Finding My American Roots

I think that every student knows of the concept: Procrastination. My procrastination these days are baking cookies. Old fashioned cookies. My wife and children tells me not to be sorry for this. Hah! I decided to share some of the favorites right now: 🇩🇰 Dansk 🇺🇸 English 200 g hvedemel 7.05 oz All purpose flour 1/2 tsk hjortetaksalt 1/2 teaspoon baker's ammonia 200 g smør 7.05 oz Butter 100 g sukker 3.53 oz Sugar 100 g kokosmel 3.53 oz Finely ground coconut 🇩🇰 Mel og hjortetaksalt blandes og smøret smuldres i. Sukker og kokosmel tilsættes og dejen æltes sammen. Trilles ud i tre stænger, der enten lægges på en smurt bageplade eller på bagepapir, og trykkes let flade. Bages ved 200°C i 12-15 minutter.  Glasur af flormelis og vand, evt. tilsat lidt citronsaft/-essens, smøres på imens de endnu er lune i en stribe midt på, og skæres herefter ud i snitter.  🇺🇸 Mix the All purpose flour and Baker's ammonia. Add the butter and kneed it firmly with the...

Today MyHeritage shared my story of finding my biological family. The story have been read through and approved by my mother, brothers and myself. It can be read here:

Dagbog fra vort besøg hos familien i USA (dansk udgave) På opfordring til også at skrive rapporten fra turen på dansk, følger her en oversat udgave. Nogle vil måske undre sig over, at jeg ikke nævner min lillebror og hans familie ved navne. Det er af sikkerhedsårsager som følge af hans arbejde, at det ikke må fremgå. ----------- Det var ikke muligt for mig, at skrive på min blog i løbet af besøget i USA, da jeg ikke havde medbragt min computer, og det var ganske enkelt for besværligt at skrive fra telefonen.  I stedet vil jeg forsøge at lave et langt indlæg med hvad vi oplevede i de par uger vi besøgte familien. Den kommende tid vil jeg så forsøge at lave nogle indlæg om mindre emner fra turen. Tirsdag, den 2. juli Vi afrejste med fly fra Aalborg Lufthavn den 2. juli, hvor vi fløj med Norwegian Air til København, hvor vi skulle vente i omtrent e timer. Herfra fløj vi videre, også med Norwegian Air til JFK Lufhavnen i New York, USA. Turen gik fint. Der var næste...

Report of visiting the family It was not possible for me to write on my blog during our visit to the United States, as I had not brought my computer with me.  I will instead try to make a long report on what we experienced duting the weeks we visited the family. The following days I'll try to keep up on smaller subjects from the travel.  July 2nd We went by plane from Aalborg July 2nd by Norwegian Air to Copenhagen, where we had a lay over aproximately 4 hrs. From here we flew also by Norwegian Air to JFK Airport in New York, USA. The trip went fine. Almost no turbulence during the travel, but 8,5 hrs flight tires you when not used to these long flights.  We arrived NYC at 9.30 pm and went through immigration. Luckily it only took about 1 hour, before we could continue. We had decided to take a taxi from the airport to Stewart Hotel at Manhatten, where we was to stay the first night. Going out the airport to the heat of about 90°F humid air, was like hi...