Saturday the 29th

Well today was a weird day. I did very little( worked on a little Finnish) and slept. I had NO appetite until dinner when I ate quite a bit. I also slept like 2 hours. I felt really weird. This comes after last night feeling sick. Anyway no big plans for tomorrow either. As of right now my mom is making juice and dried apples( probably for more great food) I'm chilling in my room probably gonna shower soon. Also for all of you who saw my homecoming rant last post I edited it because homecoming is next week. So I'm about to go to bed while listening to it rain really hard so night everyone.

Friday the 28th

Alright well today was the first day of the week that I did anything school related and that was taking my bio examine. I was extremely nervous about failing and still am ( seeing as I do not know my grade yet) even though I don't need the class. After the examine I went to S Market( another food store) to try and find Cheddar. Of course they don't have it. But I asked a guy who helped me find a last resort if I couldn't find Cheddar in Finland. Then went home and relaxed cleaned tried studying a little. Now I am showered and ready for bed but for all of you back home who are complaining about it being cold in the mornings. Today it was 2 degrees Celsius( 35.6 degrees Fahrenheit) so don't complain.

not much

Well today is thursday the 27th and i did not do a darn thing. I was gonna go to school and sit there while other kids took exams but i decided not to after it decided to rain like no other. So i stayed at home, watched old cartoons( tried finding donald duck in finnish), did some finnish homework( going to have my mom look over it). I also took a very nice nap( naps are great) I have tried studying for my bio exam tomorrow( i am soo nervous it isnt even funny) i really dont want to fail but i probally will becuase ya know its in another langauge. I also learned that elvis aka the king was in the army until 1960. He was in a couple of armoured units and served as a regular solider. Even was awarded some awards for marksmenship.

Wednesday the 26th

Well today was a pretty boring day just like yesterday( didn't do anything yesterday). Today I did not have school again so I stayed in my room watching GI Joe cartoons all day until I had to leave for vaasa for my lessons. The lessons and pre lesson stuff went pretty normally. I am really happy though because I might be playing football for the Vaasa Vikings. The kid I have been talking to also was in Klamoth Falls last year. Anyway off to bed.

Another day, Another lesson

Well today was Monday but not a typical Monday. Today I stayed home all day except when I had to go to lessons. this week is the start of the exam period so if you don't have an exam that day you stay home which I did. It was extremely boring and I was very happy to go to my lessons where I hung with a couple of my friends. Then lessons were really boring as usual and now I am at home getting ready to go to bed. I am going to go to school tomorrow to just sit there and do work. OH by the way today I had what I call Finnish apple pie and it was good!

This weekend

This weekend was pretty fun. I went to a summer cottage on the coast( about 20 minutes from Vaasa by boat). There with me was my parents, Sirke, and the eldest daughter Milija and her man Riisto and daughter Hymy. While there we pressed berries to get the juice as well as pick them to eat. I tried fishing but failed miserably. I also saunaed and then waded into the Baltic ocean( that was cold). Now I am home getting ready for school tomorrow. Yay

Thursday the 20th

Well today was a pretty normal Thursday except I was unusually tired because of the rotary event last night. School went good, I even took a test in English( missed one). Then came home and did laundry and relaxed. I wont have wifi this weekend seeing as I am going to the coast this weekend to pick more berries( and sauna next to the ocean) so I will post what happened on Sunday when i get back. Until then hei hei.

Good day

Well today was a good day. Had a nice easy day at school then went to a in bound meeting and hung out with some of the coolest kids every( including three from Australia) and then went home and had a Nice talk with my parents about a problem I was having at home. I really hope it gets better. Now off to bed so I can not be tired for school tomorrow.

Another bad day

Today was another bad day. School went good, and even my workout went good( hard but good) it wasn't until I came home that it was bad( wont say why because it would make it worse). So I am still in the sad/ really angry stage where I cry which sucks. so waiting for some cloths to dry so I can shower and go to bed.

Another monday another lesson

Well today was the second week of Finnish lessons and they are slowly getting better. There is starting to get stuff I don't understand. That's good and also I am meeting way for people. I talk every lesson with a guy from Scotland and a guy from England. I also started talking to a cute french opare who wants to learn English. so of course being the nice rotary student I am I gave her my card. But now I am off to shower and go to bed. Tomorrow I start a new work out regimen.

Sunday the 16th

Today was another normal Sunday. Woke up, Ate breakfast and chilled at home. I did go to the store today to get stuff to make mac n cheese but couldn't because I didn't have cheddar. And also my sister Mailis reinforced my faith in the fact she doesn't like me. I asked how something went and she said " I don't know, Don't talk to me I hate" and I didn't catch the last word. But I didn't let it phase me and had a good rest of the day rexlaing in my room. Now off to sleep.

saturday the 15th

Today was another typical Saturday. I woke up and miranderd around the house. I also went to the stores to buy my family some gifts. Yet today was kinda bad. I had this feeling all day that my host sister Mailis doesn't like me and I am the reason she is always in a bad mood. I know I am overreacting and my mom even said its not because of me yet I still cant shake it. Dinner was really good tonight. Was mashed potato's, salad, poro(rein deer) and a mushroom sauce which is amazing. After that I went to sauna and as I was cooling off outside I looked at the stars. They were soo clear because of the lack of city lights. It was goregous

Another day

Well today started out pretty normal. Got up, ate breakfast, went to school. While at school I made some of my friends try peanut butter and got mixed results. On the way home I stopped at the store to get some stuff and realized I didn't have my wallet. So I raced home to see if it was there( it was) and as I was coming up a hill my foot slipped off the pedal and caught the tire causing me to fall. In the fall I scraped up my hand, elbow, and tour my jacket. Then I got home relaxed and just got done watching a movie with Sirke and her friends. Now off to bed. Might go watch a volleyball match tomorrow;)

another good day

Well today was a good day. School went pretty normal and even coming home was normal but tonight i went to the theater in Vaasa for school. We watched a comedy play which I didn't understand but it was good. Then we came home and I bought a box of candy from Sirke to help send her to Germany. I think I made her night because the box was 7 euros so I handed her a 10 and let her keep the change. She was so surprised. But now I'm gonna shower and go to bed.

lesson two

Well today at school was pretty easy and went fast which was good. I came home for a couple hours then walked down to the bus station to catch a bus to Vaasa at 4. Well I got to Vaasa and had to wait a little while for  Jose and decided to go to the book store to get my lesson book. Well it cost like 45 euros. And I bought some other stuff and the total was almost 60 euros but i got myself a membership card for free which brought the total down to 45. Then we walked to the lesson and sat there for an hour and a half. That class makes me mad because the teacher sucks, I swear she hates me, and she usually only talks about Vaasa. Anyway now I am at home getting ready for bed.

Today 9/11

Today was a good yet interesting day. It was  a normal school day aside from the fact people were testing yet today was special. Today is the 11th year after 9/11 and Finns were impacted to. I found this out today because one of my friends Saara asked my if I remember it and of course I said yes because I do. and we started talking about it. The Finnish people actually have documentaries about it. I asked why they care and her reply was simply thus. We hate terrorists. Other then that it was a normal day

Finnish lessons

Well today was pretty good. Went to school which was boring because there was a bunch of exams so everything was quite but then I left two periods early (  of course after I ate lunch of spinach pancakes with a applesauce covering) to catch a train to Vaasa for Finnish lessons. Well the train didn't have wifi and my ticket was on my Ipod so that scared me and even in the train station in vaasa it was so slow that the guy just said next time have one. But I met my friend Jose from Brazil there and we hung out for a couple hours until his mom picked us up then we met his dad who I recognised from the magazine coastline which is about the Finnish region ostrabothinia which is where I'm at. And then we went to the Finnish lesson which Jose has with me. And the lesson was easy because we already knew like everything she told us. All in all a good day

Argg

Well today was a frustrating day. First I didn't hang out with the people I was supposed to because they didn't figure out the plans. Then my older sister Mailis has been in a bad mood all day so I like tip toed around her. Then I had to decide whether I was taking the train or bus to vaasa tomorrow because I got the wrong impression that rotary was taking me to and fro the class( only fro). well we(mom and I)decided on train because it was cheaper even though I have to miss two classes and get to vaasa three hours earlier. But I am gonna chill with my friend in Vaasa from Brazil. All in All I'm pretty frustrated. So I'm gonna wait till my mom gets home, book the ticket, and then shower and sleep.

Helsinki!

 Me being Weird

 My Train

 Hey look a casino lets go

 My train again

 Taxi!

 sooo pretty!

 Looks like New York

 My bank

 Breakfast of Puuro( porridge) berries, OJ and cold smoked salmon

 the sickest bike ever, a brompton

 hey look Estonia

 Me

 Me again

 Im king of the worled!

my squishy

 Any one need a countertop?

 Awsome store( got two new dress shirts for 50 euros)

Flak!

 Helsinki skyline

music hall












parliment

 Tri athalon












World design capital 2012

 Hey i know that!

Brompton two

 Budwiser!

 Cool statue

 soo many people

Mmmm Coke

 Yea buddy McD's

 That weird building is a church

 Nike!

 VR mascot

 cool buildings

Yea buddie

 Hippies!

 America!

 Hey looks familiar

 Yup were everwhere:)

Pepsi cola came to town

1 month.

Well it has been one month since I came to Finland and it has been great. School is getting better and people are getting more brave and my family is amazing. Anyway today was boring. Woke up, went to school for an hour to have a little welcoming party for the first years(frosh) then went home and slept. I chilled at home until dinner when I had the most amazing dinner ever cooked by my dad. It was grilled chicken, sauteed mushrooms, a mushroom onion topping which is amazing, rice, salad and Brussel sprouts. I tried the Brussel sprouts and they wernt terrible like I thought they would be. Then after dinner I road tot he store to get 7 kilos of sugar. It's hard riding back with 7 kilos haha. Now I'm relaxing waiting to sleep

well

Today was a normal school day and I never have a bad time at school anymore. I am usually pretty happy. But I got home and had a weird mood shift. I'm pretty sure it's because my Vitamin D levels are still low. And I didn't go hunting today so I will see if they go Sunday if I can go. But just took a shower and now going to bed. School tomorrow for an hour then theater at night for school. yay.

yea buddy!

Well today was a good day yet weird. iI was normal until i was on my way home. I had just crossed the house by the railroad house when the lady inside stopped me by waving me towards. so I stopped and said ei puhun suomea( I don't speak Finnish) and she understood but kept talking and waving me in. My first thought was oh lord I'm gonna die, her sons gonna kill me but I went in anyway being the nice exchanger/ boyscout I am. She then showed me a plate of the present Queen of England and i said no I'm American. Then she pointed to her apple tree and I didn't understand so I called my sister had her translate and found out she just wanted to give me apples. so I took some and left. then after skyping with my friend Erin in Thailand I went to take a shower but before I did I weighed myself. I was 90 kilos or 198 pounds. I've lost almost 9 pounds since I've been here. 9! then after my shower I got a call from miika asking if I wanna go hunting tomorrow. So I asked and am going pigeon hunting! Great day:)

Well

Today went as normal even though I didn't like lunch( was fish). Yet today was different. I tried running! and what a failure. If any of you saw my Facebook post you would know how upset I was. I was actually disgusted with myself for being that pathetic. How pathetic you ask? I couldn't even run a mile or km however far it was. Pretty down for the rest of the day until I skyped with my friend in Thailand Erin Brown.

Good day

Well today was a normal day. I got home and chilled for a few hours then went to Vaasa with a really chill guy named Miika. He also showed me their hunting sports for birds and grouse. All in all a good day

Today

Today was another normal day. School and home. Yet today for dinner I had some really good soup my dad made. He calls it weight watchers soups because of what he adds to it. He adds onions, turnips, peppers, and something else and it was really good. He calls it that because all those ingredients take more to eat then it puts in you.

Summer cottage

well this weekend was pretty fun. I went with the family( except Mailis) to the summer cottage after school on Friday.We were met there by a bunch of the rest of the family( both sisters and husbands, and cousins) On Saturday we picked berries and hunted for mushrooms which was cool. And today we cleaned up and left. On the way home we stopped at a little grill and hate some really good food( I had meatballs, fries and a small salad) then we explored some of Finland. I actually got to see the old Lapua ammo factory which was really cool. Anyway not getting ready for school tomorrow.