Today I wrote my first essay (it's a small one) in Danish, which is definitely a step in the right direction! It's pretty simple, but the mere fact that Danish grammar is so difficult to learn makes me happy that I was able to type this out:

I dag jeg har eksamen af økonomi og det var svært. Efter det, jeg går gik til italiensk klasse. Jeg studere italiensk ofte, og  jeg taler italiansk godt. Det italiensk sprog er svarende til spansk, og jeg taler spansk meget godt. Så, italiensk er nem for mig, fordi jeg taler spansk meget godt.

I sommer jeg rejste til Danmark på mit første rejse til Danmark. Jeg har mange familiemedlemmer i Danmark, og det mest bor i København. Én kusine bor i Vanløse og arbejder nær rådhuspladsen. Én mere kusine bor i Christianshavn og arbejder på et Palace Hotel i rådhuspladsen. Min grandonkel Svend bor i Ballerup og ikke arbejder. Han er pensioneret. Svend er det bror af min farmor. Han har en hyggeligt lejlighed og laver hans mad hver dag.

              

and since virtually nobody reads Danish except for Danish people, here's the translation:

"Today I had an economics exam and it was difficult. After that, I went to italian class. I study Italian often, and I speak it well. The italian language is similar to spanish, and I speak spanish very well. So, italian is easy for me, since I speak spanish so well. 

This summer I travelled to Denmark for my first trip there. I have a lot of family members in Denmark, and most of them live in Copenhagen. One cousin lives in Vanloese and works near the town square. Another cousin lives in Christianhavn and works at the Palace Hotel in the town square. My Great-Uncle Svend lives in Ballerup and doesn't work because he is retired. Svend is my grandmother's (dad's mom's) brother. He has a cozy apartment and cooks his own meals every day."

I'm very pleased with that little essay.