Kevät ja Alku Kesä

Time is a funny thing. While history class lasts forever, the past few months have passed in a blink, but August feels like years ago. So much time has passed since I wrote my last post (sorry about that), and now it seems that my exchange is already ending. I only have a few weeks…

Talvissa

Today is my 206th day in Finland. Woohoo! A lot has happened since I last wrote, so bear with me. The third jakso is done, the Winter Olympics happened, I had vanhojentansi (!!!!!), etc. And now I’m on hiihtoloma, the ‘ski break’, for a week before school starts up again. By now, I’m definitely getting…

Joulukuu- joulu ja uutta vuotta

Terve, Last week was the first week back at school after winter break. It was awful. But, now that that’s over, I have a whole new year to look forward to, and I’m also getting to close to the halfway point in my exchange. Today is January 15, officially my 162nd (oho) day in Finland. That is really…

Marraskuu, Juolukuu, etc.

No niin. November was pretty crazy. The second jakso wrapped up, I traveled to Lapland for a few days with all the rotary exchange students, and I switched host families! And it’s December! The most wonderful time of the year! Joulu on melkein tällä!  My education is slowly progressing. The winter air does numb the…

Syysloma

Today is Halloween!!!🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🍬🍬👻🕷️ It also snowed, and unfortunately not many people celebrate it in Finland so it feels more like Christmas. I even listened to Christmas music today! It was a very merry Tuesday. Halloween in Lappeenranta: This past week was my school’s fall holiday! It was really fun and I got to do and see…

Jakso yksi on Finnished

This past week was the exam week for the first jakso of the school year. For Finnish students like my friends and host brother, it meant stress and tons of studying, For me, it was a week of relaxation. Each morning, I had one test for a few hours and then I was done for the…

Ensimmäinen kuukausi

It’s been a little over a month since I landed in Finland. I can’t believe how fast the time has gone by. I’m finally getting into the swing of things- I know when most my classes are, I can order food in Finnish, and I’m swimming five times a week with the local team. I…

Banaani kerma piirakkaa

Tänään, minun ystävä Lexus Minnesotasta ja minä tehdiämme banaani kerma piirakkaa. Se oli hyvää. Today, my friend Lexus from Minnesota and I made banana cream pie. It was good. 🍌 ✌🏼the banana cream pie Lexus from Minnesota eating banana cream pie

Ensimmäinen koulupäivä

Today was my first day of school! It was alright- I’m currently taking art, Finnish, English, Spanish, and geography– hopefully I can sign up for more classes tomorrow. Also, I went to a soccer practice today!! I am so out of shape and am exhausted, but it was really fun. This past week was the…

CSRYE Conference

Last weekend, Central States hosted a conference for all exchange students (inbound, outbound, rebound, rotex) at Calvin College in Grand Rapids Michigan. For outbounds, it was the final step to prepare us for exchange. I met with other outbounds and our country correspondents, and with rebounds, who shared valuable advice about exchange, had lots of…