27th-28th.

Well on Wednesday the 27th I went to Oulu. Along the way we stopped at a store which was huge. There I finally found guns in Finland yet they were kinda lame. Then we finally made it to the house and just chilled. today the 28th was a busy day. First we went to a place called Kemi and went to a ice castle/ hotel which was pretty epic. then we went to Sweden for a bit to go to IKEA.Well first we had to stop at a place called Candy World and it was how it sounds. It was a place full of candy and I ended up spending money there. then we went to IKEA then some sports stores then back to Oulu. All in all a good day.

25th-26th

Well on Monday the 25th I didn't do much. I went to Vaasa and got my Ipod into the shop to be fixed( aka to be replaced) which made me happy. Other then that I didn't do much. Today the 26th I have done nothing except pack. Tomorrow me and the fam go to Oulu to stay with the second eldest daughter for almost a week.While there I will chill with one of my French Friends and jut plain out explore Oulu. I also hope to by some Under Armour clothes if I can find any. The UA website says there are dealers in Oulu so lets hope. We also will be going to see an Ice hotel in Lapland so that should be cool. We will be leaving before 5 A.M. so should be a long day haha.

23rd-24th

Well yesterday Saturday the 23rd wasn't to bad. Only had one football practice because a bunch of people weren't there and then a bunch of people had to go after the first practice. Well lets just say it was a bad practice. I made a lot of mistakes, and I messed up a lot of snaps. After practice my ride took me to Laihia then I bought him a rulla kebab from the local Laihia place and he said it was as good as his place in Vaasa. Then he dropped me off and I did nothing the rest of the day. Today Sunday the 24th was pretty good. I went to Vaasa with my two host sisters and my host mom. I tried ice fishing ( didn't catch anything) and then went to Sauna. So I went to Sauna then I went into the ice cold sea. The temperature was .5 degrees Celsius. That's almost 32 degrees Fahrenheit. I did that about 4 times. After that we came home and I have done nothing. Tomorrow and Tuesday I don't have plans and then on Wednesday I go to Oulu.

22nd

Well my day started off with me being late to my first class because I slept through my alarm. The teacher was cool when I explained it. The rest of the day went normal. I had sports today and we played Hockey. Well I suck. I fell a lot and scored one goal because they let me. So I don't believe I will be playing Hockey. Weather wise it was very warm today. While playing Hockey I sweated a lot and on the ride home I had my coat open. My day was kinda ruined because my Ipod has streaks through it. First they were white now they are green and pink. I tried restoring it and all that did was lose my music and apps. So probably gonna take it to an Apple dealer and see what I can do. Tomorrow is practice so that makes me happy.

21st

Well today was ok. Didn't have to be at school until 10:35. At around 1 i met my friend Jose and took him to school. After school we walked home and relaxed until 4:30 when the district chairman picked us up and took us to the out-bound meeting. It was really fun because I got to hang out with a bunch of awesome inbounds. Though my night was ruined because I found out I can't play my first football game because of my district conference. I'm gonna try and get out of it because I really wanna play but I don't think I will be able to.

20th

Well where shall I start about today. Woke up at 6:30 to be at school for a 7:40 French class just to find out that there was no class. So that kinda ticked me off. Then  I had a word test in English class and got one out of ten. In my defense I didn't recognise any of the words. Then I got my math retest back and found out I did worse then last time. I got 1 point out of 36. Again in my defense it was a harder test then last time even the teacher said not to get down that it was hard. The next test is in April so I have time to study. Then I found out that the principle is saying that she and teachers will come to next years Abit party which upset all the second years and that annoyed me for several reasons. 1 it's a private party so theres nothing the teachers could do if they do show up so they had no need to freak and 2 it made people not smile which I hate. I hate dealing with people who aren't happy because that in turn makes me un-happy and no one likes a un-happy Zach. So after school I went and lifted and it was a good lift. I pushed it soo hard that I felt sick. Then I came home and slept a bit, ate and then went skiing. That went pretty god expect I fell a lot. Now I am just relaxing. Tomorrow I have Rotary stuff and my friend Jose is coming to Laihia for a couple hours so he can catch a ride. Should be fun

18th-19th

Well yesterday was ok. Woke up at 7:30 and went to the store to see if they had my SD card because the corner of the letter I sent it in was gone when my parents got it. Well they didn't have it so then I went to school. School was boring as usual. At 4 I had my math test retake which sucked. I hope I did well this time. Today was ok to. I slept until 9 which felt amazing and went to school. School was boring as usual. I went to lift after school but realized I didn't have a shirt so I went home. Gonna lift tomorrow. The rest of the night I slept, ate and studied. I have a word test in English tomorrow.

17th

Well today was kinda crap. Didn't feel good at all and also remembered that my math retest is tomorrow and not Tuesday. I woke up at almost ten an have done nothing really except study and I don't remember anything that I've studied so I am soo screwed for the test tomorrow. As for the feeling weird I'm pretty sure I'm getting a cold which I really hope I'm not because colds suck and with the weather here I'm pretty sure it would kill me. I also found out today that I will be moving to my last family on the 24th of March and have a meeting with the new family sometime in two weeks. So yea my time here is almost done and I hate it.

16th

Well today I woke up at 8:30 to shower and then I got ready for my host grandmothers birthday party. It was at a nice hotel in Vaasa and we had a nice brunch. Was a little fancy for me. Had things like bacon wrapped dates( freakin good), herring, hard boiled eggs with caviar and other stuff like that. But it was still good. The time was full of laughing and jokes and was an all around good time. As we are leaving I find out that there's a ghost on the third floor of the hotel. So I ask the reception people if it's like a joke and there like " no it's not a joke". SO I think I might be back sometime with some ghost hunting equipment. I came home and took a nap and after that have not done much. Just kinda relaxed. Been feeling kinda weird. I have a tight feeling in my chest so I hope it's only a cold and not something more serious. Tomorrow I am going to try and study for m math retake on Tuesday so wish me luck.

15th

Well today I woke up at 7:30 to get ready for dancing. Today we danced three times. Once at school for Grades 6-9 and then a day care and finally an old folks home. Our dance area kept getting smaller and smaller it was ridicules. During the dance at school the sole on my dance shoe came a little loose but I went to the day care and danced with it. Well half way through our routine it comes loose even more. So we had to go back to school and the teacher grabbed another pair for me. The pair was about a size to small but I dealt with it. After the old folks home we came back to school and chilled for about an hour then went to food. We ate at a place called Amarillo which was a Tex-Mex joint. It was really good although a little pricey. After that we came back and we went home for about two hours. At 7 I went to the after party which was ok. Started out really well, then I tweaked my knee which wasn't to bad I was still enjoying myself but then I got sad, and pissed and then home sick. I don't know why. Well that lasted a while and when I was starting to enjoy myself again Some drama started and I had to help stop it. Well it restarted as I was about to leave and I got it sorted out. Then on the way home at around midnight I was talking to my host mom and I was listening to me talk and I sounded drunk even though I didn't drink. I really hope she doesn't think I drank cuz that would be bad. But now I am off to bed. I am getting up at 8:30 to shower and get ready for the grandmother's birthday party which is at 11:15 in Vaasa.

14th aka Valentines day

Well today is the 14th which is Valentines today to you people with relationships but for me it was Thursday and the Wanhat. I came to school a little after 9 and found the break room was pretty messed up by the Abit( kids about to graduate) So I helped clean it up and went to some classes. Came back from French and found the Abit had returned. So I was talking to a couple of my Abit friends about how lucky I was that they missed me with the lip-stick ( the Abit draw on kids faces with lip-stick on this day) and They pulled out there lip-stick and drew hearts on my face. I then went to Finnish after chillin for a bit and there was only about 6 of us guys so it was an easy day. Then we had lunch which kinda sucked. Was turkey and potato which was kinda gross. Then w had economics which there was only like 5 of us then No one went to Psych so we didn't have it. I came home and relaxed for a bit then at 5 I went to dance practice in my suit. It was SOOOO hot everyone was sweating. SO then parents started arriving at 6 and we started at 6:30. It went well I messed up once in the actual dance process bit we recovered well. I had to waltz like 4 times. Once with my partner, once with my host mom, once with a cute first year which surprised her and once with one of my friends. Tomorrow we dance again at like 3 places which is gonna suck but then we go eat and then at 7 we party. Should be fun.

11th-13th

Well on Monday I woke up thinking I didn't have school until 11 an found out I had class at 9:30. SO I went there and was lucky to find out class was pushed back until 10. Then the day went smoothly and at 2:45 I had dance practice which meant I missed french. On Tuesday I didn't have to wake up until 9 because class wasn't until 11:35. The day went smooth except for the last two periods of Psych when I couldn't focus. Today Wednesday the 13th was good. Had class at 7:40 which was French. Got there and found one of the Rotarian's is now in my class. The day went well except we had fish more lunch. After lunch we had dance practice for like an hour and that was just to much. I came home and slept for a bit, had dinner then went to the 3rd year " graduation" party type thing. It was ok but I couldn't drink which kinda made it less fun because everyone else. But now I am getting ready for bed. I am tired.

9th-10th

Well yesterday I didn't do much. Skyped with my dad and talked to my host parents about the dance this week which is on Thursday. Today I woke up and helped clean the kitchen and then made pulla, by hand. After that I took a nap and woke up at 3. Well shortly there after some friends of my host mom and sister came home. SO we had coffee and pulla and other soft drinks. Then they left and we just chilled. At 7:30 my host mom and sister took the dog to agility and that left my host dad and I. We played some pool and I uploaded a couple albums of pictures to facebook. Then I shaved and showed and I am slowly getting ready for tomorrow.

8th

So today was a LONG but pretty good day. My day started at 6:30 when I woke up. Had Psych at 7:40, then economics, then Finnish, then double English. Lunch was soup which was OK. After lunch I had free period and I didn't think I had the sports class after so I went and worked out. Was a good lift. Squatted 210 pounds today. I know its not much but it's a start back to where I was. As I'm nearing the end of my workout I see a couple of guys I usually lift with and go and talk to them. Well turns out I'm in there sports class and we had class. We played floor ball for two hours. Was pretty fun. I started out goaly. I had padded pants and shirt with gloves and a helmet. I didn't know if i was doing NASCAR or baseball. I felt like both. Then I went home. The ride to and from school felt terrible. Was around -12 and felt way colder. So I came home and chilled for  bit then slept because I was SUPER tired. Woke up and dinner was made. We had TeX Mex lasagna. It was really good. Relaxed some more and at 10 my host mom came back from Helsinki. She is the best. She brought back a cherry 7 up and then a Dr.Pepper along with a Reese's nutragius bar. She also got a book for my sister because she just had her baby. The book is for when her little girl is like 5. It's a really cute book about Finland. Now I am just chilling thinking about sleeping. So night.

6th-7th

Well on Wednesday I didn't do much. Went to school and tried to work out after I said try because I went to the gym but forgot shorts. So hopefully I don't do that tomorrow. Today was an ok day. Woke up at 8 and went to school at 10 for a 10:35 class. Lunch was fish but it was ok. My classes after lunch were really boring. Had one period economics and two periods Psych. Came home and walked the dog, then chilled and went to Vaasa to drop my host sister off at her singing lessons then to go get me stuff for school and the dance. So we got all that, and went to a store and bought some food. On the way home though my sister and I convinced my host dad to buy kebab and he said yes. Man was that a good dinner. Then I have been getting ready for school tomorrow. One time though as I'm walking down the stairs I slip and slid. Now my heels hurt. Lets hope they are just bruised

5th

Well today was pretty good. I woke up at 9 and slowly got ready. At 10 I left and sent some letters out. After that I went to school and went to the Free dance practice. My first class was at 11:25 and it was Finnish. Then we had lunch, English, an two periods Psych. Came home and relaxed. At 6 I cooked dinner with my host family. We had tacos. Other then that Didn't do much. Tomorrow school starts at 7:40 with French. Should be a pretty easy day tomorrow.

4th

Well today was interesting. Had my math exam which I'm pretty sure I failed. It's ok though I can retake it. I wasted as much time before I got my hair cut and yet I was still an hour and a half early for it( was supposed to be at 3:30 and I got it at 2). So Now I look good. The new course starts tomorrow and I am taking English, Finnish, French, Economics, Psychology, and Sports. Should be a fairly easy course. Should go to Vaasa sometime soon to get my books and tie for the dance. Anyway going to bed.

3rd

Well today was fairly boring.Woke up, ate, looked at math with my host dad and then cleaned. I picked up, put away and vacuumed my room so it now looks nice. After that I slept and started looking at math. I have done that almost all day and have gotten no where. This makes me really mad and tomorrow I have my math exam and I really need to pass this class. Jari my host dad made dinner( potatoes and pork in a really good sauce). At around 6 my councilor came over and filled out some paperwork for eurotour and helped me understand how to register for my Finnish test in April. After that showered, made hot coco and studied more. I am really frustrated at this point. It's not been a good night.

1st-2nd febuary

Well the 1st not much happened. Went to school and took a health test. Went pretty well. Chilled at school till lunch, ate potato's, beef and chicken( was good), then went and made a hair cut appointment for Monday at 3:30. Um the 2nd was a great day. Had practice all day. It was junior and Senior team practice which was awesome. The Senior team is all adults and there GOOD. So that practice was great and full of many awesome guys. Came home and went to sauna. Then had coffee and pulla. Then went and played a game kinda like pull and curling mixed with my host dad. Was really fun. Now just waiting to sleep. Tomorrow will be filled with cleaning.. FUN( sarcasm)