Blogs from Southwest Finland, Finland, Europe - page 6

Today Ama and I spent from 10:30 am- 3pm cooking at the summer pizza kitchen at Kala-Trappi (my rotary restaurant). Ama had brought an ENTIRE suitcase full of tortillas, cans of whole green chilies, red chilie powder, green chili powder, guac, and lots of herbs. As she cooked I was her sue chef, running outside in the crazy blizzard to the main restaurant and getting whatever she needed! They provided us with all the meat, vegetables and cheese we needed! We had fabulous tunes blasting from my ipod all day and had a LOT of fun dancing and coooking, and testing things and tasteing things and laughing, and having a jolly good time. Ilkka, the chef at Kala-trappi was there to get us anything we needed, and I had a lot of fun discribing what I ... read more

What a place. The most Finns i have ever seen together! We went to the game tonight! It was a lot of fun, even though TPS wasnt playing very well at all!!! But I got my TRIP (yes i was TRIPPING during the game, (the juice boxes in finland are called TRIP!!!)) haha! We visited Bedrock (from the flinstones) between periods and had some snacks, and watched TPS (the Turku team) play the Ilves....(which I first thought was called ILLNESS...that got a laugh) ... read more

What a day. I can honestly say that this has been one of the most exciting days here! I woke up early and got into the car in my pj's and boots with Iska (h.dad). He dropped me over at Leena's where we ate some eggs together for breakfast, then I went upstairs to put the curlers in my hair! Today was the big day, finally! All these hours of practicing and it was here!!! February 15, 2008!!! The VANHOJEN TANSSIT!!! The Vanhojen Tanssit is an old tradition in Finnish schools. The second graders (or juniors) all practice and learn special dances to be performed when the Abit (graduaters/senior) leave the school, when the second graders are the oldest students in the school. (this year February 14 the Abit left, so now we are the oldest ... read more

So this was a very long weekend, so Im definitely not going to write everything that happened, but Ellen came to visit me again from Kankaanpaa! Friday night we went to my host aunt's dogs birthday (she has no children, but she has little NELSON!!!), it was pirate themed, and we had a lot of fun...well everyone attacked me with those little popper things, it was a blast, uncontrolable laughing. Saturday Ellen and I met up with Eddy Mexico and a couple other exchange students in Turku and got some free massages and some chinese food! Then Sunday morning was crazy bright and sunny with snow EVERYWHERE so Ellen and I went walking to Muumimaailma (Muumiworld) with Leena and Henkka!... read more

So actually TONIGHT is the start of a VERY long week!!! :) We went to the Tuto ice hockey game tonight in Turku! Tuto is like the AAA team for TPS!!! My first ADULT hockey game!!! It was fun, and I was hyper the entire game, talking, dancing, singing...you know, the usual. I ate some yummy makkara and juice too!!! Then between the periods Maddie's synchro team performed!!! It was such a fun night, then when we left it was snowing HUGE flakes outside! When I walked outside I yelled "VOI IHANA" (oh wonderful), really loud, and I heard some guy behind me say a very very bad finnish curse word! :) I was singing that barney song about snow and eating it out of the air. I draw a lot of attention some times....what can ... read more