Part 1: Mum & Dad; Kajaani - Kuopio

ޝާއިޢުކޮށްފައިވެއެވެ: 29.10.2018

ނިއުސްލެޓަރ އަށް ސަބްސްކްރައިބް ކޮށްލައްވާ

When I look at the picture and at the same time out of my window, I get a little jealous... It's currently -6 degrees here and since the time change two days ago, the sun sets at 4 pm 🤦🏼‍♀️ By the way, Mom, you can tell that it's getting darker - your candle has been in use for a long time and is almost burnt down 😓

But that's not the point now.
Around halfway through the semester, there is a so-called Independent Study Week here, in other words; we have a week without classes, where we are supposed to 'catch up' or study independently - yeah right. Implicitly, this means that we Erasmus students have the opportunity to see a little bit of Finland or beyond. In short, we can travel.

During this week, Mom and Dad visited and I was so happy to be able to show them everything here, especially how I live. Unfortunately, they couldn't meet any of my roommates. Ann and Karina were in Russia with their families and Vivian and Julia did a road trip to Rovaniemi, the North Cape, and Norway.

The positive thing about that: We had my apartment to ourselves and could, for example, spend the evening here or cook something delicious (and save around 90€ for going out to eat).

First, we explored Kajaani a bit, especially the landscape around the campus, but also the shops in the city, especially the second-hand shop, Cubus, and Dressman 😇

During the week, it got unusually warm again, nothing compared to the week when Daniel and Lara were here, let alone now.

I even had to enjoy the sun in a t-shirt at times (see 2nd picture). Unimaginable at the moment..

We took the lower picture because my team was the table leader without loss of points at the time - and still is 😌 I'm so proud of you, greetings to Lumdatal ♥

After Mom and Dad, although before their arrival, had spontaneously canceled their hotel stay in Kajaani, our mini road trip also started. However, we started in the south, to the so-called Lake District - a reason for Finland's nickname: 'Land of a Thousand Lakes'.

In Kuopio, our first destination, this name was impressively visualized. From this 75m high tower built on a mountain, we had a 360° view of the surrounding lakes. The view was indescribably beautiful, it doesn't come across so well in pictures because you don't have this panoramic view, but anyway...