Monday, September 28, 2009

The Sweetest Thing

On the bus home from class this evening I was gazing out the window watching the world go by. O.K. that is every time I ride the bus. Anyway, at one of the stops I noticed this little old (ancient) man hurry up to the middle door where people exit the bus. I was wondering what he was doing until I saw him helping this tiny old (ancient) woman off the bus. Once he helped her get a safe distance from the bus he took her bag and her umbrella, then he gave her his arm and they waddled off together. It was the sweetest thing I had seen all day!

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Wondering What Tomorrow Will Bring...

I cannot believe how quickly this new Finnish course of mine is going to go. Yesterday we did some things in the 1h30mins that we didn't even get to until Finnish 2 of my last course. I am thinking that tomorrow will be sort of a refresher day. One that will let us expand upon what we were taught yesterday (I hope). The teacher isn't stingy with the homework either. She gave us plenty. I will do the written work tomorrow. It isn't going to take long at all. Right now I am just worrying about saying things out loud. That is my biggest issue anyway. So you know what? I am not really worried about what tomorrow will bring. I'll just find out when I get there and take it in stride. Today I am just going to focus on getting ready to go to the ooppera! Nope, I didn't spell opera wrong. I just used the Finnish spelling. For my birthday my husband bought me the best gift ever!! Tickets to go see The Marriage of Figaro. That is where we will be at 7 tonight. If anyone needs to find me just look on cloud 9!

Monday, September 14, 2009

Day 1

Today I begin my new Finnish class at Helsinki University! Kai is even going to take me there! He is so sweet!! I hope that everything goes well.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Fall!!

The weather is starting to cool off and I love it! This week I have noticed that the leaves on the birch trees are changing colors as well and they look lovely! My dad even sent me the cutest little Fall ornament for my birthday (last Saturday I turned 'old' according to the hubby!!)!! I suppose that means when I begin my new Finnish class next week I'll be making stops to the coffee house either on the way there, or on the way home!