Sokos Alexandra Hotel Jyväskylä

... with lots of bread, potato salad and beetroot salad. It was quite the meal Laura <br>whipped up for us. It was also Kayi's birthday so during dessert we all went around the <br>table and sang her Happy Birthday in as many languages as we could muster. English, <br>Finnish, Swedish, German, Russian, Dutch, French, Vietnamese, Spanish, Mandarin and <br>Cantonese. It was excellent!<br>On Wednesday we went out to eat at Harald's, a viking ...

... to venture out to the Finnish baseball game after class. Rachael, Jamar and I walked to the baseball arena where we met up with Ingma, Laura, Filip and Bree (who were already there because we were late). So... Finnish baseball is not like our baseball. The bases are all out of whack.. the players kind of run in a zig zag around the bases and if you hit the ball out of the field, it is actually out, not a home run like you would think. <br>On Thursday we all ventured ...

... out the Taideo Museo, pretty much an art gallery, where we ran into Stijn (Netherlands). He warned us how bad the art was, but we ventured in anyhow. Yeah the art was a little.. different, but what art isn't? However, it was definitely a very small exhibit maybe about... 30 or so paintings in all of the museum. So after that we were heading down to the Centre square because there was supposed to be some kind of street market or festival, but we ran into some more ...

... we cooked Finnish sausage, ate Finnish candies (like wine gums, but salty licorice flavour... I think it's an acquired taste), drank beer and had an awesome time. We also played mölkky, a Finnish game... Sorta like bowling but with wooden targets that have certain point values and it's outdoors. It was really fun! <br> <br><br>On Wednesday after class I went and bought a bike! Pretty much the main mode of transportation here is by bikes ...

... absolutely beautiful and we both really enjoyed the cities. Copenhagen was more expensive than we were expecting, and not being able to cook in the hostel didn't help. We saw all sorts of tourist sights in both cities, like the Mermaid in Copenhagen, and City Hall in Stockholm. I got a picture of me coming down the steps like Nobel Prize winners do. It was quite neat. After a whirlwind of travelling, I came home and had to say goodbye to a really good ...

... yllätysyllätys) Madventures tv-sarja ja -kirja. Raamatulla on uusi kirjoittaja. Että silleen. Ylihuomenna siis matkaan. Viimeisiä valmisteluja tässä hoitelen ja kokoan listaa huomisista paniikkiostoksista (pompuloita, remmejä, jätesäkkejä, hyttysmyrkkyä). Ja paperilla näyttäisi lukevan myös "löydä leatherman". Etsimään siis... Seuraava merkintä toivottavasti kaksikymmentä astetta lämpimämmästä miljööstä. Ville.

... American won't arrive until next weekend Ryan was on his own. The hazing amounted to five or six chug-a-lug type contests, beginning with a hand slapping quick reaction contest, loser chugging a beer and continued with spinning, running, jumping and assorted games involving a few teammates and a lot of boos. Ryan held up well, probably because of his fraternity background and the hazing ended with a rousing team ovation for his effort and we ...

... we're in Finland remember, before we called it a night. All in all it was an entertaining time and amazingly I awoke in the morning feeling pretty good. Maybe the sauna sweats out the alcohol or possibly the ice cold lake water freezes the stuff and sends it directly out the pours bypassing the kidneys. My short-term impression of these Finnish kids is certainly one of admiration. We had some ribald fun for sure but no one got drunk and ...

... so far and everyone I have met has been extremely kind. A few people have had to their homes for dinner and everyone is eager to show me the best of Finland. 2. After the game against Turku and the following night of debauchery I was worthless for the next day and a half. Went out for Italian on Sunday afternoon but the day was mostly a waste. Monday I managed to drag myself to the gym in Toolo, a neighborhood between Munnkineimi, (my hood), and the ...

... the hotel. Unfortunately there were no bars near the hotel so just had to have a quiet one. The next day I went to watch one of the stages in the forest. The stage was being run twice so the first time I found a spot near a jump and watched most of the field come through. They got some pretty good air and I think the Pulsar would give it a good crack too!! The next spot I went to was a hairpin turn and it was good to see them handle the corners. Unlike ...