[radiohead]

Taler de Danske, Radiohead?

Hej, Tommix2. Ja, jeg tale en lille Dansk.

I haven't been to Denmark yet. The research method I use comes from participatory design, which is popular in Scandinavia. Aren't you an engineer? I do work that comes out of Cognitive Systems Engineering (see:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_engineering#Cognitive_Systems_Engineering), but is applied to information technology.

Anyway, I work with a Dane and a Norwegian and collaborate with a research center in Denmark. My Norwegian friend speaks fluent Danish and practises with me. I use the Rosetta Stone language program and try reading the online Danish newspapers, which helps. My friend shows me stories in Aftenposten a lot, which gets me reading in Norwegian as well, since they are so similar. Right now, I read it better than I speak it.

I hope to go to Denmark and Norway after my friend and I finish our degrees. It's strange what happens to you in life. I would never have thought this whole new world would be opening up to me at 51.

[tommix2]

Yes, I am an engineer, but you are way over my head with this state of the art new technology. I read the books you told me about some time ago and I will check out the web site you give. I am curious but it is hard to keep up with the rapidly advancing technology. I would never have thought this whole new world would be opening up to me at 51. The good thing about this new career you are starting is that you don't get old. It sounds quite exciting. A whole new world opened up to me too when I went back to school at 42. And it led to a fullfilling second career. So you are learning Danish. The hardest part for an english speaker is the pronunciation of the vowels. If you don't say it just right, the Danish teacher (in my case a twelve year old girl) will not accept your pronunciation. But she was patient and I kept trying and finally she approved.