Update to the last post

Moi kaikille!

I know it has again been a long time since my last post, but it happened so much that I couldn't think of writing a blog post. 

So I ended my last post with the fact, that I will change the hostfamily. That was two month ago. I would say YFU was quite fast woth finding me a new hostfamily. I think only three or four weeks after the decision was made I had my new hostfamily. Now I'm living already one and half month in the new hostfamily. I'm happy with my new hostfamily and that it was so fast, that they found a new hostfamily for me.

In my new hostfamily I have a host mom, a host dad, a three year old host sister and a 1 and a half year old host brother. We also have two dogs. A two year old Border-collie and a 7 month old Australian shepherd.

We live in a house directly next to the forest, but still really close to Nummela. So I also can always go to Helsinki or Lohja and can go to school by bike or walk. This makes it a lot easier, because I don't need to ask always "Can you drive me there" when I want to go somewhere.

Now I'm also learning again more finnish again, so I can speak with my host siblings. I'm now also meeting a bit more often with my friend, then before. So I was last saturday (06.04.19) with a Finnish friend of mine at an Ice hockey match. First we watched Sweden against Tchech Republic (2-4) and then Finland against Russia (4-0) from the Woman Ice hockey world champion chip. I also started a new hobby. I'm now singing every Tuesday evening in a choir, which is really fun.

In general I'm really happy now with my situation. Now it feels really natural to live in the family (and it's not just living with the family in the same house like before). 

I also have been on a trip to Lapland a few week ago, but to that I think I will write an own post. 

Now at the end of this post I will let you some photos from the last time.

 This was at the Ice Hockey game

 This is my probably most expensive memory from Finland. A tricko from the Finnish Ice Hockey team.

 This is part of a finnish children TV show we often watch. It's called pikku kakkonen, which means something like the little two.

 This is a place quite close to where I live now. (We sometimes have kind of Spring hear, but at the moment is the winter back)

 This was a sunset when I came home from the choir and was walking through the forest.

 This is a picture I made in probably the funniest art lesson ever. We had to paint something with Acrylics but without using our hands. We were only allowed to use our mouth or feet. I only used my mouth to take the brushes 😂

The half way is done

Moi kaikille!

First I want to say sorry again, because there was now for over 2 months no new post, but it happened so much that I hadn't always the time or motivation to write a new text. The last months where with really mixed feelings. On one side had I much fun. On the other side were also problems and downs. 

This post will in general be more about the feelings I had and a bit about what happened in the nearest past.

When I arrived in Finland I was so excited to see everything, to learn about everything, but I was also a bit nervous how it will be. And so went the first 3 months. I learned much new and the new thing turned with the time to the all day life. In general were I happy about being here. In November started it a bit with some small problems, that always could be solved quite fast. I still was happy about being here. In December came a few a bit bigger problems, that also took sone longer disgustends or small fights with. With the time it got harder and harder for me that the communication works. The time between Christmas and New year was then again quite nice, with a lot of fun. With January and the new year, it started to get really hard for me. I was still happy to be in Finland, but not always to 've in my hostfamily. I was more often fighting with my Host Mom and it felt so hard for me to keep the communication working, that I just couldn't. In the end of January was then our Mid-year-orientation, which was a really nice and special time. Like in an other world. But after the orientation came for me kind of a hard crash back to the reality. I didn't felt so happy anymore with my hostfamily. The next weekend in the beginning of February I spend at my support persons home and talked much with her about how I feel about my hostfamily and in general about how I feel in the exchange. Together with her I made the decision to change the hostfamily. I really enjoyed the weekend with her and her family. Last Sunday, so two days ago, I told my hostmom about my decision and on Monday then the office. So now it's official, I will change hostfamily and they start surching for a new hostfamily for me. On one side I'm happy that the decision is made and out. Finally after two months of try to "fix" the things, what never really worked out. On the other side I feel weird now living together with them, after I told them that I want to change the family. In general I'm still happy that I came on an exchange. It was definitely one if the best decision I ever made 😊

Wow ... This is now a life text. I think the longest text I ever wrote about my feelings. But after such a long text I also want to show you a few pictures I took of the winter here.

 The snow where I was standing was so high, that half of my leg was in the snow 😅❄

 from the first time ever I was downhill skiing

 the first time ever I tried cross country skiing

 This is on the mid-year-orientation. That are two of the new exchangestudents and me. The boy is from Chile and the girl is from Australia.

This was now a bit different post then before, but I hope you still like it. 

Terveisin Manja