random twaddling

So, on Wednesday night I came back to J's. It was time for a terrible match - Spain vs Portugal, I was nervous about it because I knew that Portuguese team is also strong. And yes, the match was 0 - 0 even after the extra time so it was solved through penalties. I couldn't watch it anymore, too thrilling! J got to watch the penalties for me while I went to wash my teeth & face and he had to come to knock on the door when the penalties were over. and SPAIN WON !!! happy happy happy! they are in the finals, defending their previous EM-victory! ¡VIVA ESPAÑA!

Yesterday I had a job interview. It went well (and fast) and I will know more on Monday when the person who interviewed me calls me. She tries to get me an interview straight from one café-chain (would be perfect for me, it's just what I wanted) where I would be (mainly) working then. She also asked me if I could do some restaurant-waitressing-assisting shifts during the summer and I said that I could. So, the situation we are planning here, is this: on July, I would do some restaurant assisting shifts in random restaurants that are in need of some extra workers and I would take a 4-day introduction period for the café-chain; on August, I would be working in those café-chain cafeterias quite a lot so that I would get into the job (there are many of those cafeterias in the metropolitan area of Helsinki and instead of having just one place, I would be working in different places, where&when needed); from September onward (when I continue studying) I would work in evening or weekend shifts, maybe 3-4 shifts/week if possible. For me that sounds good. But the only problem is that most of those cafeterias close already at 6pm or 7pm, so the evening shifts start quite early and I'm not sure how I'm gonna combine studying and working when the school starts. That's why my interviewer needs to talk first with the cafeteria-chain's recruitment person and get me an interview there, so that we can figure these things out. I hope everything goes well!

new jeans (Only) & new shoes (Puma) - and I wasn't supposed to go shopping anymore..

Later we went to the cinema with J, it has been a long time since I've been there because I didn't want to go to one in Spain as everything was dubbed in Spanish. We went to see Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, starred by Johnny Depp. It was weird but good! After the movie we came back to J's to see the match - Germany vs Italy. I had actually thought that Germany would "definitely" win but nooooo, Italy won 1 - 2. They seemed strong, so, a thrilling final coming up on Sunday: Spain - Italy! I'm nervous already........

Now I'm here blogging and J is still sleeping. I could start packing my stuff as today I'm moving towards Espoo again. Actually, I'm getting my own apartment back today!!! can't wait to be there again! First I will meet one friend, then I will go to my uncle and aunt's place to gather all my stuff in the luggage and bags, then J will come to help me move all the stuff from there to my apartment. So, tonight I'm sleeping in my own bed again, after almost 6 months <3

PS. Big big big congratulations to my cousin who got into the Faculty of Medicine! I'm so happy for you, I!

oldies but goldies

I've slept last two nights at my uncle and aunt's place (from where I moved away in March 2010). I've used their computer instead of my own laptop and I've found a lot of old pictures from my own profile in this computer! I decided to share some of them, I would share many many more but as I've said, I don't have a right to publish photos of my friends without their permission and as it would take so much time to ask everyone, I've just decided not to publish those photos. So these random photos are mainly of me and horses!

let's start with the oldest one! maybe in 1996 or something?

confirmation camp 2006

then I dyed my hair dark, summer 2007, winter 2008 ("tutoring" in a confirmation camp)

i guess in 2007, not sure if it's late fall or early spring..

Calabria, Italy, summer 2007

Calabria, Italy

Madeira, spring 2009

summer night, coming from a bar, summer 2009

our cat <3

apparently I've visited a zoo! little bears there:)

And now, horses....

My first riding competition... maybe in 2004-2005 or something?

hahah what a style! my favorite pony!

1st of May costume-competition 2006. poor pony...

one of the last lessons i rode that pony, spring 2006

whiii spring 2006

my own care horse (rent/leasing horse?) in fall 2006 & my friend's one in 2009

spring/fall 2009 when I went back to the lessons after a riding break

After that photo I consider photos as "newer" ones. Maybe I will upload some of them also, now I just had to catch the chance to upload these from this computer :-)

Midsummer & my first week back in Finland

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.

front yard

the local pub had karaoke-nights on Friday & Saturday! too bad we didn't go there..

sauna drink :-)

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.

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.

Barcelona day 2

My second day in Barcelona (Monday June 18th). Weather: quite perfect. Tanning, swimming in the hotel pool - Glòries shopping center - Diagonal Mar shopping center - football.

Too much money spent but, whatever, it was the last chance for shopping in Spain!