So last weekend I went with some exchange students on a trip to Syote National Park. It was a really good time! We ate makkara, paddled boats around the lake, went hiking, played games, did sauna, jumped in the lake, saw some reindeer (on the bus ride to and from), and got really close to nature! We had to get water from a pump and didn't have plumbing, but thankfully there was a heater in the cabins because it was -2 degrees celcius at night!
Today was the beginning of the 7th annual Irish Festival here in Oulu. I think it's very strange that they have an Irish Festival, but it's very fun! They have all kinds of events (movies, music, stories, etc) all day every day until Sunday night.
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| Went to a pub and saw a band tonight. They were really good! I felt like I was back in Ireland :) |
- I still have yet to see the northern lights. It has been too cloudy on the days that they have been visible, but I've still gone out to look! I hope to see them soon!
- The semester is really starting to get busy! There is always so much to do!!
- I have been assigned my Tandem partner :D This is a Finnish student who will help me with my Finnish and I will help him with his English. But his English is already good.. so....
- I am going to go to Roveniemi on Sunday with some friends! This is a town right on the Arctic Circle and where Santa Claus village is!
- I am planning a trip to the lapland and to northern Norway/Finland for my fall break which is Oct 22-26, but details are still being worked out.
- I got a new roommate! My other roommie got approved for a larger apartment. My new roommate's name is Noemi and she is from Hungary. She's great! :D
That's pretty much it! I always say this, but I could honestly go on and on and on and on and on! but I won't because that would just be CrAzY! So I'll stop here
Love you guys!
-Hannah
BTW: here is a pic of my new friend! His name is Henry the hirvi (moose in Finnish) and I got him on our way to Syote National Park.
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