Knit, knit, knit

Hello there!

Lately I have been into knitting and since last year I must say that my knitting skills have improved quiet a lot! ( Click here to see the pair of socks I made last year )
One of the socks I made last year got a huge hole so I couldn't fix it anymore which is why I decided to knit the same color! I usually never wear pink but in the winter I need bright colors to cheer me up...so pink it is!

 serioulsy focusing on that sock...

 tadaaa!

 I am really happy with the result and I am glad my friends helped me out!

I think from now on it's going to be a tradition to knit a pair of socks each summer haha

 

Karoliina

University girl

Hello there!

I am going to start with some good news! Those of you who have facebook have already seen it but for those who don't know yet I got accepted to the University of Barcelona to study English Philology! Meow!

This is going to be an exciting beginning for me with lots of surprises, new people, studying and of course of course lots of salsa! I would have never imagined a year ago that I would be going back to Barcelona to actually study for a longer period of time, but I guess this is what I am going to do now! I am super nervious to be honest but I think I am ready for the challenge and to whatever life brings. I always thought that I would study something that has to do with arts but maybe English isn't a bad choice for me after all...we will see, we will see!

In a way it sounds a bit silly to go to Spain to study English but hey...why not?? At least I will learn  Spanish and improve my English and if I get lucky maybe learn some Catalan on the way! I'm exciteeeeed!

Now I won't need my plan B... plan A is on!!

 

Karoliina

Decisions, decisions

Hi there!

July has arrived and I couldn't be more happy! In a week and a half I will finally know my results from the University so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I am so nervious already and I know that my life will change quite a lot if I get in.

I know that people usually are afraid to show their real emotions but if I am honest I am so scared of what is going to happen! I remember when I moved to Finland almost five years ago of how difficult it was to fit in and get used to the way of life here. The question is am I ready to go through that again?

A good quote to remember that a good friend of mine told me was "You should always do the things you are afraid of". Now I realize that many things that I have done so far like moving to Finland or traveling on my own felt so scary in the beginning, but if I hadn't done those things nothing would have changed. I am more confident now and I realized that pushing yourself to do something that might not feel as the "safe" choice might turn out to be one of the best decisions you have ever made.

I know that the safe choice for me would be to stay in Finland and get a free education here, but that would be something that my family would want me to do. Being selfish at times is ok! We can't please everybody no matter what we do. I am glad though that my parents have supported me to do the things I want without trying to change my mind too much ;)

 I wish you all a good week!

 

xoxo

 

Karoliina

Midsummer

Hello there!

It is time to update this blog for a change! Last weekend we celebrated midsummer here in Finland and as every year we had this big fire situation going on! It was also one of the rare occasions that I got three days off from work so I got to enjoy some peace and quite at our summer cottage. Without saying anything else I will let the pictures speak for themselves.

 

Karoliina

¡Ya veremos qué pasa!

Hello there!

A few days ago after a series of problems I finally got to send my papers to the University of Barcelona and in about three weeks from now I will know if I got in or not!

It is amazing though how complicated the whole process was and I still think that there is something wrong with the application. I must admit that my mom's help came in quite handy as I had no idea of how to do this but let's hope that everything is correct!

This is very exciting but I think that I still  haven't realized of how big this would be for me if I got accepted. It would mean that I would move to Barcelona for three or four years which isn't bad at all! But even if I don't get in (which is big possibility) my plan B would be to have another gap year. No matter what the result is I am happy and I know that I will continue to be happy! :)

A year ago I would have been totally stressed out about this but I am glad that I am not too worried about it as much as I thought I was going to be. Stress is not on option for me anymore! The level of stress I used to have was that high up that you couldn't even see where it ended! I even lost half of my hair because of the stress so you people out there...don't stress! Easy to say that but hard to control it.

I am focusing now on the things I can do and I seriously need to start knitting those shocks I was talking about on my previous post!

The sun is still shining in Finland even at 10 o'clock at night or probably even later than that! 



I feel like an old woman when I listen to this song but I love it!

 

xoxo

 

Karoliina

Mission: Keep myself busy

Hello there!

I can't believe that I haven't written anything on this blog for such a long time. I can't say that I have been extremely busy but I needed some time on my own.

I think coming back to Finland was harder than I thought in the beginning. Now that I have had some time to figure out things and think of my life here I am not going to complain about anything anymore. Work isn't so bad after all and I get to see my friends and family here which is good! I am going to use my time the best way possible. I already lent some books from the library and I think I am going to start knitting another pair of socks just to get ready for the winter :D mmm...maybe I will knit two pairs if I am fast enough! I also started playing the flute again and I am happy about that because I had forgotten my flute somewhere for ages...hupsy!

Maybe this isn't going to be as bad as I thought...I actually enjoy more and more being here. I just needed some time on my own to calm down.

So the solution to my problem is to look ahead and keep myself busy!

 

Karoliina



Settling down

Hey!

These past few weeks I have given up on blogging a bit but I will try to keep this thing updated! Lot's of things have happened these past few days that I have been in Finland ( or actually not so many now that I think about it).

First of all my first day here was quite terrible to be honest. Tears were just falling down my cheeks and I had this terrible feeling of  " OH MY GOD THIS IS THE END OF THE WORLD!". I guess I am going back to my drama queen habbits...not good!! The worst thing for me is getting used to the idea of being in one place for three and a half months. It's not a week or two, it's 14 bloody weeks!! After traveling from one place to another, staying in one place feels like an impossible task. I feel like a bird in a cage. Okay, I am exaggerating again hupsy!

Even though things are going very well for me I still find it difficult to be here. I am half Finnish but I don't feel this connection to this country anyhow. I have to force myself to be happy here and that takes a lot of energy. Sometimes I wish I was just from one country but then I wouldn't be the person I am now. Thanks to Finland I got to spend an awesome gap year and I have a job now to be thankful for so I think about the positive side. I can't salsa dance here but I can go to the library...mah, that does sound boring!

I am pulling myself back together little by little and getting used to the way of life here. Besides the future is still open heheeeee. Tomorrow I am going to do the application for the University of Barcelona AAAAA! This is exciting and scary but this is what I want and I need to get away from both Finland and Greece and start my own life. If I don't get accepted this year then maybe next year, right? There is no harm on trying at least.

There are many exciting chapters to come! grrrr



 

xoxo

Karoliina