Rotary Family day and my new bike

Estefania, Basak and I

Jim & Jimmy at the cooker

Pre-cookout prayer

Classic cookout

"The team" (bike-givers, Jim, Rob and Dr. Nikolav)

The three Rotary presidents

I lørdags var vi som nævnt til Rotary Family Day i McKey Park. Der var medlemmer samt familie fra tre Rotary klubber i området: Valdosta, Valdosta North samt Nashville-Berrien Rotary. Der var cook-out med hamburgers & hotdogs - en rigtig amerikansk klassiker. 

Et andet højdepunkt på dagen var at tre rotarianere havde taget cykler med til os, så vi kan komme rundt på campus lidt nemmere. Det er DEJLIGT at have en cykel, da det langt fra er lige så varmt som at gå, og så går det også bare SÅ meget hurtigere, hvilket er praktisk når man f.eks. opdager at man er taget til den forkerte bygning, og allerede er 2 min. forsinket til time (som i mandags). Tak Mr. Jim Galloway!

Det er ikke så normalt at cykle herovre, som i DK. Enkelte steder er der cykelstier (meget få steder), men man skal selv være rimeligt opmærksom, da man ikke kan forvente at billisterne er det. Så vi cykler en del på fortovet, bare for at være på den sikre side ;-)

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This Saturday we, as mentioned, went to the Rotary Family Day in McKey Park. There were members from three Rotary clubs from the area: Valdosta, Valdosta North and Nashville-Berrien Rotary. It was a classic American cookout with hamburgers & hotdogs. 

Another highlight of the day was that three rotarians had brought bikes for us, so we can get around campus easier. It is SO nice to have a bike, as it is much cooler and way faster than walking, which is quite practical when you suddenly realize you've gone to the wrong building, and are already 2 mins. late for class (like I did Monday). Thank You Mr. Jim Galloway!

It is not so normal to bike around over here, as it is in Denmark. A few places they have bike paths, but very few, and you have to be very careful and pay attention to traffic, as you can't expect the the drivers to be aware of bikes. So we go on the sidewalk a lot, just to be safe ;-)