

Graduation
Today I didn't have school, instead we had an assembly at 11 for a winter graduation ceremony. Only 8 people graduated, most of the...


Thoughts
Sari and I had a long talk today about why they decided to get an exchange student in the first place. It took a lot of persuading from...


Jyväskylä Chapter
Exchange students from the Jyväskylä chapter came down from Lapland to visit Helsinki, so Oliver and I took them to Kiasma, a modern art...


Advent Calendars!
I can’t believe that it is already December. The time is flying by and it scares me a little. The kids started their chocolate Advent...


Vanhojen Tanssit
Today began the first day of the new term. My classes are ridiculously easy. I have two english classes, two art classes and a dance...


Meet Venla
Here is the long awaited Meet Venla video that I should have made a month ago…. Oops. In my defense, I started it, but the software I was...


Stupid Cat Toy
Aada has this cat toy, and the noise it makes makes me want to tear my ears off. I might throw it out the window. I hate this thing with...


Thanksgiving #2 and Fazer
Two things happened today. First was that I organized Thanksgiving dinner for the family. My second pumpkin pie of the week turned out a...


Exciting Night with Food and Friends
My last exam was today, which sucked because it is a SATURDAY :(. After that I went home and tried to make a pumpkin pie. I say “tried”...