Card Tricks
While I was at Oliver’s house he and I learned a bunch of card tricks. I ended up learning 4, which I then proceeded to show Venla. A...
Family Returns
Minun perhe tulee kotiin taanan! My family comes home today! I moved back into their house, and said my goodbyes and thank you to...
AFS Christmas Party!!
We had the AFS Christmas Party today. There was food and Glögi, and also a visit from Joulu Pukki! (It was actually just Tommi- my...
Living with the Devil
Currently, as you know, I am living in Tommi and Taru's house while my host family is on vacation. On my first day in their house I was...
Midstay Camp Pt 1
Taru drove Oliver and I to the Midstay Camp this morning at 11. Today we played a bunch of games, we talked a lot about the sadness we...
Kindness
After a rough day, I expected to go back to Tommi and Taru's house and sleep it off. Unexpectedly, however, my friend called me and asked...
Second Hockey Game
We went to see a hockey game today. My second one ever!! Unfortunately the Finnish team lost, but Oliver was happy because they were...
Cards
Today I taught Oliver how to play Nertz. Nertz is a card game that my family has been playing for forever. It is essentially two person...
Finnish Independence Day
The 6th of December is Finnish Independence Day. They celebrate their freedom much differently than people in the USA do. Usually we...
