It's time to pack

I'm sitting here staring at my open suitcase. How are you suppose to pack for two years? Bring your favorite clothes, necessities can be bought on demand. Bring some Danish things that you are going to miss. Yes, these are the thoughts I've had already. Last time I left Denmark I brought liquorice and rye flower - both things are still in James' kitchen cabinet. When no one else is eating rye bread and when the first excitement of making people eat liquorice has passed, I don't actually crave any of it. This time I'm bringing Marabou chocolate and rice for risengrød, but I wonder if it's gonna grow old in my cabinet next to the rye flower and liquorice. Alcohol is a huge success though. I brought a Gammel Dansk two years ago and toasted in Gammel Dansk all summer all over the state. My parents brought another bottle for me and James last summer and guess what?? Someone actually went into our house and stole it. They didn't take anything else, just the Danish liquor. This time I'm taking it to the next level and plan to bring the biggest bottle of Fisk I've ever seen. It's liquid liquorice with a touch of menthol. Come to think of it I guess this counts as liquorice, so it seems I'm sticking to tradition.

But really, in this globalized era there's not really anything I won't be able to purchase even in Alaska. So my suitcase is slowly filling up with cultural artifacts and personal memories.