I felt really down the
first bit of the week. There was a lot of school work to be done, I
was stressing about money, and it's still gross
weather. But, in the second half of the week I managed to get my
school work done, and even handed some stuff in early, figured out
the money situation, and it was sorta sunny on Saturday! As Dory
says, ”just keep swimming”.
1. I went skating twice and it was
loads of fun!
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| The ice rink I go to every week! Have I mentioned that it's underground? |
2. I found a music festival in Finland
I can actually go to before I head back to Toronto for the summer!
Sauna Open Air got cancelled this year and I was bummed about it
cause it's apparently a great festival and it's right in Tampere. I
didn't think I was gonna go to any here this summer since everything
was after I left for Toronto, and none had great lineup, but this new
one seems pretty great! Skid Row, W.A.S.P., Shining, Reckless Love
(which will be hilarious to see at the same festival as Shining),
Santa Cruz, Egokills, as well as a few others are all on the lineup.
It should be pretty fun! If you wanna check out the festival, go here
3. I got a concrete budget down to get
me till June once I can start working again. My dad was surprisingly
very relaxed and helpful about the whole thing, which is not how he
usually is when I have to talk to him about money
4. I got a package from my mum! It was
being held in Customs since the beginning on February (I think it was
because Mum sent it through her company). To get stuff from Customs
you have to prove your identity, and since the customer service
office in Helsinki is closed down now, the only way to do that is
through your phone contract or your bank account. Well, I don't have
a Finnish phone contract because I'm a foreigner and I just got a
Finnish bank account and I won't have web banking for 3 months, and
you need web banking login information for the identity confirmation.
I thought that I wasn't going to be able to get the package and my
mum spent $70 Canadian dollars to send me something nice and it was
going to get sent back but, I got it in the end after I sent an email
asking about it and getting a reply straight away! She sent me some
cute rainboots, socks, and cookies!
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| I love getting mail! |
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| A tiny bit too big but I love them so much! Now I won't wreck my other boots in the wetness! |
5. I had a really nice movie night on
Friday with my flatmate and another friend. Since the Olympics my
friends and I have been meaning to watch the documentary about the
ice hockey player Teemu Selänne (if you don't
know him, he is a really big
deal here; like the Finnish version of Wayne Gretzky). Friday
was Kalevala Day aka Finnish Culture Day so we
thought it was a good excuse to watch a film about a Finnish hockey
player! We all snuggled up on my bed with junk food and wine and
watched it, as well as The Mighty Ducks.
The movie about Teemu was great and we had such a nice time!
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| It's a really good film, especially if you know how famous this guy is. Check it out. *image from Google Images* |
6.
I walked almost 7km yesterday. I wanted to see what kind of shape the
path that goes from my flat to school was in since I want to skate on
it once the gravel is cleaned. I really enjoyed myself and my leg didn't hurt till I was basically at the end of my walk (I have a messed up left knee/leg/hip which can make walking for extended periods a bit of a pain). It might be a bit difficult on skates, but I think I went the wrong way at one point and next week I'll try a different way that has less hills.
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| Diverted a bit off the sidewalk to walk in the forest a bit. This is right beside the highway. |
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| The path took me to my favourite church, Messukylän vanha kirkko |
Next
week will be some more skating, pancakes (Tuesday is pancake day!),
possibly ice swimming, and a hockey game on Saturday (Ilves vs.
Blues)!
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