would be at least 4 or 5 years out after residency permission. But, yes, I know a little Danish from listening to Danish music and just hearing conversations. I can probably pick up about 30 to 40 percent of what's being said. The detail words lose me, but I know if someone is talking about the weather or a building or food, etc. I can't really say anything back and when I try, people giggle. So... 😂 What's up on your end? I need to check out your blog and bring myself up to speed.
Good luck.. hopefully you've been practicing 😆
lol
See that right there ain't gonna cut it. Lol is not English..
When I was young my Dad gave me a special pen which he said could write in any language. I was pretty impressed for a good while. How'd you go?