Thursday May 21, 2015
To get a feel of something different this morning, Luulia and I rode bikes to school. This was extremely nice as it was quicker and Finland is very beautiful. The only problem was that I was borrowing a bike from my host family and, them being a lot taller than me, I had lots of trouble mounting and unmounting the bike. It was quite terrifying for a bit but I soon got used to it.
At school, I had another productive day of working on the computer and getting a bit of footage for the video. It was a fun day because the school had a spirit day they were calling casino day which meant that all students were to dress fancy in a dress or tux. I had fun wearing a simple black dress and seeing what everyone was wearing.
To get a feel of something different this morning, Luulia and I rode bikes to school. This was extremely nice as it was quicker and Finland is very beautiful. The only problem was that I was borrowing a bike from my host family and, them being a lot taller than me, I had lots of trouble mounting and unmounting the bike. It was quite terrifying for a bit but I soon got used to it.
At school, I had another productive day of working on the computer and getting a bit of footage for the video. It was a fun day because the school had a spirit day they were calling casino day which meant that all students were to dress fancy in a dress or tux. I had fun wearing a simple black dress and seeing what everyone was wearing.
Towards the end of the day, I went on an impromptu field trip with 10 Australian foreign exchange students from the school. We visited Jyvaskyla's popular university in the City Center. Once there, we got a tour of the campus and learned all about the school which was very interesting, though I decided that I do not want to go there myself since they do not support my majors.
After the tour, I said goodbye to the Australians and met Luulia at the local library. We then walked around the City Center for a while and did some shopping. I fell in love with a little red backpack which I bought.
When we were done shopping, we took our bikes and rode home. Unfortunately, it was raining and much of the journey was uphill. It was very exhausting and, by the time we got home, we were quite ready to get inside in the warmth. eat, and continue with our Lord of the Rings marathon. When we got there, though, we found that we were locked out of the house! Luulia's younger sister, who was supposed to be at the house, had Luulia's keys since she had lost her's and needed them that day. For half an hour, which felt a lot longer at the time, we were stuck, very wet and frustrated, outside of the house until her sister came home. Finally, we went inside, ate, and watched Lord of the Rings.