The adventures which lead to an underground circus

Thursday rolled around and in the evenign was a Rotary Concert which I was to attend. It was for my club(woo they are the best.) I was picked up from the Train Station and we drove the the cutest little church in the world. It was a quaint, old, stone church in the middle of this hospital area. It was so precious. When we walked in there was 8 boys playing the chello. You could feel the music in the floor boards.

 Friday I didnt have school. Or at least I am pretty sure I didn't have school... it's exam week. So I met up with Daniel and we went to have coffee and see the new Sibelius Exhibition. It was a lovely afternoon.

Funny story about going home. I didn't really go home on the right bus. I mean of course I thought it was the right bus. But after a few turns in a direction which isn't home and the bus just stopping and no one else on it- It started to be a little bit fishy. I called my äiti and explained how lost I was again. Then! Emma (american lady from Finnish night classes) turned around and smiled. At that moment I knew I was saved. She assisted me in finding the right bus and making it home.

my savior

Right when I made it home it was off to another adventure. I feel asleep in the car so I was hella disorientaed when we stopped in parking gragae and everyone just started walking. Somehting whcih I learned this year, is if you dont know what is going on- stick close to the people which look like they do.

This led to the underground "circus"
Hannali and Lionell gave us these tickets
It was the best peformace I have ever in my life been to
Better than circus Olay
Talvisirkus

the fam

 It had this dream theme and it was so well put together. I wish I could explain better. It was a small condense theater- but tall. And they used all the space.When you walked in it smelled like pulla and glögi. Both which I had. Also I had coffee. But what's new.

On the way back to the car, Sade and me had a hudge snowball war. This night has made the list for some of the best nights here. 

It was an actual dream that peformace. It made you feel like you were in a dream.

This is why I like Sundays

I pushed my self out of bed this morning. I climbed out of bed. It was so early. I was in helsinki by 7.30. Same, Katherine and I all wanted to have coffee on Suomilna. It is by far my favorite place in Finland.

we all planned to meet up at the harbor or the island. I walked through helsinki. It was so quiet. No cars, no people. The metro was empty. The train station was quiet.
The city was asleep. The Sun was rising right when I passed the white church. The sun rarely comes out now.
I am so blessed for this moment. I felt so small in the best of ways.

waiting in the little building all alone, listening to bon iver, the smell of someone having coffee still lingered in here

sam and me off exploring. we geocashed on the island

we like clues like :worlds largest sauna 

we played and ran in the tunnels 

KISSA. this cat and I became friends and it followed me around. yeah. 

i look like a spy

We stopped and had coffee and lunch at this little cafe on the island. They had blankets so we ate outside. Met some people from London and had a nice chat.

We waited for my ferry. I had a meeting with my Rotary Club President. He is a doll! and an architect! He gave a personalized walking tour of the city. It was amazing. I have a new respect for the history of Finland and a new appreciation of the city. The passion he talked with made me fall for this city even harder. I don't think I will ever love a city more. Helsinki is home.

add to the streets the sounds of accordions and then you have helsinki

 After we had dinner at his house with his family. They are going to take me to Porvoo. They are so kind. They truly are.

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