oulu again

well, as you might have noticed, i haven't really been using this blogger in a while.

no particular reason for that.

i'm in oulu now, doing my master's thesis. and all this little extra work. like substituting in schools, taking care of one down-syndrome girl and one cp-boy, teaching about children's rights, finishing my courses in the university, hanging out with my friends, and enjoying my time alone. i've actually fallen in love with the idea of being by my self, for a million reasons. :) and even if i'm quite stressed over studies, i'm happy. i love my friends here, but at the same time i can't wait to graduate and start fulfilling my dreams travelling and working. and aiming for exciting new jobs (=not teaching in finland)

most of the time my head is full of quetions and work related to the thesis ("gradu" as we call it here). it's about a certificate system and quality criteria linked to that. the certificate will be given by the educational and foreign ministries to NGO's which educate so called "global educators" that go around schools teaching on international and multicultural issues... most of the work is still ahead.

yep. i'm adding some pictures here from the last few months.
xx eeva

my family

Here are some pictures of my family members in August 06...Eliisa, my twin sister, in a tree.
Eliisa, Johannes and I in the zoo.
Johannes, Elias, Me and Eliisa on a crocodile..
Me with Leo and Mum in an old and picturesque town called Porvoo.

Summer guests

My dear friend Adrienn from Hungary came to visit Finland with her boyfriend Andras... was a quite hectic time showing them my country, but totally worth it!

we went to the zoo, and saw a meditating monkey...

...having fun at the fun fair Linnanmäki...

In a road trip to Northern Finland to spend some time at a summer cottage.

And of course when we were in the country side, we had to go trekking, canoing, picking berries, and go to a Finnish sauna!