October 12, 2025

From Longing to Belonging: A Danish Halloween in Savannah

15 minutes

Fluent Fiction - Danish: From Longing to Belonging: A Danish Halloween in Savannah
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Story Transcript:

Da: Gaderne i Savannah var fyldt med liv og farver.
En: The streets of Savannah were filled with life and colors.

Da: Det var efterår, og bladene dansede i vinden.
En: It was autumn, and the leaves danced in the wind.

Da: Freja, en dansk udvekslingsstudent, gik langs markedet med sine venner Lars og Mikkel.
En: Freja, a Danish exchange student, walked along the market with her friends Lars and Mikkel.

Da: Hun kiggede på de mange boder fyldt med græskar, heksekoste og spøgelser.
En: She looked at the many stalls filled with pumpkins, witches' brooms, and ghosts.

Da: Freja følte sig lidt ensom.
En: Freja felt a bit lonely.

Da: Hun savnede Danmark.
En: She missed Danmark.

Da: Hun savnede familie og venner.
En: She missed family and friends.

Da: Men hun vidste, at hun også ville opleve noget nyt.
En: But she knew she also wanted to experience something new.

Da: Lars, hendes lokale ven, var begejstret.
En: Lars, her local friend, was excited.

Da: "Jeg elsker Halloween!"
En: "I love Halloween!"

Da: sagde han med et grin.
En: he said with a grin.

Da: "Du vil elske det, Freja!"
En: "You'll love it, Freja!"

Da: Freja smilede lidt.
En: Freja smiled a little.

Da: Lars' entusiasme var smittende.
En: Lars' enthusiasm was contagious.

Da: Mikkel, hendes danske ven, så skeptisk ud.
En: Mikkel, her Danish friend, looked skeptical.

Da: "Det er bare en amerikansk ting," sagde han.
En: "It's just an American thing," he said.

Da: "Vi fejrer det ikke i Danmark."
En: "We don't celebrate it in Danmark."

Da: Men Freja vil gerne prøve.
En: But Freja wanted to try.

Da: Hun vil gerne føle sig som en del af det hele.
En: She wanted to feel like part of it all.

Da: De gik fra bod til bod.
En: They went from stall to stall.

Da: Lars forklarede betydningen af hver dekoration.
En: Lars explained the meaning of each decoration.

Da: Freja lyttede opmærksomt.
En: Freja listened attentively.

Da: Hun begyndte at finde det hele spændende.
En: She began to find it all exciting.

Da: "Se!"
En: "Look!"

Da: sagde Freja og pegede på en stor græskarmand.
En: said Freja, pointing at a large pumpkin man.

Da: "Den ser sjov ud."
En: "He looks funny."

Da: Lars nikkede.
En: Lars nodded.

Da: "Det er en Jack-o'-lantern," forklarede han.
En: "That's a Jack-o'-lantern," he explained.

Da: "Vi skærer sjove ansigter i dem."
En: "We carve funny faces into them."

Da: Freja fik en idé.
En: Freja got an idea.

Da: Hun vendte sig mod Mikkel.
En: She turned to Mikkel.

Da: "Kom nu, vi skal prøve det," sagde hun.
En: "Come on, we have to try it," she said.

Da: "Vi kan lave vores egne græskarmænd."
En: "We can make our own pumpkin men."

Da: Mikkel sukkede, men lod sig overtale.
En: Mikkel sighed but was persuaded.

Da: Sammen gik de til en bod fyldt med græskar.
En: Together they went to a stall filled with pumpkins.

Da: De købte de største, de kunne finde.
En: They bought the largest they could find.

Da: Deres hænder blev klæbrige, da de skrabede indmaden ud.
En: Their hands became sticky as they scooped out the insides.

Da: Det var sjovt.
En: It was fun.

Da: Da de stod der og skar i græskarrene, begyndte Freja at grine.
En: As they stood there carving the pumpkins, Freja began to laugh.

Da: Mikkel kunne ikke lade være med at grine med, selvom han stadig virkede lidt skeptisk.
En: Mikkel couldn't help but laugh along, even though he still seemed a bit skeptical.

Da: Aftenen blev til en dejlig fest.
En: The evening turned into a lovely celebration.

Da: Markedet lyste op i mørket med lanterner og musik.
En: The market lit up in the dark with lanterns and music.

Da: Freja kunne mærke, hvordan hendes hjemve forsvandt lidt mere for hver time, der gik.
En: Freja could feel how her homesickness faded a little more each hour that passed.

Da: Hun følte sig glad og fri.
En: She felt happy and free.

Da: Da natten faldt på, og de vendte hjem, var Freja fyldt med ny energi.
En: As night fell and they headed home, Freja was filled with new energy.

Da: Hun følte, at hun havde fået nye venskaber og en varm forbindelse til Halloween.
En: She felt she had made new friendships and a warm connection to Halloween.

Da: "Tak," sagde hun til Lars.
En: "Thank you," she said to Lars.

Da: "Det her var præcis, hvad jeg havde brug for."
En: "This was exactly what I needed."

Da: Lars vinkede det væk med et smil.
En: Lars waved it off with a smile.

Da: "Du har også gjort min dag bedre," sagde han.
En: "You've also made my day better," he said.

Da: Freja vidste nu, at hun kunne åbne sig for nye oplevelser uden at miste sig selv.
En: Freja now knew she could open herself to new experiences without losing herself.

Da: Hun havde fundet en balance mellem sin danske arv og det nye amerikanske eventyr.
En: She had found a balance between her Danish heritage and the new American adventure.

Da: Savn blev til samhørighed, og Freja gik hjem med et smil.
En: Longing turned to belonging, and Freja went home with a smile.

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