13th of December

Tomorrow! Here I come, France! Can't wait!

8th of December

Français

I had no clue that forgetting a language could happen so fast. I noticed I hadn't used French for a year. I had a French lesson today, and remembering the most typical verbs was so hard that I almost got embarrassed not knowing them. All I could think of, were verbs, nouns and sentences in Spanish. I was hoping there was a on 'n off -button to switch off from Spanish and turn it on to French. But there wasn't. Maybe I should stop watching Serrano's and instead watch movies in French, eg. Amélie.

7th of December

Ecuador on my mind

It snowed yesterday. Snow is really beautiful, at least when looking out from the window. When riding the bike to school, snow is not fun. Usually I have gone to school either by foot or by car when it has snowed. But today, I took my bike and rode it to school really carefully. The streets were so slippery that every second of my trip to school I was thinking "try to stay steady, try to stay steady" and I was repeating and  repeating it again and again. The problem wasn't only that the streets were slippery, they were really bumpy also. The result of putting all my attention on concentrating, I didn't fall. Instead, I looked really stupid, because I was concentrating so much on riding the bike that my face looked like I was mad at everyone, even though I was actually on a really good mood.
I went to buy chocolate, and I continued my way to the post office to send them to Ecuador, for my family. As writing the address down, I was thinking about the men, who worked in the local post office in Ambato. The ones I had met every time I went to get a package or a letter from Finland while my stay in Ambato. The ones, who were always friendly and mostly told me that my package or letter hadn't come yet, I should stop by another day. A smile. 
I thought about the postman who would go to my house (in Ambato), ring the doorbell, talk to the microphone, say his name and tell what he is doing behind the gate, which leads to my house, my host mom walking to the gate to get the package and saying thanks to the postman. And after these thoughts, I gave my package to the woman working in the post office and asked her to send it in 1st class. I hope my family will get the chocolates and a card for wishing them a nice Christmas just before Christmas.

6th of December

The independence day of Finland.

5th of December

Hats in Otavalo, Ecuador. I just love these colors!

4th of December

• Sore throat 
• Cold 
• Tissues
• Frustration 
• Not wanting to do anything 
• Boredom 
• Tea
• A weird acquaintance
• Latin music
• Cheery friends
• Movie
• Los Serrano
• Food

= Today

3rd of December

Competing

Yesterday, I was with my friends playing a board game where you have to explain words. As usually, I noticed that I was desirous to win. I haven't always been as competitive as I am now and I have no idea where it has come from. I know that I always try to aim to the top, not aiming to do my best, but actually aiming to do more than I'm able to, trying to exceed myself. In my opinion it's really important to set goals for oneself, but keep in mind that the importance is not in achieving the goals, it's the journey you take when trying to reach it. If you reach the goal, good. If you don't, lift your head up, stop and think a second, the journey maybe taught you something or at least you might have had fun. I think that life, including the goals you set for yourself, is still about enjoying and having fun even though you might have to confront difficulties.

2nd of December

Thinking about what to write, listening music as an inspiration for my writing, didn't want to write about my favourite bands or favourite music and came up with this photo.

I've played about ten years of violin. When I hear it on TV, played on the streets or maybe on some CD's, I get kind of sad and start missing the times when I played it. I think the sound of it is really beautiful. I still have my violin, and I'm pretty sure I'm not going to sell it. This week, I actually played my violin and it had been a long time since I last played it. It felt kind of weird, but after getting the strings of my violin on the right tone (?), it wasn't that bad and I realized that I hadn't forgotten how to play it. I'm happy that I took violin lessons. Playing the violin gives me peace which I can't get from anywhere else, a peaceful mood.

1st of December

Dream
Enjoy
Celebrate
Eat
Maintain
Believe
Experience
Rest