Remembrance of Canada

While I was looking through pictures in my phone I found some memorable moments from my exchange. For example my first bus ride from Toronto to Guelph when I fighter planes or what ever they are called. Quite impressive. 

There were also some pictures from my first trip to Detroit before Halloween. Fall colors in the USA just scream Halloween to me, it also reminded me of this one tv movie I watched. It is such a different feel to what life is like here in Finland.

Also one of my first sights in Guelph was this beautiful sunset, at the time it was raining and I was on my way to get some food as the next day would be Labour Day and no shops would be open. Its kinda odd how in Canada the sun would set at a certain time and so early in the day. Well for a Finn, whom is used to either dark all day or light all day, the Canadian light was so strange.

The one thing I've been craving like crazy lately, TIM HORTONS. Their french vanilla cappuccino is to die for! It was my favorite, and it even beat Starbucks! Lets see if I can convince anyone from Canada to send me the powdered instant coffee version. 

Pumpkin carving contest. There were some interesting pumpkins. Not much to say about this event, I ate a lot of free pizza and watched people carve pumpkins. Didn't try though, I had tried that once before and it doesn't feel so hot on your hands. 

Oh yeah a poster me and another Finnish girl made to promote our school. I think my school has had only one exchange student from Canada so far. Anyway we tried to highlight all the cool things about Finland. Like Lapland, Northern Lights, Nokia, Angry Birds, Hockey players. We also included pictures of Lahti and our school(though our school has no official picture of it, very lame)

A Year Has Passed

Still happy and strong, ready for many more! I spent this glorious day with artsy work and made a photo album, yet I did not finish as all good stories doesn't have an end but multiple chapters aka albums. Anyways point of this post was to introduce this cool challenge I found online and I encourage people to take part in it. So I'm a few days behind but hey 4 pictures in one post :) 

Out walking the dog

Something I drew up last summer

Best VIP club in the world

Strangers come in every size and shape, but the most frightening is the stranger within you.

Sudden Panic

Suddenly today a strange feeling of panic came upon me. Perhaps it wasn't panic but a realization that time had passed by quickly. Today my credits jumped from 101 to 150 meaning that I need 15 credits for courses, 15 from my thesis and 30 for practical training. The process of writing my thesis is already underway and courses are being studied at the pace of 19 credits. So technically I will have everything done about academics this spring. Then all I need to do is a practical training. So graduation is close at hand. YAAY.

Ok too personal for a change. The cold weather that we have here in Finland reminded me of some pictures I have taken in similar weathers. I did try to wonder out these past days, just the cold that I have is not permitting me to move or be awake that much. I really love winter time, especially when you have lots of snow and its really cold. The cold temperature makes the snow look like diamonds. I have this quote about the snow but its in Finnish, so this is my attempt to translate it:

"Diamonds on the snow? Lapland surprise always, frost even builds a road for a prices to walk on."

Somehow snow covered trees are just so magical to me. Everything about snow is, well not that wet kind of snow or the time when snow melts. For me I hate rainy weather, I don't like having my socks wet. Yet I like light rain of summer, just not poring rain.

I was pondering today about making a outfit post, since I got some neat clothes from Canada that would be nice to post about. Yet since my shopping habits are on a freeze I don't know how long I could keep up with it or maybe I can demonstrate how to survive outside the modern consumer focused life. Dunno if anyone will be interested but I could give it a try. Anyway the point here is to show the things I find beautiful. I might not be to most fashionable person, but I wear what I like and I'm happy with that.

Well this seems the end of this post, I'm going to try to take some pictures today as I'm going to Helsinki. I always feel funny taking pictures in Helsinki, since I've been there so many times with my sister that it seems to familiar yet I have so few pictures from there. So time to feel like a tourist today.

Random Life Of Late

My life of late hasn't really been that exciting, just going to school and writing my thesis. Every now and then I try out cooking something new, like in the picture this chinese soup with ginger and tomatoes. I really loved the weather this tuesday, sunlight makes my spirits so much better. I never realized how in tune people can be to the fact of sun or more like the absence of sun. Yet when you think about the importance of that big star of ours it would make sense for use to be concerned about it. 

I feel like I'm starting to ramble around, which I always am. The odd part of me is, before you know me you will think I'm quiet but when you get to know me you wish I'd shut up. Though I'm more comfortable with the little fact of silence. In a conversation with a person you know very well, there is not always a need for talk. 

"The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, then walk away feeling like i was the best conversation that you ever had"

Me and hats, or more like being in a store and having to try out a hat lol.. At least it was really warm. In the weather we are having lately you really need a warm hat. Don't wanna lose all that knowledge filled up in that brain of yours. 

I've been feeling under the weather this past week, thanks to my parents bringing me a cold as a souvenir from their trip. SO I have been drinking large amounts of warm liquids and enjoying candle light. No wait there was a black out here in my little village and hence I busted out the candles. Though I don't really need much reason for candles. Its a family habit :)

Times Are A Changing

I'm a kind of person that loves to play around with her iPhone, especially with picture applications. I'm quite interested in the effects side, like making a picture look old etc. Anyway here are some pictures I have edited, while I edited them I got so many ideas about posting pictures as I have lots of pictures from trips I've taken in the past so as soon as my photoshop co-operates with me I'll get some pictures to post here. So for now, enjoy my face and the odd hair colors.