Omena Hotel Vaasa

Three weeks to go before taking off to the southern Africa. Still got a few bookings to be made and some vaccinations to be taken and malaria tablets to be bought. Not to forget some MONEY TO BE MADE!!! I think the thought of having a cold lager while admiring the african sunset will keep our spirits up while taking care of a few dozen more mastitises, calvings and puppies on diarrhoea...

The plan is to enjoy our former exchangestudent Sandy's ...

... love that part.

I joined a club called the Buddy Program, and it's basically just a program where international students can hang out and learn about each other. Tomorrow my group will have a team building/game day, then at night I can either head to a bar with them, or go to my friend Justine's house for a girls night with some of my classmates! Then Sunday I am going to my new friend Evelinn's house (Swedish girl) and she's going to teach me how to make ...

... best friend - Russell (from Bangladesh). We will be sharing a majority of our class time together. Tonight he bought me McDonalds (finally -- a craving has been submerged) and we met with a huge population of international students at a downtown pub called Allstars. Which isn't that exciting because it's a lame sports bar. Russell thinks I worry too much, and likes to tell me this frequently. At the pub I met: Fa ...

... the day - traveling in my pajamas with no make up. I forgot how gorgeous the people of this country are! Very well put together and model-ish looking. Not all of them are blond hair, blue eyed, but a great majority of them are. Glad to be here and up the brunette percentage.

As soon as I arrived in Historiegrand (our building complex) a student approached me and asked me if I needed help (I was carrying 4 bags ...

... well I don't know, I guess I didn't go in any of them really....maybe they are more towards the center... :)

So, this is as close to the Arctic Circle that I've ever been--and maybe ever will be... Though I hope not, because I do have a dream of seeing the Aurora Borealis one of these days. Pauliina invited me to come visit in winter when her family goes to their cabin up in Lapland to go skiing... Umm...right ...

... ja tietysti kaikki itse kasvatettuja :)

Sitten alkoikin pitkä taipaleemme, kun lähdimme ajamaan kohti Oulua ja sieltä kohti Torniota. Oulussa saimme taas sen saman saderintaman kiinni, jonka alla olimme olleet jo kahdesti. Näytti jumiutuneen varsin tehokkaasti niille seuduille. Tutkakuvista kuitenkin katsoimme, että Ruotsin puolella näyttäisi juuri ja juuri rannikko olevan sateeton, saa nähdä!

Tornioon ...

Left by Train on SJ Rail (7012 & 98) with change of train at Boden. Train stopped at following stations. 1) Umeå, Vännas ...

... vaatetuksen hankkiminen. Tärkein meillä oli kuin ihmeen kautta mukana, nimittäin vaelluskengät. Olimme käyneet sunnuntaina Yläneellä vaeltamassa matkalla Nakkilaan ja sitä kautta kengät olivat auton takakontissa. Muita lämpimiä vaatteita meillä ei ollutkaan, joten edessä oli ostoskierros. Saavuimme Vaasaan noin puolenpäivän aikaan. Mika lähti tapaamiseensa, arto meni töihin ja emilia ja minä lähdimme Vaasan keskustaan ...

... where i am now, drinking some tea in an incredible bookshop . my friends dont miss copenhagen for anything in the world. if u need some meditation time, relaxing time, alternative time or even romantic come here. royalty, cristiania freedom, great architecture, open minded people, new fashion designers, womens dressed in all possible ways, gays , hetero, and great books and events:) alex salutes you all and sends a long hug from the viking lands:)

... so many stuff, like 3 kinds of vodka, long drinks and so on...so, people tend to get drunk a lot, but the drugs are not so 'popular', should i say...maybe we should think about that...anyway, Alko is connected to the government, so they get rich, when the Finns get drunk, basically. OPk, enough about alcohol. In Vaasa we were staying at Niinu's place. she's a member of Hospitality Club (www.hospitalityclub ...