Markus, Tyskland. 43 år 2 Markus|Germany|years Markus|| Markus, Deutschland. 43 Jahre 2 Markus, Allemagne. 43 ans 2 마르쿠스, 독일. 43세 2 Markus, Niemcy. 43 lata 2 Markus, Germany. 43 years old 2

Sådan en ulykke har konsekvenser. such|an|accident|has|consequences ||нещастя||наслідки Such an accident has consequences. Livet bliver mere værdifuldt, fordi man bliver klar over, at det pludselig kan være forbi. Life|becomes|more|valuable|because|one|becomes|aware|of|that|it|suddenly|can|be|over |||cenniejsze|||||świadomy||to|nagle|||skończone |||цінним||||||||||| 突然終わる可能性があることに気づくからこそ、人生はより価値あるものになる。 Life becomes more valuable because you realize that it can suddenly be over. Jeg afsluttede min uddannelse som sygehjælper, og så rejste jeg rundt i verden i et år: USA, Asien og mest i New Zealand. I|completed|my|education|as|nursing assistant|and|then|traveled|I|around|in|the world|for|a|year|USA|Asia|and|mostly|in|New|Zealand I completed my training as a healthcare assistant, and then I traveled around the world for a year: USA, Asia, and mostly in New Zealand. Det var en fantastisk rejse, hvor jeg oplevede mange ting. It|was|a|fantastic|journey|where|I|experienced|many|things |||||||випробував|| 多くのことを経験した素晴らしい旅だった。 It was a fantastic journey where I experienced many things. Men efter et år var jeg alligevel klar til at tage hjem igen. But|after|a|year|was|I|nevertheless|ready|to||go|home|again ||||||jednak|||||| But after a year, I was still ready to go home again. Jeg havde først og fremmest lært to ting: At jeg godt kunne lide Europa, og at jeg var glad for at bo i Tyskland. I|had|first|and|foremost|learned|two|things|that|I|well|could|like|Europe|and|that|I|was|happy|for|to|live|in|Germany ||||передусім||||||||||||||||||| ||najpierw||przede wszystkim||||||||||||||||||| 私は何よりもまず2つのことを学んだ：それは、ヨーロッパが好きだということと、ドイツに住んでよかったということだ。 First and foremost, I had learned two things: that I really liked Europe, and that I was happy living in Germany. Før min rejse havde jeg altid drømt om, at der var bedre andre steder i verden, men nu vidste jeg, at det ikke var helt rigtigt. Before|my|journey|had|I|always|dreamed|of|that|there|was|better|other|places|in|world|but|now|knew|I|that|it|not|was|completely|right ||||||мріяв||||||||||||||||||| Before my trip, I had always dreamed that there were better places in the world, but now I knew that it wasn't entirely true.

Jeg kunne pludselig bedre se, at Europa er spændende, med alle de mange landskaber, lande og sprog. I|could|suddenly|better|see|that|Europe|is|exciting|with|all|the|many|landscapes|countries|and|languages |||||||||||||пейзажі||| I could suddenly see better that Europe is exciting, with all its many landscapes, countries, and languages. Jeg ville også gerne have mit eget hjem. I|would|also|like to|have|my|own|home ||||||próprio| I would also like to have my own home. Under min rejse mødte jeg mange søde mennesker, som inviterede mig hjem til sig selv og var meget gæstfri. During|my|journey|I met|I|many|sweet|people|who|invited|me|home|to|themselves|self|and|were|very|hospitable ||||||смачні|||||||||||| durante|||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||gościnni During my travels, I met many kind people who invited me to their homes and were very hospitable. Jeg ville gerne vise andre rejsende den samme gæstfrihed, som jeg selv havde oplevet. I|would|like|show|other|travelers|the|same|hospitality|that|I|myself|had|experienced ||||||||hospitalidade||||| ja||||||||||||| I would like to show other travelers the same hospitality that I had experienced. Jeg har desværre ikke plads nu, hvor jeg bor i København, for vores lejlighed er meget lille. I|have|unfortunately|not|space|now|where|I|live|in|Copenhagen|because|our|apartment|is|very|small ||niestety|nie|miejsce|||||||||||| Unfortunately, I don't have space right now, where I live in Copenhagen, because our apartment is very small. Men jeg drømmer om den dag, hvor jeg har et hus eller en lejlighed med mere plads, for så vil jeg have en au pair-pige. But|I|dream|of|that|day|where|I|have|a|house|or|an|apartment|with|more|space|because|then|will|I|have|a|au|| |||||||ja||||||||||||||||au|| But I dream of the day when I have a house or an apartment with more space, because then I will have an au pair girl. Og jeg tager også gerne blaffere med i min bil! And|I|take|also|gladly|hitchhikers|along|in|my|car |||||autostopowiczów|||| |||||caroneiros|||| And I am also happy to give rides to hitchhikers in my car!

Efter cykelulykken kunne jeg ikke længere arbejde som sygehjælper. After|the bicycle accident|could|I|no longer|longer|work|as|nursing assistant |wypadku rowerowego||||||| After the cycling accident, I could no longer work as a healthcare assistant. Jeg gjorde min uddannelse færdig, men et arbejde som sygehjælper er fysisk hårdt, og det kunne min ryg ikke klare i længden. I|completed|my|education|finished|but|a|job|as|nursing assistant|is|physically|hard|and|it|could|my|back|not|handle|in|the long run |||||||||||||||||||||dłuższym okresie ||||terminada|||||||||||||||||longo prazo I completed my education, but a job as a healthcare assistant is physically demanding, and my back couldn't handle it in the long run. Derfor begyndte jeg at læse noget andet, som også interesserede mig: miljøteknik på Teknisk Universitet (TU) i Berlin. Therefore|I started|I|to|read|something|other|that|also|interested|me|environmental engineering|at|Technical|University|(TU)|in|Berlin Therefore, I started studying something else that also interested me: environmental engineering at the Technical University (TU) in Berlin. I mit fjerde år fik jeg et Erasmus-stipendium. In|my|fourth|year|received|I|an|| In my fourth year, I received an Erasmus scholarship. Erasmus er et EU-program, hvor studerende kan få penge til at læse et semester i udlandet. Erasmus|is|an|||where|students|can|receive|money|to||study|one|semester|in|abroad ||||programa|||||||||||| Erasmus is an EU program where students can receive funding to study a semester abroad. Egentlig ville jeg helst til Norge, fordi jeg elsker Norges natur. Actually|would|I|preferably|to|Norway|because|I|love|Norway’s|nature Actually, I would prefer to go to Norway because I love Norway's nature.

Derfor havde jeg lært mere eller mindre godt norsk på aftenskole i Berlin. Therefore|had|I|learned|more|or|less|well|Norwegian|at|evening school|in|Berlin Therefore, I had learned more or less well Norwegian at evening school in Berlin. Jeg havde også læst to semestre norsk på universitetet som bifag, men det Tekniske Universitet i Berlin havde ikke noget partneruniversitet i Norge. I|had|also|studied|two|semesters|Norwegian|at|the university|as|minor|but|it|Technical|University|in|Berlin|had|not|any|partner university|in|Norway ||||||||||como disciplina secundária|||||||||||| I had also studied two semesters of Norwegian at university as a minor, but the Technical University in Berlin did not have a partner university in Norway. De havde til gengæld et partneruniversitet i København. They|had|in|return|a|partner university|in|Copenhagen On the other hand, they had a partner university in Copenhagen. Derfor begyndte jeg i 1997 at læse på Institut for Miljøteknik på Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) i Lyngby. Therefore|I started|I|in|to|study|at|Institute|for|Environmental Engineering|at|Denmark's|Technical|University|(DTU)|in|Lyngby Therefore, I started studying at the Department of Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Lyngby in 1997. De havde en gruppe, som forskede i biogas, hvilket interesserede mig. They|had|a|group|that|researched|in|biogas|which|interested|me They had a group that researched biogas, which interested me.

Som forberedelse læste jeg et semester dansk på Humboldt-Universitetet i Berlin hos en lidt mærkelig dansk lektor, som ikke kunne fordrage min blanding af dårligt dansk med norsk udtale og grammatik. As|preparation|I studied||one|semester|Danish|at|||in|Berlin|with|a|slightly|strange|Danish|lecturer|who|not|could|tolerate|my|mixture|of|bad|Danish|with|Norwegian|pronunciation|and|grammar como|preparação||||||||||||||||||||suportar||mistura|||||||| As preparation, I studied a semester of Danish at Humboldt University in Berlin with a somewhat strange Danish lecturer who couldn't stand my mix of poor Danish with Norwegian pronunciation and grammar. Bagefter, i Danmark, var det learning by doing. Afterwards|in|Denmark|was|it|learning|by|doing Afterwards, in Denmark, it was learning by doing. Det lykkedes at snyde mig igennem i mange år, og først nu opdager min tyske kone, Ines, hvor mange sproglige fejl, jeg laver. It|succeeded|to|deceive|me|through|for|many|years|and|only|now|discovers|my|German|wife|Ines|how|many|linguistic|mistakes|I|make isso|||sone||||||e||||||||||||| It succeeded in deceiving me for many years, and only now does my German wife, Ines, discover how many linguistic mistakes I make. Men okay, jeg synes, det går meget godt. But|okay|I|think|it|is going|very|well But okay, I think it's going quite well. Jeg arbejder jo ikke med kommunikation … I|work|of course|not|in|communication I don't work in communication …

Jeg var meget glad for dette første halve år i København. I|was|very|happy|for|this|first|half|year|in|Copenhagen I was very happy with this first half year in Copenhagen. Der var et godt studiemiljø på DTU, og mit forskningsprojekt var spændende. There|was|a|good|study environment|at|DTU|and|my|research project|was|exciting There was a good study environment at DTU, and my research project was exciting. Jeg boede i et velfungerende kollektiv med nogle søde danskere. I|lived|in|a|well-functioning|collective|with|some|sweet|Danes ||||bem funcionante||||| I lived in a well-functioning collective with some nice Danes. Vi havde det meget godt sammen. We|had|it|very|well|together We got along very well. Efter det halve år rejste jeg tilbage til Berlin for at tage de sidste kurser og eksamener på TU, men i 1998 vendte jeg tilbage til Danmark. After|the|half|year|I traveled|I|back|to|Berlin|to||take|the|last|courses|and|exams|at|TU|but|in|returned|I|back|to|Denmark After half a year, I traveled back to Berlin to take the last courses and exams at TU, but in 1998 I returned to Denmark. Mit biogas-forskningsprojekt var stort nok til, at jeg også kunne skrive mit speciale, dvs. My|||was|large|enough|for|to|I|also|could|write|my|thesis|that is My biogas research project was big enough that I could also write my thesis, i.e. mit afsluttende arbejde, om det. my|final|thesis|about|it my final work, about it. Denne gang kom jeg for at blive – og med alle mine ting. This|time|came|I|to|to|stay|and|with|all|my|things This time I came to stay – and with all my things.