Lucia.

Where I live, we have this tradition every December 13th, called Lucia. It's hard to describe what the day is about in a few words, but yeah.. It's singing, girls in white dresses and a lot of candels. Try to imagine!

Tired

In Finland this time of the year is very dark. Where I live the sun goes up around 10, maybe? And then it goes down at 14-15? I actually don't know, because today when I went to school at 9 it was dark outside. And when I left school 15-ish it was dark. In the winter I just never see the sun. Which means I'm tired all the time. Especially when I can't sleep at night..

Please be Christmas break soon.

Sunday.

My stomach doesn't like me. At all. Thank God painkillers exists.

I tried to do my math homework. I've got a lot of math homework at the moment since the matriculation exam in math is this spring. And as you know Finland is the best country in the world when it comes to math. That's why I've got fourteen books to read for the exam. Yeah, you read right: fourteen math books. It's amazing.

Some of the books are missing.

Silence

I have been on my summer cottage for a few days, but today I came home because I had work to do.

My job.

I don't know how is it where you live, but in Finland it's very common for students to work during their summer break. I applied for a few - without result. Then suddenly I did get a call and a woman offered me a job as a promotional mailer twice a week. And I'm doing it by bike. The salary is quite bad, but I look at the bright side: I get paid for doing my work-out!

Actually, it's kind of a nice job when it's nice weather outside. I ride my bike and listen to music. That's not too bad.

Today, when I was working I herd the thunder coming closer and closer, so I left the work half done. But luckily I only have good areas left, and not very much to lug with me either. 

The weather is nicer now - better get going!

Well, it's summer.

It's hot in here. Really. Or at least hot for being in Finland. It's over 30 degrees and it's almost impossible to wear anything more than shorts and bikini. Now I  have put on a shirt because my neighbor came and talk to me...

Soon I will take my dad's car (not the yellow one, sorry..) to the hospital where I'm going to visit my grandmother, and then my friends and I will visit an other friend at her work at her parents grillhouse. I haven't actually been there before, so it will be fun.

See you later, adjö!

This is what I had for lunch today.

Typical Finnish summer food: Smoked fish (this is perch) boiled fresh potatoes, eaten with butter, vegetables and a glass of milk. Yummie.