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Heippa!

....I'm on the final countdown now... A this time tomorrow I will be arriving in the Amsterdam aiport! Packing has not been a fun task at all... I have no problem at all fitting all my stuff in my suitcases, the problem is the weight limit. I'm way over the weight limit of only 50 lbs per bag.. and the limit after that is 70 lbs after paying ( Read more... )

Hello at last!

So... first off... 3 DAYS! And I'll be back in the USofA! Today my family is having a going away party for me at my house and I'm totally excited :-). Everyone of my family memebers, except for Stella because she is in Amsterdam, will be here! And, some of my friends as well :-). So, we're getting ready for that, so I'm going to do ( Read more... )

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Morro!

EuroTour countdown... 4 DAYS!!
Returning to the USofA countdown...  37 days!!

(....crazyness...)

But first things first... the past week of course

So last week I had my last orchestra concert. It went SO well. We were so together and in tune and oh... it was just fun :-). I was kind of sad to have it end though, because playing in that orchestra ( Read more... )

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Eurovision was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Helsinki was incredible! There were so many people while I was there, and at that time there was like, 20,000 people there, and during the actual show, there were 45,000 people in the Senate Square! Thats like, a 10th of Finland! Haha. But really, Helsinki did such a great job putting Eurovision together. The ( Read more... )

Heippa!

Alrighty... I wanted to explain Vappu!

Ok, so Vappu is celebrated on May 1st, so on May Day for us, I think lol. And its like, Labor Day. But, its a really big deal here. This is the day that all graduates really celebrate finishing school, and also, anyone who has ever graduated school celebrates! Its so awesome. Everyone that has graduated ( Read more... )

The excitment of my day consisted of finding Honey Nut Cheerios in the grocery store

:-D

I'm quite thrilled about my find :-). They will forever be my favorite cereal and snack... and it has been too long since I have eaten them.

And I'll be home in 2 months.. and to tell you the truth.. I get more excited every day.

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Moi!!

So.... I have been to Russia!!! AHHH! It's still a little hard to believe, and it was such a quick trip. We were really only in St. Petersburg for 2 days because the other two were just travelling. I don't really live that far away from St. Petersburg... but getting through the border was such a hassle! We had to show our passports to several ( Read more... )