Moi moi!

Hei!

Well, my trip in Finland is now coming to a close. What a week it's been! When I first got here, I wasn't really sure what to expect, but I definitely wasn't expecting everything to look like Canada! Yet, it does. So I feel oddly at home here, which as a plus. E. and L. have been great hosts, as were E.'s parents and siblings.

Our visit was split into three: a couple of days in Oulu where I did homework during the morning while E. worked, and then four days in Kemijärvi, followed by another two in Oulu. Oulu has been fun with a lot of bike riding and live-music listening. Kemijärvi was beautiful and warm, minus all the mosquitos -- I'm covered in bites. My foot has not only bites all along it (on the bones, too), but on the sole as well. How that happened, I'm not sure.

I'll be honest though. I'm pooped. There's something about twenty-four-hour sunlight that really impairs the sleep cycle. Although I'll be sad to leave, I'm definitely looking forward to my bed with the fan on, and rollies pulled down tight so I can sleep in the dark.

Also, I thought about giving a play-by-play of my trip. Maybe I still will. Maybe I'll do it in pieces, posting about one day at a time. But as I sit here, tired both mentally and physically, I really don't think I can manage. When I think about the enormity of such a task, I just want to roll over and sleep. Then again, I suppose it would be a fun thing to do when I'm homework-procrastinating. Hmm... seems like a good idea!

Wow... I've really got to get to bed, even if it is only 10:00! I've got a big day of travelling tomorrow (yuck).

Bis später...