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Unna

Unna
Date Joined: May 7, 2011
Last Online: July 27, 2015

Country: Denmark
Freya's Halls

About Me

Aarhus-based student with a big heart for the performing arts, especially theater. Originally from Copenhagen. Loving to travel, write, take pictures, drink caffeine, drink tea, bake, cook, watch TV, listening to music, listening to podcasts, learning new languages, updating/derustifying old languages, doodling.

Policy

... With Love & Care

Including a note is much likely to give you a heart; sending a note along with the swap gives me the impression that you did more than just stuffing random items into an envelope, copy/pasting random links into the e-mail, etc. before sending it off. It's that tiny difference!

Sending

I'm rarely a late sender - though it has happened. If so, it's usually within a reasonable time frame, so the delay is next to unnoticable.
I do have a tendency to do things at the last moment, though I do try to do things in good time when I have the possibility to do so.
I am by no means a flaker.

I am always certain that I can fulfill the requirements of a swap - and so far, my 5,0 average tells me that I haven't been wrong. I always try to check up on profiles and base what I send on that when I'm able to.

Receiving

If I suspect that what you sent won't reach me, I will let you know. Until then (or until the rating), don't worry.

Rating

I'm a bad rater (as in: I don't always remember to rate). I do apologize for that.

When it comes to rating me, I prefer that you contact me prior to rating me if you have any issues. There might be an explanation; I always send, and I'll happily re-send if you didn't receive anything, or if what you received didn't live up to your expectations.

Preferences

When entering a swap, I usually make sure that I have a section in my profile in the category of the swap. Please do read it - and ask if you're in doubt or have any questions!

Favorite Music

This should be a pretty eclectic/versatile thing to list - though I don't like every single artist within the genre, nor do I always like every single track/album by the artist. I tried to give a general idea of what I like here. I'm sure I'll be expanding it with time.

R'n'B/hiphop (Alicia Keys, Aaliyah, Ciara, Snoop Dogg, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Missy Elliott, Will Smith, L.O.C., Mark Johnson, Østkyst Hustlers);
Jazz/swing (Jamie Cullum, Norah Jones, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra);
Rock (The Beatles, Green Day, Incubus, Pearl Jam, Extreme);
Singer/songwriter (Mads Langer);
Twostep/2-step (Artful Dodger, True Steppers);
Electronic (Pogo, Daft Punk, Trentemøller);
Classical (Mozart, Vivaldi)

Favorite Television

Will & Grace, The Big Bang Theory, Sherlock, Lost, House, Ghost Whisperer, Gilmore Girls, Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Road Show, Premium Blend, stand-up.dk, Last Comic Standing, LA Ink, Brian Mørk Show, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Shanes Verden, Clement Kjersgaard, Jamie Oliver.

Favorite Movies

Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Chocolat, Fried Green Tomatoes, Julie & Julia, Erin Brockovich, Miss Potter, Interstate 60, The Matrix, The Shawshank Redemption, Amadeus, Romeo + Juliet, Hamlet (1996), Sherlock Holmes, Oh Happy Day, Moulin Rouge, Phantom of the Opera, Cabaret, Singing in the Rain, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Taking the Trash, Shake It All About, Passer Passer Piger.

As for the people, I do enjoy the magic touch of Baz Luhrmann, Tim Burton, Lasse Hallström, Hella Joof, Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Ewan McGregor, David Hyde Pierce, Sandra Bullock.

Favorite Books

Children's litterature, fairy & folk tales, autobiographies, fantasy, and cookbooks.

"'Tis" by Frank McCourt.
"Lucky Man" by Michael J. Fox.
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.
The rhymes and jingles of Jakob Martin Strid.
The stories of Shane Brox.
Tales written by Hans Christian Andersen or collected by the Bros. Grimm.
"Frk. Jensens Kogebog".
"The Book of Jewish Food" by Claudia Roden.
Various by Jamie Oliver.

As for books in specific languages, there are absolutely no musts - but languages I'm using, need to practice, or derustify respectively, are Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, English, German, Dutch, and Spanish. Books (except for cookbooks) in other languages are also welcome - they might just train my imagination or help me practice new languages. :)

Favorite Crafts

Writing, photography, drawing, baking. Do they even count as crafts?!

Anyway. That's the closest I can come up with.

Postcards

I'll leave it up to you to pick a postcard - pick something you like, or from somewhere you're interested in. Tell me about it, why you like it, why you picked it.

I like travelling - thus touristy stuff in the postcard department. Ideas for such postcards could be:
* Send me a postcard from your city, town, or neighborhood - a general postcard or from a specific sight/site.
* Do a bit of staycationing, or send me a card from a vacation somewhere else, and tell me about it - like you would have done with a friend or family member.

Something else I find curious is postcards with recipes on them. These recipes should be in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, English, German, or Dutch if I should have a chance of understanding them - otherwise I will need a translation of the recipe.

Tea

My favorites are spicy herbal teas (which I enjoy drinking straight) and black teas (with sugar and milk).

I do like oolong as well.

I still have to learn how to drink green and white teas - not that I have anything against them, but I can't figure out whether to drink them with or without sugar and/or milk in order to like them.

As for rooibus (red tea), I really prefer something else - but I'm not against that one, either.

When in swaps, it would be nice to receive a personal note from you along with the tea. I find that it just makes that tiny difference from seemingly just shoving random tea into an envelope and send it off to actally seem like you have paid attention and/or put some thought into it.

Recipes

Ingredients I like to use:
* Fresh fruit
* Chocolate
* Marzipan
* Minced meat
(not necessarily all in the same recipe (though I do do a mean fruit tart with marzipan)).

Other than that, I appreciate:
* Cookies
* Tarts/pies
* Buns, rolls, and bread
* Spreads and preserves
* Meatballs
* Lunchpack munchies and goodies
* Coffeebreak munchies and goodies
* Seasonal: Summer, early fall, and Christmas (if you don't do Christmas, try something from a big day or festival in your religion/culture)
* Cheap and inventive

I have no known allergies or diseases dictating a specific diet.

Ratings

ShyAnn64 rated for Simple and Quick Tea Swap #4 on Aug 19, 2015
1
rating
 
SweetBizar rated for ISS: Small Profile Surprise on Jul 30, 2015
5
rating
Comment: Hi Freya! I loved opening this big enveloppe! My man already ate all the candies, thanks :) I love the funny mints, the daughter also loves playing with it, haha. Thanks for the lovely teas and notebook and I'm so fond of the tote bag, very nice. Thanks for putting together sucha nice profile surprise!
frenchd73 rated for A Little Travelling Postcard #2 on Jul 26, 2015
5
rating
 
Artistic rated for Any Infuser EXCEPT a Ball on Jul 23, 2015
5
rating
Comment: Guess what? I sent my partner that same infuser! It was cool to see the package writing in Danish. Thank you.
EvaIzzy rated for A Little Travelling Postcard #1 on Jun 28, 2015
5
rating
Comment: Hi, I've received your postcard and sent it on... to you! Because you're my partner for round 2.
ydn0o0jp rated for Simple and Quick Tea Swap #3 on Jun 19, 2015
5
rating
Comment: YAY!Thank you for nice envelope,I try one teabag now!:) It's my first enve from Denmark. wow, You are winner?congrats! Have a nice day!
hands rated for 10-11-12 Postcard Swap on Oct 26, 2012
5
rating
 
katemishkin rated for 10-11-12 Postcard Swap on Oct 22, 2012
5
rating
Comment: Thanks so much! :)
Jan rated for Something PURPLE on Aug 23, 2012
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for the postcard and your message Unna. :)
daarhon rated for National Tourism Day on May 29, 2012
5
rating
Comment: Thanks a lot for postcard! :) I have been to Copenhagen once and seen this mermaid in real :) It's like I just met old friend :)))
swwu700914 rated for Tea for Three #12 on May 29, 2012
5
rating
Comment: Thanks your tea ^^~~
biancagirl14 rated for Candy + Choco swap on May 29, 2012
5
rating
Comment: thank you for the delicous things you send me
fionafish rated for Three Favorite Tracks on May 26, 2012
5
rating
Comment: This is not the type of music I normaly listen to but it was interesting to hear all of your tracks.
FreddFudd rated for Tea for Three #11 on May 24, 2012
5
rating
Comment: WooHoo! Your tea has arrived today May 25. And you will see in the PM I sent, some little extra activity that your tea got into. Love the recipe and will give it a try tomorrow, yummy! Thank You for being a Wonderful, Wonderful swap partner and have a Wonderful day. Cheers, FreddFudd {;-D
Response: You have no idea how relieved and amused I was at the same time when I read your e-mail! I was so nervous it would never make it. Never had any postal service open my swaps before...
ginia rated for Tea for Three #12 on May 23, 2012
5
rating
Comment: Hej Unna tak for den pakke, jeg fik i dag. det ser lækkert te og sødt af dig at et notat er blevet afskediget i hollandsk
Response: Er is ook lief van u in Deens te schrijven. Er is 'n beetje aartig vertaling, maar lief. :) (ofschoon ik niet denk dat m'n Nederlands is beter...)
DorianaGray rated for Tea for Three #12 on May 22, 2012
5
rating
Comment: Thanks for the tea - it safely arrived at my parents' place and my mum let me know. I'm rating you 5 for now, and I'll add a heart when I'm home and actually see the tea. :)
Response: Oh yay - you did rate me a heart in the end - thank you! (or should I say Du hast mich am ende 'n Herz gegeben! - Danke schön!?)
lolablake rated for Three Favorite Tracks on May 22, 2012
5
rating
Comment: Thanks Unna
Response: You're welcome!
FrankieTeardrop rated for Letter and tea on May 16, 2012
5
rating
Comment: Thank you so much for the exciting tea and the candy! I'll reply to your letter as soon as possible!
Response: So glad you liked it! - seems like my Swedish is understandable.
joycE30 rated for Children's books swap #2 on May 12, 2012
5
rating
Comment: Hello Unna, Thank you so much for this lovely picture book from "Jakob Martin Strid". It's very special! Happy swapping Unna!
sass0430 rated for Chocomania #3 on May 10, 2012
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for the great package! I'll be sharing all the great info with my girls tomorrow. Again, THANK YOU!!! It's AWESOME!!
Response: I'm really curious as to how they reacted to the info!

Rating Overview

Overall Hearts Stars Hosted
4.9683 92 3 3
Completed Fives Threes Ones
53 125 0 1
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Uncategorized
10 36 7 0
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Comments

sassafrass on Sep 24, 2015:

I'm sorry, but I need to remove you from International Small Swaps for now, due to the unresolved 1 rating. If you do come back and sort it out, and wish to be part of the group again, please contact me. Hope all is okay!

Stepht on Jun 15, 2015:

Hi Unna! Welcome to the Bible Study Group :) Looking forward to getting to know you!

racheljohnson on Sep 4, 2012:

This is a bit late, but thank you soooo much for the beautiful Denmark postcard, stamps, and kind note you sent as part of the "Thank You Swap-bot" Swap. Users like you truly make Swap-bot great!

MichelleWillow on May 31, 2012:

for joining THANK YOU SWAP-BOT! swap! ♥

thegypsie on Nov 15, 2011:

Hi there I still have not received ratings or replies to the messages I sent and you read regarding the following swaps: Email - Our Favorite Songs #56 #57 and #61. Hope you can drop by and rate me soon, thanks :)

heavenscreations on Oct 12, 2011:

I am still waiting on a rating from Tell us your Story Version #2.

coverstreet on Jun 11, 2011:

It was sweet and totally unnecessary to send me the card you wanted to send after sending me the card you had to send. But I love it! Except that now I have that song from the Danny Kaye movie stuck in my head. :P

MrsHonniB on May 12, 2011:

I never heard from the old Town but it sure looks lovely!

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