So, I'm back in Finland now. Last Tuesday I checked out from the hotel in Barcelona, took a train to the airport, spent almost 100 euros in a duty free shop and caught my flight to Helsinki-Vantaa. The flight seemed to pass quickly and sooner than I realized, the airplane landed at the airport. My sister and J were there to meet me, it was so weird and my hands were shaking because I didn't know what to do or what to think about or anything. I was confused. We took a taxi to my uncle and aunt's home, there were some relatives, cake, coffee... I really felt that I had come home. I was confused but happy.
On Wednesday, I met some school friends - it was so good to see them! I've been missing my friends a lot. First we were hanging out and drinking in the Kaisaniemi park (in Helsinki) and after that we went to a terrace. I finally got the Somersby apple cider that I had craved and it was just as good as I remembered! On Thursday I met one of my oldest friends that I haven't seen in 8 months because she left already in October (?) to travel around Australia. I also went to get more clothes and stuff from "home" where I had left my luggage. To clarify, I've been living at J's because I haven't got my own apartment back yet.
On Friday, we took a train from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna, in order to go to our summer cottage to spend the midsummer in the countryside! The train was full and there was no room for 4 persons (me, J, my cousin and her boyfriend) to sit so we had to stand, but luckily it didn't take more than one hour and 15 minutes. My uncle came to get us from the train station and then we drove to Hauho. On Friday, the weather was (luckily) perfect so we could spend time outside. We were about 15 persons there then, so it was better that way (compared to Saturday & Sunday when the weather was not so good so the house was filled and it was quite tight there...). We also drove to a lake so that my cousin's daughter got to swim (and J had to go with her), we went to sauna (felt sooooo good after 6 months of no-sauna) and later we went to see the bonfire. Of course we also watched the Germany vs Greece match, drank and ate well. It was a good day.
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| front yard |
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| the local pub had karaoke-nights on Friday & Saturday! too bad we didn't go there.. |
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| sauna drink :-) |
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| Midsummer bonfire |
On Saturday, as I already mentioned, the weather was a bit worse so we stayed mainly inside the house. Actually we didn't do anything so special, just hanged out there at the cottage. In the evening we went to sauna and watched the Spanish game - Spain vs France! I was a bit nervous because the French team is also quite strong but, after all, of course Spain won (even though I didn't have my shirt on or my flag with me there :|). ¡Viva España!
Sunday was a rainy day. I hadn't slept well and I was already ready to head back to Helsinki. We still spent the day there, and finally we took a train back to Helsinki before 6pm. We came to J's place and watched the Italy vs England match.
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| last night's view from J's balcony |
Today I have no special plans, I'm just gonna get some more clothes and stuff from "home". I think I've now realized that I'm seriously back in Finland and I'm not going back to Valencia anymore. It's confusing but that's just how it is. But I think everything still feels a bit weird mainly because of the fact that I haven't got my apartment back yet so I haven't been able to unpack or settle down. I will move back to my own apartment - my real home - in a week and I think it will stabilize the situation. I also have a job interview on Thursday...! So, it's time to get back to reality.
