So I woke up to see it snowing pretty hard outside. It was cool seeing snow in October. It's not too cold outside though so the snow is kind of slushy and melting. Not very fun to walk in, my shoes are wet.
The trip to Ranua Zoo was alot of fun. The drive up was really pretty because all the trees were covered in frost so thy were all white. I saw alot of cool animals, but the reindeer were the best. On the drive back there were about 20 reindeer standing in the road and then they all ran off into the woods. It was awesome. I'll upload pictures once facebook stops being lame. I got some cool souvenirs to bring home from the zoo, and lots of chocolate. Exciting stuff.
The weekend was fun, after the zoo I had dinner with Jack and we drank a bunch of wine and sang really ridiculous songs. Then there was a party upstairs in our building so we went up there for a while and we me some really cool Finnish guys. we ended up going to their apartment and hanging out until like 630 in the morning. It was a really good night, but the next day wasn't so fun, it was raining And cold so we just stayed inside and did nothing. It w as relaxing. Well, I guess that's all for now, I leave for my study trip on Friday, and then it's on to Norway and Germany! I can't wait!!!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Finland- October 3rd
Well, I'm about to go to Ranua Zoo, and I'm pretty excited. Getting to the bus was kind of scary because it's 27 degrees and there is ice everywhere. I slipped on some black ice on my bike and fell, it was scary and now my hand hurts, I'm gonna have a bruise :(. I couldn't imagine dealing with this all the time. Some Finns were saying that this cold has caught everyone by surprise because it's not usually this cold this early. Some people haven't been able to drive because they don't have their snow tires on their cars.
Monday, September 28, 2009
September 28th
Well, the past few days have been good, nothing too exciting. Friday we had the last party in Tellervontie because everyone is moving :(.
It was alot of fun though. Today I paid for my trip to Turku, Stockholm, and Helsinki. It is during the middle of October and I'm pretty excited about it. After we get back I'm rode tripping with some people up to Nordkapp, Norway, which is the most northern place in Europe. Were stopping at some places along the way. Then, I am flying to Bremen, Germany with another American named Charles. were going to spend a few days in Germany and go see Berlin. Then at the end of October I am going to go to St. Petersburg with the ESN. This is why October will henceforth be known as Triptober. I can't wait, it's going to be alot of fun! I have one more class today and then I'm done for the day so that's good. I'm going to get all signed up for my Russia trip later. The visa is most expensive for Americans, it sucks. It's 125€ and everyone else only has to pay like 45€. Oh well, thank you scholarship. Well, I don't know what else to write right now so I'll write more once something exciting happens.
It was alot of fun though. Today I paid for my trip to Turku, Stockholm, and Helsinki. It is during the middle of October and I'm pretty excited about it. After we get back I'm rode tripping with some people up to Nordkapp, Norway, which is the most northern place in Europe. Were stopping at some places along the way. Then, I am flying to Bremen, Germany with another American named Charles. were going to spend a few days in Germany and go see Berlin. Then at the end of October I am going to go to St. Petersburg with the ESN. This is why October will henceforth be known as Triptober. I can't wait, it's going to be alot of fun! I have one more class today and then I'm done for the day so that's good. I'm going to get all signed up for my Russia trip later. The visa is most expensive for Americans, it sucks. It's 125€ and everyone else only has to pay like 45€. Oh well, thank you scholarship. Well, I don't know what else to write right now so I'll write more once something exciting happens.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Finland September 24th
Wow, Ok, its been over a week, hopefully I can remember all the interesting stuff that has happened recently. It shouldn't be too hard, I'll just go through all the pictures from the past week. And here we go..
well, I think the past week has just been a string of parties for the most part. I had the whole week off, and I spent most of it sleeping and feeling sick (im still not quite better, but hopefully soon). Also, like four days ago now I pinched a nerve or something because I havent had complete feeling in my pinky and ring finger of my left hand since. Its pretty annoying, im hoping it will go away soon. We had a spaghetti party at Giuseppe's house which was alot of fun. We also had a pajama party, and a birthday party for 3 different people. The cops showed up to that one. 
But it was at like 3 am so most everyone was getting ready to go anyways. I went downtown recently and took alot of pictures of the city (see snapfish or facebook). It is really beautiful down there because it is right on the water. We also went to the beach but it started pouring rain when we got there so the pictures were kinda dark and gloomy. We all had a nice bike ride back in the rain though (perhaps this is why im still not better). I also read a book this week, "From Finland, With Love". Its about finnish culture and stuff like that but it is a really funny book. The guy who wrote it is actually German.
On Monday I started classes. My history class sucks, its so boring and its all over the place so I have no idea how the timeline goes or anything. She'll talk about Denmark for a while and then switch to Norway or Sweden, so its really hard to follow. No one really knows whats going on in there. My music class is really cool though. We talked about traditional finnish music and Sami music. The Sami are like these indigenous finnish that live in the far north. They have a style of singing called a yoik. It is just syllables and sounds and you kind of chant it. It sounds really beautiful I think. (they have it on youtube) We sang some in class, it was pretty cool. We also learned how to play the Kantele, which is a traditional finnish instrument that has 5 strings and you pluck them like a guitar. That was alot of fun. I really like my language class too. We learned basic stuff like "My name is.. " "How are you?" .. all that stuff. I need to review it though cause its pretty hard. Mitä kuuluu means "How are you?" and Mina olen Meagan. Its pretty interesting, i like it. Well, thats all I can think to write right now. I go to the zoo the weekend of the 3rd (seafood fest :( ) so that will be fun.
well, I think the past week has just been a string of parties for the most part. I had the whole week off, and I spent most of it sleeping and feeling sick (im still not quite better, but hopefully soon). Also, like four days ago now I pinched a nerve or something because I havent had complete feeling in my pinky and ring finger of my left hand since. Its pretty annoying, im hoping it will go away soon. We had a spaghetti party at Giuseppe's house which was alot of fun. We also had a pajama party, and a birthday party for 3 different people. The cops showed up to that one. 
But it was at like 3 am so most everyone was getting ready to go anyways. I went downtown recently and took alot of pictures of the city (see snapfish or facebook). It is really beautiful down there because it is right on the water. We also went to the beach but it started pouring rain when we got there so the pictures were kinda dark and gloomy. We all had a nice bike ride back in the rain though (perhaps this is why im still not better). I also read a book this week, "From Finland, With Love". Its about finnish culture and stuff like that but it is a really funny book. The guy who wrote it is actually German.On Monday I started classes. My history class sucks, its so boring and its all over the place so I have no idea how the timeline goes or anything. She'll talk about Denmark for a while and then switch to Norway or Sweden, so its really hard to follow. No one really knows whats going on in there. My music class is really cool though. We talked about traditional finnish music and Sami music. The Sami are like these indigenous finnish that live in the far north. They have a style of singing called a yoik. It is just syllables and sounds and you kind of chant it. It sounds really beautiful I think. (they have it on youtube) We sang some in class, it was pretty cool. We also learned how to play the Kantele, which is a traditional finnish instrument that has 5 strings and you pluck them like a guitar. That was alot of fun. I really like my language class too. We learned basic stuff like "My name is.. " "How are you?" .. all that stuff. I need to review it though cause its pretty hard. Mitä kuuluu means "How are you?" and Mina olen Meagan. Its pretty interesting, i like it. Well, thats all I can think to write right now. I go to the zoo the weekend of the 3rd (seafood fest :( ) so that will be fun.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Finland, September 13
Well, I havent posted in a couple days so here goes. I'm sick, so that sucks. Yesterday my throat started hurting and then by the night i was a little sniffly, and now I just woke up and feel worse, my head hurts a little. But i guess its good that I dont have class for a week so i can just lay in bed. I finally spoke with Kevin about coming to copenhagen but he said its not a good week so maybe I'll go for fall break if im not going somewhere else.
I went to the Alko the other day, which was kind of fun. I think its hilarious that I can buy alcohol here. I just got a bottle of sparkling wine, but I dont know when ill drink it because we've been going out like every single night. We went to a place last night called Kantis. It was ok. The music was pretty shitty and it was more of a pub then a club, but it was fun, the beer and stuff was cheap. I had an early night (like 2am) so that was nice. I think once everyone has class and assignments and stuff that the partying will calm down a little. I dont mind it too much though cause I dont really do it at home so its a nice change of pace i guess.
The other night Paivi (shes one of the other kummis) had us over for dinner and to play singstar. It was really fun. Her house is like a cat paradise. She had this column installed and covered it with rope so the cats
could climb on it. She also had a zipline in the backyard and the cats had harnesses and they would just go run around in the backyard. It was so cool. Gambit needs one. It was nice getting to play with her cats cause i really miss Gambit :(
I found the Botanical Gardens the other day too. The university owns them an
d they have all kinds of cool plants and stuff in there. I need to go check them out cause I think it would be fun. But they're shaped like pyramids and they are named Romeo and Juliet. Its really cute :) I have had alot of fun just riding my bike around and seeing different stuff. Today I went to a burger place and got the biggest hamburger i have ever seen in my life. I should have taken a picture of it cause it was huge. it was delicious though. On the way I passed a big lake and I took some pictures. There are also mushrooms everywhere here so I've been taking some pictures of them too. It is really beautiful here. I cant wait until it snows so then i can get some more awesome pictures :) 
I went to the Alko the other day, which was kind of fun. I think its hilarious that I can buy alcohol here. I just got a bottle of sparkling wine, but I dont know when ill drink it because we've been going out like every single night. We went to a place last night called Kantis. It was ok. The music was pretty shitty and it was more of a pub then a club, but it was fun, the beer and stuff was cheap. I had an early night (like 2am) so that was nice. I think once everyone has class and assignments and stuff that the partying will calm down a little. I dont mind it too much though cause I dont really do it at home so its a nice change of pace i guess.
The other night Paivi (shes one of the other kummis) had us over for dinner and to play singstar. It was really fun. Her house is like a cat paradise. She had this column installed and covered it with rope so the cats
could climb on it. She also had a zipline in the backyard and the cats had harnesses and they would just go run around in the backyard. It was so cool. Gambit needs one. It was nice getting to play with her cats cause i really miss Gambit :(
I found the Botanical Gardens the other day too. The university owns them an
d they have all kinds of cool plants and stuff in there. I need to go check them out cause I think it would be fun. But they're shaped like pyramids and they are named Romeo and Juliet. Its really cute :) I have had alot of fun just riding my bike around and seeing different stuff. Today I went to a burger place and got the biggest hamburger i have ever seen in my life. I should have taken a picture of it cause it was huge. it was delicious though. On the way I passed a big lake and I took some pictures. There are also mushrooms everywhere here so I've been taking some pictures of them too. It is really beautiful here. I cant wait until it snows so then i can get some more awesome pictures :) 
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