American starts year 2 of Danish Gymnasium!

Maya has just started her second year of gymnasium in Denmark. She talks about what she expects from the year ahead!!
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[@vrenak]

It's not just Maya that has something to look forward to with the bus, since that tour will bring her whole class to your home, so depending on where on the route you are, you have to figure out what to serve, and where to seat them all. Will you perhaps even be the starting point or the end point, just under 2 years to find out....

[@stigchristensen2597]

2G is usually the hardest year in STX. keep it up Maya

[@imagzz4942]

I would say that it used to be like that, however now I think it is very indivudual. I would say that about 50% of my class found the 3rd year to be the hardest. I think it comes down to the subjects you chose in 3G as well as how you do with your SRP assignment and how interesting you find it and prepare for it. Personally I found 2G to be the toughest as well, but that was probably because I loved most of our subjects in 3G - 3 of which I picked myself.

[@Purplefishish]

I look forward to seeing Maya with her studenterhue - you go girl!

[@thunderspike1892]

Love the face expression when Maya said they know that we are above them 😆

[@TheEllegaard]

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[@mumimor]

Literally the first thing I thought about was the "vogntur", the busride, and then you started talking about it. I'm so old that we did it is a horse-powered wagon. But I think everyone who ever went to gymnasium remembers that day very fondly. (The part of it that they remember, because many of us got very drunk). I still have my hat, and somewhere, my family still have our dad's hat, too. The second year is definitely the hardest, but if you put in the work, that also means that you can really enjoy the social part of the third year, and not only that vogntur. Enjoy!

[@24Shigeru24]

THe study trip is quite commen in Gymnasium. I went to HTX, In Lyngby actually :), and we voted on where in Europe we wanted to go. We ended up going to Rome for 5 days or something. The trip was for math and physics, so the weeks counting uo to the trip we were focused on an assignment in math that involed calculating and designing The Colusseum, and in physics we needed to calculate what kind of spring(bungee cord) was needed to do a bungee jump inside the St. Peters Church in order to just get dipped into the thing they dip babies in :)

[@Tomsdatter]

Maya you should see Derry Girls, its a comedy series but its about life in north ireland in the 90.

[@mayaanastasiayoung6739]

I have binged watch the entire show in preparation. It’s so funny. I also really enjoyed seeing what life was like for people my age during that time. And how casual the violence felt. Things like military men checking the bus was totally normal for them, I couldn’t even imagine that

[@mikkel5681]

"Naturgeografi" or Physical Geography is climate, geology, sustainability, the water cycle, where we get our energy from and topics like that. Its basically meant to give the student an understanding of how the world affects our human lifes and society, and ofc also the other way around. Its with out a doubt the most important topic thats taught in the gymnasium.. Said the clearly unbiased physical geography teacher :)

[@HannahJ]

My son had "Natur og Teknik" which from what I could gather was Geography with some science thrown in and some other bits too. In fact his first was a year ago today.

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

I am looking forward to seeing you with the white cap.

[@avejst]

Great video 👍 I don't think the US viewers is aware what the Bus thing is. Maybe you should explain that in the next video 😉 Thanks for sharing your experience with the Danish Gymnasium/Highschool with all of us 👍🙂

[@ITubeTooInc]

And Danish viewers are not aware what the baseball thing is. 😂

[@renosaurusrex5952]

I graduated this Summer from HTX. I'm just gonna say look forward to graduation. its the best feeling to get your graduation cap after the last exam. also the "studenterkørelse" is so fun. But make the best of your 3 years, and i wish you luck on your journey

[@GarmrsBarking]

the religious conflicts in ireland are called "the troubles", however, it was not only about faith but also about the desire to become part of england or break away from it... it was a civil war mixed with a kind of gang war and a religious war.... it can be really hard to see which side is fighting for which goal when delving into the history of it...

[@SCGMLB]

It’s sad because while the religious differences is what defined the two sides in “the Troubles” the conflict today mostly isn’t about a difference in beliefs anymore. It has simply evolved into a war between two sides and the only reason it continues is because parents teach their children to continue it.

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

First day of school in was a big thing for me. My dad and I had built my first "big boy bike" together from scrapparts he bought with beers at the local scrapheap. He bought new race handles, pedals and rubber tubes for the tires and some sandpaper and spraypaint. we made it look like a new black and yellow lightning. My very first ride on it was the morning on the first day of school. I was so exited to go there on my bike and show it off to all my new friends. My parents did me good on that day. they managed to make all my insecurities into something exiting. I am 40 now. I still build things from scraps and love to show them off to friends! :D Btw: As others mention. the second year is the hardest. claw through. third year is more self chosen classes/subjects and less boring stuff. And that last ride is a hoot. My advice; take it easy with the alcohol and remember water, it is a long day. I personally don't remember the last third of the ride! -But luckily ppl said I was a hoot! :D

[@Simpopcorn]

The celebration with trying caps/hats, senior galla, vogntur its all so fun. I Can see your exited and it is really everything who you Can Dream of. I did a HF and gradualed in 2018. As 24 year Old. I know late. But again better late than never, right. We did not have that many tradition as stx do/dit. But also every Dream Come true and so fun. 😀

[@Larsemillarsen]

"you almost know a celebrity"? You ARE celebrities, you know

[@donquixote1502]

Hahahahaha, I love your thumbnail. You look so cute together 👍❤ from Swe.

[@TravelinYoung]

Haha, yes! I figured I would pull out an old photo from Maya's early school days :).

[@donquixote1502]

@@TravelinYoung It worked perfect sir!

[@Bjowolf2]

Geology?!? - wow, you rock, Maya! 😂

[@TravelinYoung]

Quality dad joke right there 😂

[@verbatimdk]

or in minecraft language...Diiiiiiiiiiiiiiamonds :D

[@DuneZerna]

Still love your videoes! Keep on going!

[@kenndus]

My daughter just started in gymnasium... i feel old :-)

[@cartooncrazy1438]

My highschool class went to Budapest with history and biology :)

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

Geology. In Denmark we are able to see signs from the disaster that may have erased the dinosaurs (Why not crocodiles and turtles also?)? On the side of "Stevns Klint", in the chalk from the former sea bottom, you are able to see a black band from that time!

[@pbhansen731]

My son is now i 3.g of HTX and in 2.g they went to Berlin for 1 week and this year they are going to Amsterdam for 1 week, so very normal in gymnasium. Regarding the bus and hats well they are only 9 people in his class so don't know what will happen yet.

[@kinuuni]

I don't know if it is an american thing, but I have several friends who just got kids during the last 5 years or so and for many of them it is a deliberate decision to never post pictures of their kids online, for two reasons as far as I understand. Firstly, wanting to protect the privacy of their kids and to avoid any awkward people taking the pictures. Secondly because they believe that social media and having a social media presence should be left up to the kids when they get old enough. Of course that is not everyone but out of the friends I have who have kids, the majority never post any pictures and rarely ever any stories of them online. Meanwhile, I never got to ride a truck for graduation, I am now 15 days away from handing in my masters thesis and I still kind of regret that so, do enjoy it! :D I hear it is all kinds of fun and a perfect ending.

[@camp4600]

My ex and I post pics of our kids on facebook, but we do it in a private group that requires an invite in order to join. So only people we know personally can see them.

[@kinuuni]

@@camp4600 Yeah, many of my friends have mailing picture groups specifically made for that purpose as well. (I think they choose that rather than facebook as I think facebook still has the rights to your pics no matter how closed off the group is. Also there are probably some grandparents or Gen Z's that don't have/use facebook.)

[@mortal_ity]

Interesting that Maya adopted the same group idea. instead of the American style with different classmates in different classes. like you discussed in a previous video.

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

They still divide... But not in the same way, you always have a base group/class to return to.

[@mayaanastasiayoung6739]

I definitely have plenty of friends outside of my class but I will always have my home base. We are like a little family :))

[@davidpax]

In 2005 we had a big reform of the gymnasium where a lot of subjects had their contents changed. Geografi lost it's social science parts about demography, people in different countries and their cultures. It was turned into a more natural science subject.

[@Besotted85]

I´m not quit sure why i like this family! I just do :)

[@larskjar]

The republic of Ireland, or just the Republic would be how I'd express it?

[@jensj.jensen5462]

That thumpnail picture is just wonderful.

[@TravelinYoung]

Pulled that out of the archives :).

[@Gwenx]

Lot of schools have trips, which is very nice and fun! My efterskole had a trip to Berlin, and my HG/EUD had a tip to NewYork unfortunately i had to move so i missed that.. In my folkeskole, we had small trips to Jylland, Bornholm, and we had quite a few tips to some camps for schools :P I hope the Gymnasium is fun!

[@Bjarne_Duelund]

How cute (first day at school) ;⁠-⁠)

[@hmbp100]

you to are so funny. love henrik.

[@dijikstra8]

When you're using week numbers in casual conversation, that's when you know you've integrated 😂

[@SneakyNinjaDog]

You always see students dissect frogs in American TV shows, but I think student rarely or never dissect stuff in Denmark. Simply not something we do.

[@MsBlackdeath13]

I think the classes depend on the gymnasium and the line you attend. Like I went to htx and was on the technology, design and business economics. There were two other lines as well. Mathematics line and a biology line. I think since, I left there’s been added more lines. Also I went to Scotland in my second year. We visited a whiskey distillery and a Scottish equivalent to gymnasium.

[@donjuul777]

it is a danish thing too to post pictures of their kids first day all my friends that has kids does it specialy when the kids are small as they grow older not so much

[@Google_Censored_Commenter]

Pay attention in class, is the best advice I can give. Take good notes. You're gonna need them, especially in math and physics classes. LOTS of equations you have no chance of memorizing. So organize them somewhere you can look up.

[@Simpopcorn]

Josh! Dont worry about the School class being their thing. Its normal and when you attend university your hours of actual being their is even more smaller than stx and so on. Beginning my 5th semester on monday and my days is like this: monday and thursday 13-16 and wedensday 8:15-11. While tuesday and friday is self studying for assignments, Reading and notes. So dont at all worry about the stx. 😃😂🤭 i dont know why its like that. But it is. Its like the time gets smaller and smaller after folkeskolen 🤔😆

[@mariushaakonssen]

I feel like us Danes only focus on the first first day of school, not the whole back to school thing, we hardly have a word for it, unless you use the direct translation, but that sounds stupid

[@christianlorentzen6479]

So Maya I just wanna ask you about your Bornholm experience. It's Denmark allright but when you think about it wasn't it quite different though? Hope you had a good time there. The Bornholmian

[@stphinkle]

Is Gymnasium the term Denmark uses what would be called "High School" in the states?

[@TravelinYoung]

Yes, though there are differences between the two. But it is what high school aged kids do in DK.

[@stphinkle]

@@TravelinYoung I was curious what subjects are taught in schools in Denmark? In the USA, most of the schools include core subjects such as English, Mathematics, Sciences [Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and sometimes Earth Science], History [US and World], Foreign Language, Economics, Government, and Physical Education. Many high schools also offer additional subjects such as Art, Music [such as Choir, Band, Orchestra], Drama/Theater, Dance, Technical Theater, Family & Consumer Sciences (such as foods, independent living skills, fashion or child development), Industrial Arts (Such as Wood, Metal, or Auto Shop), Career Technical Education (Variety of fields), Computer Technology, Business Careers, Student Government, Speech and Debate, and a variety of others depending on the school.

[@henningrasmussen3969]

STX IS HARD WORK

[@marcuscole4394]

What comes after the 3rd year of Gymnasium ? Is it University or an equivalent to grad school ? I used to know these things, but it's been awhile :-) Good luck Maya, I so wanted to move to Denmark when I was your age or even your parents age. Heck, I still do, but can't seem to get that accomplished. I'll just have to visit more often.

[@chrisbagge3129]

After 3rd year of Gymnasium there is no more school. You will start on University, if that is the carreer path of choice.

[@theicebeardk]

After Gymnasium (and the other similar educations) you're an adult, gymnasium in particular is designed to give you a very rounded education with a basis in nearly all subjects to a level that is supposed to prepare you (and this is not always successful) enter a higher education program. Like university for example where you have 3 years to get a Bachelors degree or five years to a Masters or to a bit more if you manage to diverge into Ph.d. Many who want to become lawyers, doctors or nurses use the gymnasium as a setting off point (a few engineers as well but they mainly start from a slightly differently "toned" 3 year school with a closer connection to the technical side). But basically if you have a business, technical (HTX) or standard (STX) you are judged by the higher education you want to based on the grades you have in the required courses so for example if you fulfill the math requirement of a natural science education and have the grades for it, then the university will assign you a space provided they have any to spare (that process is also fascinating).

[@Ernoskij]

I'm glad the "baseball incident" didn't happen on the bridge Josh, you would probably never be cured of your fear of the bridge if it had been on there XD Also glad you are all safe :)

[@Simpopcorn]

No its not a American thing. Maybe inspired by. But ALOT especially on Instagram post a 1st day of School when they start School. Maybe not evert year. My mom did that when i started School in the year 2000. All Way back in the day with where you had to wait for the pictures to Come back from the fotographer and as fysical objekt 😃😂🤭😀😆 love Those 1st day of School pictures. Reminds you of how little you were when u see others also

[@donquixote1502]

We went to London in high school (1973) hahahaha

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

Baseball? I have never understood why it is so popular in the US? In my school time, 60 years ago we did play something like it (A bat and a ball, running round a field between bases), but never after that! 😁

[@JakobSanvig]

Why are pupils and students in america disecting animals on a regular basis? And why does the American media get upset when learning about public disections of zoo animals in Denmark?

[@mayaanastasiayoung6739]

it's definitely not on a regular basis in the US. You also don't do it until you're like 12-15. I think people would be more sensitive about younger kids doing it or witnessing it.

[@JakobSanvig]

@@mayaanastasiayoung6739 Ok. You just always see it in TV shows and the movies

[@KTroyborg]

«Too many Irelands» you sure you’re not irish?

[@Michael-dj6pd]

she has the hair of an irish person

[@lameduck3105]

Natur og Geografi translates to nature and geography. Geology would be a bit too specialized a field to teach in a Danish Gymnasium.

[@davidpax]

Off topic but anyway. There is a general election coming up in Denmark this autumn. I am looking forward to the day you get your Danish citizenship. Then you have to figure out which of our 10+ political parties to vote for. Must be confusing 🙂, but of course you don't have to vote.

[@TravelinYoung]

We have one more year until we can vote (in local elections) but we will definitely take part once we are able to! We have a bit longer to wait for citizenship but we’ll get there! - M

[@TheJoergenDK]

You guys should be proud of your family's youngest member. Not only is she smart and charming, she's also beautiful, which I have to say is not all that common among "gingers", that is, if I am remembering my own youth correctly. And it is a beauty that grows the more you see that bright light shining from inside in a very clear and mature way. I mean, Maya obviously must have gotten it from somewhere, and the first thing that comes to mind is good parenting 😉

[@janusjensen4437]

What brand of apple juice are you drinking? 🙂

[@TravelinYoung]

Only the best from Guatemala :)

[@janusjensen4437]

That's what I thought.

[@boduholm8463]

Well, if you all have been to Ireland, and been to the UK, Maya is not going to a country you have not been in.

[@henrikpilgaard57]

Actually, to me it sounds like Maya says "Natur/geografi" or translated nature/geography. Maybe i should have my ears chekked, or ............

[@mayaanastasiayoung6739]

It’s called “naturgeografi” so you’re right haha

[@fredrikcarlstedt393]

I did not know camping trips in Sweden is really such a horrid experience .

[@davidpax]

Brexit has now highlighted the Irish problem again. Ireland is still in the EU but Northern Ireland has left the EU along with England and Scotland. They don't want a hard border on the island, but what do you do then? ?

[@KHValby]

LMAO! Ireland. The Republic of Ireland is not a part of the UK. The Capital is Dublin. Northern Ireland is part of the UK. Biggest city is Belfast. Don't worry. The IRA is not that active anymore 😊 ! Maya! Proud of U 👍 ! Looking forward to see U wearing the "hat" 😁 ! Make the best of it 👍😀👍 ! A piece of advise! Be among the first stops, not the last 🤣 ! Your parents will be grateful 🤣🤣🤣 !

[@UR-manden]

So We .. are paying for Americans getting educations for free ?....

[@TravelinYoung]

As legal residents of Denmark we pay the exact same taxes as danish citizens.

[@peterfireflylund]

I doubt the family are net consumers, given the kind of job the dad has.