Year: 2004
Time of year:
Country: Denmark
Places / cities: West coast
The summer of 2004 was the last summer before I became a student, so there was a family trip to Denmark. We stayed mostly on the west coast. But we had a trip to Legoland. Near the entrance was a shop selling LEGO. In the window I saw a car that I recognized. In the 1990s there was a LEGO car I had seen on the front of a LEGO catalogue. I wanted this one. I dreamed about it. And now I saw it in the shop window, but in an enlarged version. I got a lump in my throat.
Before we left for Denmark, I had applied for a dormitory at the student association in Volda. I had not received an answer from them when we left for Denmark. Then we agreed with our neighbor that she would take care of our mail while we were in Volda, and then she would send us an SMS if I received a letter from Volda.
In the last few days, the start of studies in Denmark was approaching. It began to be urgent to get a response from the student association. I still hadn't received any answers. Then I took the trouble to call the student association and explained my errand. No, they hadn't even received my application. Panic. They had no more dormitories available. More panic. But the lady on the phone was going to check a little more closely to see if she could find a dormitory for me. We agreed that she would call me during the day.
Ten minutes before closing time, she calls. She had found me a dormitory. I was naturally relieved. But then she said in a stern voice that there was one thing I should be aware of; I got to share the kitchen and living room with three ladies. Perfect for me as long as I got my head around it.
When I saw which dormitory I had been given, it occurred to me that it was the same type of dormitory I had selected as first choice in my application.
On our way home, we experienced Cutty Sark tall ships race. I noticed a little ship called "Tordenskjold", the same name as the building I worked at during my year in the navy. During my time as a student, I lived with the daugther of the owner of that very ship. What a small world
