USA Team Handball Blogs

Påskecup pictures and other assorted photographs!

Sat May 21 17:17:00 -0400 2011

I really wish my alliteration within 'Påskecup Pictures' sounded cooler than it does...Anyways, I just sat down to my computer ( facebook>anything else you're supposed to be doing, it's the equation of the modern day teenager) and realized that I hadn't plugged my camera into my computer… Read More

Bruised, beaten, but amplified

Sat May 21 17:12:00 -0400 2011

It's been a while since my last update, but I'll try to keep everything short and sweet.  We had our Spring concert, which was a blast to be a part of. The students preforming ranged from a 3rd classmen doing his guitar rendention of Justin Timberlakes 'LoveStoned', to an EXTREMELY talented… Read More

Forget the Cowbell...

Mon Apr 04 00:00:00 -0400 2011

This past week, and the current one, are a break for the handball players here in Bjerringbro, Denmark. After the conclusion of our season, we take a 2-week break, after which we'll hit the ground running and start getitng ready for the Påskecup, an easter tournament that will be my last ever… Read More

Deja Vu

Mon Mar 28 23:59:00 -0400 2011

It's not handball in Denmark if I don't hit my head hard enough during a game to lose conciousness the game ends! Mom, I'm okay. Dad, you should have seen the other girl. Everyone else, come on, you had to have expected it.... Read More

I'm baaaaa-aaack

Tue Mar 15 23:57:00 -0400 2011

Back to BjerringbroAfter a stay in the US that lasted, to the day, 2 months longer than originally expected, I am finally back in Denmark. I have to admit, this has been one of the most entertaining solo trips I’ve ever made. After my 10 ½ hour flight from LAX to London, an… Read More

Orum, 15, BFH, 14

Sun Dec 12 23:22:00 -0500 2010

Today we played what is, without a doubt, the best game BFH's second team has played this season. Despite having barely enough players to field a team and our regular coach being in Egypt, we managed a devestating 15-14 loss to Ørum, the number one team in our division. After what could… Read More

It's beginning to look A LOT like Christmas

Fri Dec 03 11:00:00 -0500 2010

If you're like me, then you probably scoff when the local Macy's subtlely starts putting up Christmas (excuse me, Holiday) decorations the week before Thanksgiving while silently counting down the days until December 25th. In Denmark, however, I've found that you scoff when a stores decorations… Read More

Handball - its not for wimps

Mon Nov 15 18:36:00 -0500 2010

Today had been a beautiful day in Bjerringbro. Temperatures of nearly 8 degrees, and some weird shiny thing in the sky that Danes call 'The Sun.' It rarely appears in Denmark, but on the off chance this 'Sun' decides to show itself, it is only to cast a deceiving glow across frigid land. But… Read More

Weather Update

Wed Nov 10 13:45:00 -0500 2010

I don't have a clever way of putting this, but for all you Californians-rain when the temperature is below freezing does NOT always mean snow.There is a point between rain and snow, which is pretty much shaved ice falling from the sky. I'm not a meteorologist, but my best… Read More

Rødgrød med flød revenge

Thu Nov 04 16:00:00 -0400 2010

If you ever happen to stumble across a Danish person, chances are that, sometime in conversation, they WILL ask you to say Rødgrød med Flød. Let me tell you now, it is impossible to say. I personally believe that it's all a giant conspiracy against non-Danish speaking people,… Read More

Bjerringbro FH 13-Viborg HK 13

Wed Nov 03 14:54:00 -0400 2010

First off, I'd like to apologize for starting my last two blogs with the words 'First off.'..Tonight our team played against Viborg HK, a game not nearly as close as the score indicates. Our team opened up beautifully-settling into a rythm, looking for the open player, speeding up and slowing down… Read More

Busy, Busy, Busy

Tue Nov 02 15:15:00 -0400 2010

First off, I'd like to open this blog congratulating all players who have been selected to represent the United States this coming December when USA plays Canada to try and qualify for the 2011 Pan American games, and send my best wishes to those travelling to Cuba to try their hand at… Read More

27-6 Løvskal, 9-13 Overlund F

Mon Oct 11 10:17:00 -0400 2010

First off, let me apologize for the space in between my updates. Between school, handball, and the fact that everything now takes me 3 times longer to do it (keep reading!), I have not had much time to update.2 weeks ago, Amber Turner and I were lucky enough to get to go visit a good friend of ours… Read More

Pictures of our game vs. Overlund

Sun Sep 26 14:10:00 -0400 2010

Warming-up 7 meters   Half Time-Bjerringbro Blue!   Despite how it looks, I am NOT arguing with the ref (dommer)    Defense   Note: Romania beats Norway (again) to become GF World Cup Champions. Another EXTREMELY close game, played right to the end with a key… Read More

Bjerringbro FH for the win! 13-9

Sun Sep 26 14:08:00 -0400 2010

 We had our first 'practice match' as Bjerringbro FH U16 Team 2, and it went quite well. With the help of the Team 1 goalie and right back, we pulled ourselves together in the second half to pull aherad in a close game.    Due to personal conflicts for Jennie Bergsma and… Read More

Handball Update

Wed Sep 22 14:47:00 -0400 2010

We found out tonight at training that we will have our first match this Sunday in Viborg. Our first 'real' Danish handball game! Wish us luck! Read More

Canoeing and Handball and Shopping, oh my!

Wed Sep 22 11:02:00 -0400 2010

After quite the weekend, and a busy start to the week, we're back into our normal schedules. Saturday marked a fun team bonding event when the 5 U16 girls from the USA went canoeing with many U16 Danish girls from Bjerringbro FH. Despite typical Denmark weather conditions - cold wind … Read More

Settling into a Routine

Thu Sep 16 10:08:00 -0400 2010

The Americans in Denmark have finally started settling down and getting into the swing of things here in Bjerringbro. Our school schedules are nearly finalized (pending the possibility of being involved in English classes), including intensive Danish lessons every other day. We are training 5… Read More

Billeder!!

Tue Sep 14 09:19:00 -0400 2010

It seems that Facebook and Denmark do not get along well, so I've attached some pictures here... Chanel Turner, Gaby Rapp, Myself, and Jennie Bergsma at the Bjerringbro train station before our trip to Århus   Giant..Giants? Big Overly-Friendly Giants in downtown… Read More

Hjernerystelse

Thu Sep 09 13:32:00 -0400 2010

Hjernerystelse is the Danish word for concussion. This Monday, early in our training, I somehow managed to miss a weight ball being tossed down to me during an excercise in which you do a sit-up with a weight ball above your head, throwing it to your partner on your way up. On the way down, your… Read More

Jeg taler ikke Dansk

Sat Sep 04 11:24:00 -0400 2010

It seems the only Danish I've seemed to pick up as of late has been "Jeg teller ikke Dansk" or "I don't speak Danish." Yesterday was Bjerringbro Gymnaium's "Sportenfest" or "Sports Day." All classes-or homerooms- picked a theme to dress up as and play in a small tournament of 3 sports-… Read More

Rødgrød med Fløde

Thu Sep 02 11:22:00 -0400 2010

We had our first danish lesson today [informal], and we found that currant pudding with cream, or rødgrød med fløde, is one thing we will NOT be ordering any time soon! Danish schools are extremely casual, something that will take some time getting used to. Teachers are… Read More