Wednesday the 28th

Ok today was a good day. It was my last exam( geography) and I feel pretty good about it.  I ate lunch then went home. I chilled for a while then grabbed my laundry. For dinner my dad and I made tacos:) which was great.  Then my last host dad came by and dropped off some stuff I left and a letter from my Finnish lessons that went there. Then I made coffee and just did some stuff in my room. I went out before I came to write my blog I was talking to my host parents about a scarf for Lapland and my host dad brought out one of those face hoods so I put it on. Well the dog didn't like it and kinda lunged at me so I ripped the hood off real fast. But now off to bed. Long day tomorrow.

Tuesday the 27th

Today was a pretty good day. I got up at 7:30 and went to school for my math exam. I was super nervous. I got into the text and the Englisher teacher Sisko had translated the test into English. As I'm looking at the test I was honestly thinking I was gonna fail. I went and ate lunch after and was about to go home when one of the first years in my class informed me I had to stay because we had o listen to Onni( the teacher) go over the answers. So I'm sitting there not looking at the screen and he's like ' sakari" and then says some other stuff and I tell him I don't wanna watch because I know I failed. So it gets over and everyone leaves. I was last out because I had to put my coat on. He starts talking to me about how I did 7 problems instead of 6 and then tells me my score. I was hoping for at least a 5 but got a 6-7. I was soo happy I skipped out of the class room hollarin and screamin. Then went home and had a great rest of the day. Now off to bed. Geography exam tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Monday the 26th

Well today was another Monday. It was good though because I didn't have school. I woke up at 11 this morning and lounged around. At 2:45 I walked to the bus station to catch a bus to Vaasa. In Vaasa I met my friend Jose and I went and got some stuff I needed. These included a book of math equations, a mouth piece, and some water balloons. Then we just chilled fora little. At 5 my mom picked me up and took me home. There my dad made a bacon, egg and spaghetti noodle dish which was really good. Then my parents went to my dad's moms house and I studied for my math final tomorrow. I'm REALLY nervous for it because I need to pass it. If I can at least get a 5 tomorrow I will be very happy. But not back to studying then sleep. Night

Saturday and sunday the 24th and 25th

Ok so Saturday I was tired and didn' post but I made my self post today.On Saturday my parents and I went to Ilmajoki to watch a greco wrestling tournament. I wanted to go because I heard that the U.S Marine Corps wrestling team was gonna be there. Well they weren't but I did meet members from USA wrestling. I also hung out with my friend Crystal. We stayed for a little while then Crystal and her mom along with my parents and I went to a store called Mäki. It was all American stuff. Mostly car parts but it sold some cloths( really stereotypical country cloths and designer boots) and some food. I bought some pop tarts, skittles, Hershey's and recess sticks. My mom bought skittles then bought me a 12 pack of Dr.Pepper. Then we left and went to Seinäjoki to get me winter cloths. I got everything I needed and we went home. The rest of the night was uneventful. Today Sunday I cleaned my room and then made Mac-n-cheese for my family.They liked it which made me happy. Now it's late and I am going to bed.

Friday. the 23

Well today was a good day besides the fact I had to be up at 7:30 to be at the school nurses office at 8:30. She asked some questions that are about how I am feeling. So I told her everything is good then went home. When I got home I went straight to bed. I woke up at hour or two later, went down stairs and let the dog out and watched TV. Then after bout an hour I went up stairs and finished getting all the information I wanted to talk about for my presentation. Yet I got stuck on a name. That lasted all day until I skyped with the name " Oregon: Definitely not Jersey Shore". which made me laugh. Then I went down and hung my laundry and showered. I also found out that tomorrow in a town near by the United States Marine Crops wrestling team will be there wrestling. So I asked my parents to go and they said yes. We will also be going shopping in Senäjoki. Now off to bed. Early and a exciting day tomorrow.

The last three days

alright I have been lazy and haven't posted in three days. Sorry. Tuesday was my last full day before exam week. So I went to school. No biggy. Wednesday I stayed at home all day and had a nice relaxing day. I was gonna go workout but I convinced myself that it was gonna be a long 3 km walk if it seemed like it was gonna rain. So I didn't go. Thursday( today) was my first exam. It was philosophy. It was pretty easy and I put a lot of fluff into the essay thing I wrote. Then after the exam I went and had a nice easy starting workout. Then came back, ate lunch( pea soup and pancake) and then waited for a little while for a girl in the upper English class to ask me questions because she missed some lessons. After that I went home and slept. I was awake when my dad yelled for food and I came down and ate a noodle( spaghetti) and sauce dish. The sauce tasted ti me like gravy and I thought it was turkey but it turned out to be tuna and I was really surprised. Then my dad took my little sister to practice for her play which the rest of us went to watch at 6:30. It was pretty cool. Then we came back and ate some pulla and talked. I then went up to my room( door open) and started writing down facts about Oregon and found some pretty cool facts. A little later I watched the " Mentalist" with my dad then went and showered. Now I'm about ready for bed. Tomorrow I have my nurse appointment( have to go) at 8:30. I really don't wanna go but I have to.

Monday the 19th

Well today was Monday. Yay...... not. It went fast though. After school I planned on working out but I didn't because I was so tired so I came straight home and slept. I woke up at 4 and went downstairs and ate kebab( meat pile, small salad and fries) which my mom brought home for us( each had one expect mom who had a pizza). I only ate maybe half because it was a lot of food. Then I went upstairs and changed for Rotary. Today was my first Rotary meeting since my Finnish lessons started. It was someones birthday today so there was coffee and cake( which were good). While there I asked about playing football and the insurance part of it. We are still trying to work things out. They didn't give me a definite answer about the insurance because they weren't completely sure. I also told them about how my experience so far is going. Then they talked about some matters including my football( still undecided). Then the meeting was adjourned and I went home. I got home and finished my meal and then went to work putting pins on my blazer. That took me about an hour. After word I showered and got caught up watching the bone collector. Now though I am writing my blog and getting ready for bed.

Christmas season

Alright well I know the tittle will seem a bit early for you folks in the states but it's on time here. How you ask? Well I will tell you. Today in the morning was really slow.  The two eldest daughters were here ( one since Friday) and so we talked and I had one try and help me with math. Was really confusing. Then my host mom's niece came over with her little kids and were over for a little while. Then they left and the rest of us ate. Then we sat and chilled for a little while and the second eldest daughter told me about her chocolate .addiction and then also her Star Wars themed party she will be having sometime soon( I don't get to go :/ ) Then She put some Tabasco in hr chocolate milk to See how it is. I tried it and didn't taste any different but maybe that's because I'm use to Tabasco. Then the second eldest left to catch her train back to Oulu. The rest of us just kept chilling. At 5 my mom, little sister and the eldest daughter went to Vaasa. We dropped of the eldest daughter a her place and she ran in and got me her extra calculator which is nice. Then my mom, sis and I went to the center to look at the fireworks and Christmas decorations. In the center were a bunch of booths especially candy so of course I took pictures. I also got pictures of everything. Now on to yesterday. Yesterday I went to Seinäjoki for a rotary Christmas party. I brought cookies I made for food. There was about 15 of us and a ton of sweets. We played Wii and sing star and then a couple of us( including me) went and played on some toys outside. The one toy we played on was kinda like a marry go-round. So of course we spun on it and made challenges. Well I kinda fell down after one of my times on the thing and it was funny. Then the rest of the people came out and we walked around and talked. Now off to bed. Tomorrow is a long day. School early in the morning. Workout after school, then Rotary at 5.

Got to get down on friday.

Well today was Friday. I got up at 6:30 as usual and went to English.  English was super easy and then I went through the rest of the day. Today's lunch was soup with rolls:) was really good. Then I got to leave an hour early because the English teacher said I could go home because they were only doing grammar. I came straight home and slept. I was soo tired. Then I got up, ate and my little sister and mother went to a dog class thing so my dad and I were left home. We ended up cleaning the house and then playing pool. He beat me. Then I watched finding nemo in Finnish! It was awesome. when my mother and little sister came home I made cookies for the rotary district 1380 Christmas party tomorrow. But now I am off to bed. Oh before I go I need to tell you about my great mom. She went to an American store and bought be a Cherry Coke. It was amazing.

Thursday the 15th

So today is an important date for two days. One it means I have two weeks until Lapland, and two it is also the half way point in no shave November. Now I don't wanna brag but my beard is coming a long nicely. Today was a pretty good day. School went good( boring as usual) and then I went home. As soon as I got home I took the dog for a walk. That dog likes to smell EVERYTHING. It is also a really strong dog. If I was any weaker it would pull me. Then my mom came home and brought dinner. It was from a burger place called 55. It was pretty good. Then we went to Vaasa for my little sisters play. We dropped her off to get ready( after picking up my dad at his work) then my mom and I went across the street to a store called MiniManni. It's like Wal-Mart.We bought cheese to make my Mac-n-Cheese, and Tabasco( chipotle and jalapeno). Then we tried to find an American isle( I heard there was one) but couldn't( wanted to make brownies) so we bought cookie mix. Then we checked out and went back. We waited for a half hour then watched the play.  It was pretty good. Then we went home and now I am getting ready for bed. Night

Tuesday and wednesday(13th ja 14th)

Well not much happened these last couple of days. Tuesday was a typical Tuesday and I got to Skype with my parents. My mom let slip that they bought my friend who moved 88' jeep Comanche and its running which made me happy because now I have a truck for when I get back. On Wednesday I woke up and had a HUGE headache. It lasted all day and never went away. Might have slackened a bit but never went a way. The classes were boring. Didn't help I was really tired haha. Only had classes until lunch then went home. I put my stuff away then came down stairs wand watched TV with the dog. I watched the Disney channel and watched a couple shows in Finnish and a couple in English. The Disney channel here is pretty inconsistent haha. Then I slept for a couple hours because of the headache and guess what. It still didn't go away. Came down stairs ate with the family then did some homework. Family did there stuff. Then came down for a shower, talked with the fam and now am getting ready for bed. I really think I'm gonna like it here.

Halloween pics

  Anna and Saara as devils and Katariina as well A spider thing.

 Front door decorations.

 Ohhhh scary stairs haha

 Board in the break room.

 Fortune Teller. 100% accuarte

 Juuso the Mummy and his sex face.

 Noora the hippie

 Veera as a fallen angel

 

Outi as well just dressed up.

Paula the Princess

Tuuli as Minny













A mummy and a cowboy. New movie idea.

Tommi as well I dont really know












Anku as a pirate

Mia as something scary( amazing costume)












My favorite drawing from the drawing contest.

First monday with new fam

Well today was my second full day with my new family and so far everything is going great. I woke up at my normal time(0630) and got ready for school. Still had a massive headache this morning so I took some pills and it went away and I had a good day except for the weather. It rained right up until I left for the bus stop. So on the way home from school I got soaked( took me longer to get home because of a head wind). I got home home and played with the dog a bit then went to the stop. Today was my last Finnish lesson which made me happy. Then I got home and did some Psych home work. Then ate with the family and then did the first night questions. Which was pretty easy. Now I am getting ready for bed. Long day tomorrow.

Sunday the 11th( fathers/ veterens day)

Well today was Veterans day as well as Finnish Fathers Day. It was also a very bad day.I woke up feeling fine and Finnish unpacking and putting stuff away. Then I started feeling sick. Even the sight of food made me feel sick so for breakfast I only drank juice. Then I did my laundry( was shard but I did it) then went and slept. I slept or like 2 or 3 hours.  I was awoken by a knock asking if I was well enough to eat. I went down stairs and made myself eat a little steak and potato's( what was for dinner) and all I drank was juice. Then I took my laundry out and hung it up to dry. Went back up stairs and layed down. I just layed there. Well I started to think I was feeling warm so I went down stairs to get a thermometer. I tried o use it and it didn't work. So I went back upstairs.I checked my email, and am writing my blog. Soon I'm gonna shower and go to sleep( its only 5:30). I really wanna go to school tomorrow but if I feel like this tomorrow I am not going to school or my lessons. So goodnight everyone and Happy Veterans? Fathers day.

Saturday the 10th

Well today was a big day for two reasons. First it was moving day (  moved to my second host family) and Second it is the 237th Marine Corps birthday. The Marine Corps thing is pretty self explanatory. Now The moving thing is a little more interesting. I woke up around 9 ( after waking up at 4) and made sure everything was packed up. Then I commenced cleaning. I cleared my bed of pad cover, sheets, comforter, and a extra blanket. Also took The pillow cases off the pillows. Then I chilled for a little bit and then helped my first host mom cook a meal. We ate ( host mom, older sis and myself). Then I waited some more. After a little my host dad and little sister came home from some volleyball games. They ate and then my host parents and I went to my new family. There I met the family's eldest daughter( was an exchange student to Cali in 02) and all of us( new fam and old host parents) sat and talked then had coffee and some food. Then my old parents left. I teared up a little but pushed them back. Then came the arboures task of unpacking. I'm mostly done but have some stuff to do tomorrow. Tonight I watched journey 2 the mysterious island which was really good. Then showered, ate some food with the fam and now am in my room unpacking some more trying to minimize what I do tomorrow. While walking to go upstairs I passed the TV and on TV was bochy ball. I couldn't believe bochy ball was a sport. But anyway night everyone.

Friday the 9th

Well today was an uneventful school day because everything went normal. After school I came home and did the rest of my packing. I left some things out for tomorrow( deoderent, computer, camera, tooth paste, etc.). Then later in the night around 8 my host parents and i made joluutorrtut(spelling is probally wrong) which is a christmad food. It's crust reminded me of arby's turn overs and when I made one of them it looked just like a turn over ( there were three design we made). Inside was a home made plum jelly which was amazing. It only took them 10-15 minutes to cook and then we ate them. They were delicious. Now I am off to bed. Tomorrow is gonna be a long stressfull day. Tomorrow is the day i move to my new host family so I am execting a lot of tears. So good night everyone.

Thursday the 8th

So today was Thursday the 8th which was International Hug an Exchange student Day. I got like 15 hugs. Made me really happy. The Day went really usual and boring until after lunch. My first period after lunch is English but today I gave a presentation to a class of 8th graders about my home and let them ask me questions. Then I took my free period and did it again for another class. After that I came home, sat for a little bit and started packing. I didnt realize how much stuff  had. But i got most of it packed and will finnish up tomorrow. Now off to the shower and bed. I have a philosophy test tomorrow. Wish me luck. I'll need it.

5th and 6th

Well nothing interesting happened on the 5th so I didn't write about it. The 6th however was different. The morning started out like any morning. Cold and I was tired. There was snow on the ground which was cool. I got to the main school building and put my stuff away then walked to the c building for psychology. We had two periods and a break in between so during the break I went to the main building( which is across a big yard) to get some coco. Well it was slushing yes slushing. It's that rain snow mix we all hate so much and I walked through it with no jacket. My hair was soaked. So I got my coco and went back to the class ( it stopped slushing) and had a good period. Then went to geography, philosophy, and English, then lunch. I didn't eat lunch because I wasn't feeling good so I went home. I relaxed until 2:45 and walked to the bus and went to my lesson. I met Jose and we went to a couple of sports stores and chilled. We went to McDonald's to eat( was cheapest) and as I was ordering I ordered in Finglish( all Finnish except the word medium) and I kinda joked with the guy and said " sorry I speak Finglish" he's like its ok I do to and we laughed. After we ate it was only 4:30 so i showed him some more stores. The lesson was  good and it went fast. Next Monday is my last lesson. On the way home I was chattin with the Rotarian's and listening to the radio. Over the radio came an add for tickets to Swedish House Mafia which is a really good group and I was all excited. Then I got home, checked my mail, downloaded some pictures for the presentations I am giving tomorrow to some younger classes and got caught up watching coke adds. All were really awesome. Now I am getting ready for bed. Tomorrow is International Hug an Exchange Student Day and I am determined to have a good day no matter what.

Another monday ugh

well today was Monay the 5th. It's a monday so I automatically hate it. Todays school was really boring seeing as I was really tired. I left school and came home and chilled for about 45 minutes then left for Vaasa for my lessons. I got there at around 4 and had to wait for my friend Jose for half an hour. His usual bus was late so made him late. We then ate at Subway( was just like the states) and then went to our lesson. Lesson went fast which was good because I was tired and I had a skype appointment withmy parents. We skyped for about two hours( didn't seem that long). Talked about a lot of things. Those include the election, Finnish school an cops, my school next year, and talking to rotary about hosting a student next year. I just showerd and am ready for bed. Hopefully I can actually sleep tonight. See everyone tomorrow.

Sunday the 4th

Well today was a good day. Went to Vaasa with my family and wen to the museum. It was cool because it had a lot from early Vaasa and then animals, rocks, plants, and  coins. Was the whole deal. After that we went to a mexcian resturant called " Pancho Villa". That should have been my first sign. We get in there and we seat our selves. It had a very Taco Time feel to it. So then I had to ask for an english menu because the others were in Finnish and Swedish. As im looking at the menu I get very disapointed. Only a small section was mexican. The rest were burgers, and other assorted meals. The only mexican foods were burritos, quesadilas, and fajitas. Even the deserts wernt mexican. So I orderd a burger called the  Hot Hot. It came and was good sized and had a good amount of fries. I took three bites and my mouth was ablaze. It was to hot and had little flavour. Also this resturant didnt even have tapitio. It had tobassco. granted I love tobassco but a mexican resturant should have tapitio. So i get donewith the burger and some fries then we go home. I go to my room and start relaxing and looking thourgh my thing. Why you may ask. Because This upcoming Saturday( the 10th). Kinda excited and kinda sad. Goodnight everyone

Friday the 2nd and Saturday the 3rd

Well I kinda forgot to post yesterday so here it is. Nothing really special happened yesterday except I hung out with Sirke and her friends and we watched a chick flick called "lol" and I'm ashamed to admit this but I liked it. We also ate homemade bread( which is amazing) and a homemade fruit cocktail with peaches, mango, oranges, bananas and apples. It was really good. So on Saturday( today) we were gonna go to the Vaasa museo( museum) but it was closed so my host parents and I went to a bird reserve place which was really neat because of how open it was. Sadly we didn't see any birds but met some really nice folks. We came home and I helped my host dad wash the car which was interesting because the soap made little soap balls. Then I relaxed a little and started doing homework( math) then had a nice dinner. After dinner I tried doing math again which I finally gave up on because I suck at it and that's the point in time I decide I'm gonna work at McDonald's. I tried reading a Finnish kids book and failed at that which set my hopes of learning Finnish even lower. While trying to read the book my host mom went for a walk and when she came back I asked how it was and she told me it was nice and she went or a walk through the cemetery because it was Halloween which I forgot about. Oops. Now I am showered and ready for bed. Tomorrow we are going to Vaasa for the museo and dunno what else.

November 1st

Well today was a boring day at school as usual. Today though we had a class meeting( every class did) and talked about examine week and some graduation stuff. I had to stay a Little bit longer because my mandatory nurse visit which everyone has to do was changed from the 6th to the 13th. I also had to fill out some questioner's . One about my life and feelings and the other about my drinking habits. I  filled them out so I seem like a depressed drunk haha. I have one more to fill out tomorrow but it is in Finnish so Jukka the history teacher and my class advisor will help me fill it out tomorrow while he interviews me for something. I'm pretty sure he has to. Anyway I came home and did laundry then relaxed and rested because I was super tired. I learned this when I was at school on a free period laying on the couch and I was half awake/ half asleep. My friend Miika came and rubbed my cheek( dunno why) and i didn't feel it. I opened my eyes for some reason and looked up and he said " you shaved" and then explained what happened. Yea was kinda embarrassed. Now off to bed.