My First Cruise
First thing we did was go and have a delicious breakfast. In Finland a popular breakfast is porridge and jam. I usually am not a big fan...
The Terrific Town of Turku
We started the day by going to look at the dance school that I will be taking some classes at. It is a famous school in Espoo called,...
The Shy Finns
I have encountered this several times, but I have noticed it especially through school. (I'm talking about high school and older, younger...
Helsinki Adventure
In art class today we had a field trip, but it was very strange because the teacher actually treated us like adults. Weird right? The...
Losing my Virginity
Today was iconic in my life as an exchange student. I lost my virginity... My sauna virginity. Today I went in a traditional Finnish...
First AFS Meeting
Today I woke up at 10 so I could get to my music class at 11:10. When I got there however, I found out that my teacher had changed the...
First Day of School
Today I woke up at 8 so I could go into school at 9. It was raining, so Sari drove all of us into school. First we dropped Venla and Aatu...
The Girl with the Blue Balloon
Jet lag hit me even worse today. I had a very hard time sleeping last night and ended up just laying there for the better part of 7...
Second Day in Finland!
Today we woke up early to sing Aada happy birthday in bed. They sang it in Finnish, and then we all sang it in English. We went...
First Day in Finland!
Sari, Jarno and Aada were all waiting for me just past customs. Ada immediately ran and gave me a huge hug. First we all drove around...
