in helsinki

hi you all,

long time without writing. well, here i am again.
i've been really extremely busy here in helsinki. but it's been good. i'm doing one of my practices in the UN association of finland. you can the teaching material i've planned in www.ykliitto.fi/afganistan and from there to "tehtävät"-part. anyways. i've also been working in rinnekoti, a place for disabled people. hmm. it's been challenging. sometimes a lot of fun, sometimes...well, not so much fun. but we learn from all we do, right?

i'll put some pics here when mimmi sends me some from our nice midsummers-weekend at dad's place. i like my new, bigger family -or families. :)

hugs, eeva

mum's wedding

hi again my sweet friends!
i'm really lucky to have such lovely people in my life! :) my mum got married to Leo last weekend. the very small wedding was nice, calm and happy, and it was good to have some quality-time with my sister and brothers.
tomorrow i will have my driving licence test. i soooooo hope i will pass, because i need the licence to be able to drive to work this summer... fingers crossed, everybody!

mum and Leo


eliisa and i



Johannes and i



elias



eliisa

summer is coming

hi all!

summer is almost here. nice, warm (15-20c) and sunny. makes people smile and talk more. suddenly life seems to be so much more interesting and happier. oh, and i smelled the first coming rain today! i've really missed that smell. freshness. purity. life.

i've had an extremely busy spring, full of activities and studying-related work. tiring but very teaching at the same time. and i like being busy... :)

alex met my parents a month ago, we both had a holiday in helsinki. :) we had a good time, i'll add some pics from there when i get some. we practiced some blacksmithing as well as spent most of the time running to different visits and dinners, lunches... and of course did some shopping. alex is a really good person to take shopping, he has style and patience...and is fun. :) maybe it's all in his lovely swedish genes?

my driving school, which i'm finally taking, is going well. should have a licence in two or tree weeks...exciting! (alex, tell your brother to keep the porshe for a while...)

soon i'll move to helsinki for the summer. i can't wait! even if teaching little immigrant children now is just lovely, i'm really looking forward to working in the UN association in Finland. with adults.

and in the autumn i should start writing my master's thesis. scary.

here are some pics from *vappu*, May Day...

me, elina and elina v.


me and elina


kati and tomi