Comments on: Immigrant Diaries: Tales from a girl in Copenhagen

By: Magpie Girl » Blog Archive » Stepping out of the Struggle

Magpie Girl » Blog Archive » Stepping out of the Struggle — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:29:20 +0000

[...] recently passed the one year mark of life here in Copenhagen. Baring lay-offs, we have a mandatory two-year assignment. But given Paul’s ship cycle, and what [...]

By: Magpie Girl » Blog Archive » Immigrant Diaries: The Leaving

Magpie Girl » Blog Archive » Immigrant Diaries: The Leaving — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:28:51 +0000

[...] to read more about the beginning of our immigrant journey? Start here, then move on to this and this [...]

By: Magpie Girl » Blog Archive » Staving Off Depression with Rhythm

Magpie Girl » Blog Archive » Staving Off Depression with Rhythm — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:32:09 +0000

[...] that we’ve recently moved to a new nation, I’ve done very little public writing about our life in Denmark. There are sheets and sheets of [...]

By: Magpie Girl » Blog Archive » Today’s Theme: Peaceful Advent

Magpie Girl » Blog Archive » Today’s Theme: Peaceful Advent — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:25:40 +0000

[...] schedule evaporated in a sea of poor planning. Ironically, in the midst of packing for an international move, this year we seem to be approaching this season with a more reasonable sense of time. To help this [...]

By: Magpie Girl » Blog Archive » Two Sides of a Coin

Magpie Girl » Blog Archive » Two Sides of a Coin — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:30:09 +0000

[...] It’s bittersweet to be here these days, knowing that I’ll have to pack it all up soon. I got a lot done here, in this room of my own. I grew as an artist and writer. I tried brave new things. But, all in all, all of my bigger goals have gone unmet. I’m still not making money as a writer, or as a minister. After much initial interest, my first book proposal is still drifting around, nearly dead in the water. People ask me to teach, then back down when they hear I charge a standard professional fee (that’s life with non-profits I suppose.) I haven’t figured out the freelancing thing. (I can’t seem to write fast enough to get out the critical mass necessary to land a few articles.) And my Etsy shop was just starting to turn a profit, but now I have to shut it down in January because of the overseas move. [...]

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:44:49 +0000

Wow..how exciting. I am of Danish descent but never have been there. My husband gets to go a couple of times a year b/c he works for Vestas, an alternative energy wind turbine manufacturing company.

Last time he was there one of the staff over in Denmark had recently returned from his first trip to America. His thoughts on the best part of America? Hooters. My dh told him he drives by one every day and the man got a dreamy look on his face and said “you are the luckiest man alive”.

By: Goddess of Leonie

Goddess of Leonie — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:58:31 +0000

oh sweet one…
great blessings on your new journey and adventure!

i like the way travel puts us in this new place… where we begin wondering if our personal particulars are truly our own, or that of our culture…

may your soul gather armfuls of fresh blossoms ~~~

By: kellybean

kellybean — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:24:45 +0000

Rachel…I am thrilled for you as you say Yes to this opportunity
May rich blessings come your way as your soul prepares to ‘immigrate’
and
as you transition your family and your belongings…(no small task!)

By: Elaine

Elaine — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:48:44 +0000

I think you, unique, beautiful, talented you will be a sparkly thing/person wherever your life’s journey takes you.

By: Jennifer/The Word Cellar

Jennifer/The Word Cellar — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:01:03 +0000

I’ve always experienced that ironic pull to be different but not an outsider. Like you, I “wanted my uniqueness to be from clever choice, not from alien necessity.” Then when I spent a year in England, I struggled with the desire to fit in and not stand out. It’s an interesting dichotomy and a slippery slope. But I’m confident you will navigate it all with grace. What an exciting adventure you’ll have!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:38:02 +0000

I look forward to peeking over your shoulder as you move through this transition (and I applaud your intention to be gleeful and polite about not fitting in — good words to live by regardless of where one is!)

Wishing you many blessings in this new stage of your life