domenica 28 ottobre 2012

Our trip to Estonia!

This has been one of the most beautiful weekends of my entire life! I´ve seen lots of new things, and enjoyed with my amazing family :)
We left from Helsinki very soon in the morning, and there was snow and very cold when we walked to the boat. I was really freezing, and this is still nothing, because in winter there can be something like -30 degrees here o.o The trip on the boat has been quiet long, but when we arrived Tallinn was completly white because of the snow, and it really worth the long journey! We first went to eat something in Stockmann and then we went to our hotel and enjoyed the great SPA that was inside! Me and my sisters first went to jacuzzi and then to the steam sauna. We also went to the gym, but we just played there instead of making some exercises. At dinner we ate some american pizza and while going to the hotel we played snowballs! It was very fun! On the second day, after breakfast, we packed our stuff and went to a big shopping mall, where we bought some clothes, and I could send some postcards to my relatives! The coming back trip was also very long, but we were sitting in a pub on the boat, and there were people singing karaoke, so it was good ;) I really have to say that Tallinn fascinated me! Is very different from Helsinki.. There I could really see the Russian influence, and I really loved the old part of the city where there were old churches and monuments! I really recommend to everybody a trip like this, and I can only thank my family if I could enjoy this beautiful experience!




Questo è stato uno dei fine settimana più belli di tutta la mia vita! Ho visto un sacco di cose nuove e mi sono divertita con la mia fantastica famiglia :) Abbiamo lasciato  Helsinki molto presto la mattina, e c'era la neve e molto freddo quando abbiamo raggiunto la barca. Stavo congelando, e questo è ancora niente, perché in inverno ci possono essere qualcosa di simile a -30 gradi qui o.o Il viaggio in barca è stato abbastanza  lungo, ma quando siamo arrivati ,​​Tallinn era completamente bianca a causa della neve, ed è veramente valsa la pena il lungo viaggio! Prima siamo andati a mangiare qualcosa a Stockmann e poi siamo andati al nostro hotel e ci siamo divertite nell'ottimo centro benessere che c´era ! Io e le mie sorelle siamo andate prima in una vasca idromassaggio e poi alla sauna a vapore. Siamo andate anche in palestra, ma abbiamo solo giocato lì invece di fare  esercizi. A cena abbiamo mangiato una pizza americana e mentre andavamo in albergo abbiamo giocato a palle di neve! E 'stato molto divertente! Il secondo giorno, dopo la colazione, abbiamo preparato la nostra roba e siamo andati a un grande centro commerciale, dove abbiamo comprato dei vestiti, e ho potuto inviare alcune cartoline ai miei parenti! Il viaggio di ritorno è stato molto lungo, ma eravamo seduti in un pub sulla barca, e c'erano persone che cantavano al karaoke, quindi è stato bello;) Devo proprio dire che mi ha affascinato Tallinn! E 'molto diversa da Helsinki .. Lí ho potuto davvero vedere l'influenza russa, e ho apprezzato molto la parte vecchia della città dove vi erano antiche chiese e monumenti! Consiglio vivamente a tutti un viaggio come questo, e posso solo ringraziare la mia famiglia se ho potuto godere di questa bella esperienza!






                         























giovedì 25 ottobre 2012

Sunny day

Today it was a so beautiful day here in Lahti! The sun was shining during the entire day and I could enjoy with my sisters! I went out with the dogs just before lunch, and even if the temperature was not warm, we had a good time! The sunrises were very nice :) Then I went to the mall with my other sister! We have to pack our stuff for Estoniaaaaaaaa ! Shopping, shopping, shopppppping <3 WINTER IS AT THE DOORS 


Oggi é stata una bellissima giornata a Lahti! C´é stato il sole durante tutto il giorno e ho potuto approfittarne con le mie sorelle! Sono andata fuori con i cani poco prima di pranzo e anche se la tempratura non era alta, ci siamo divertite! I raggi del sole erano molto piacevoli :) Poi sono andata al centro commerciale con l´altra mia sorella! Dobbiamo preparare le nostre valigie per l´Estoniaaaaa! Shopping, shopping, shoppiiiiiinnnnn <3 L´INVERNO É ALLE PORTE!
















       

                                   

mercoledì 24 ottobre 2012

Autumn leaves are falling down


The days are going by fast and today I have spent here 2 months already! Unbelievable! These have really been the greatest months of my entire life. I´m knowing everyday new people, and in the meanwhile I´m trying to get other relations deeper. It´s not so simple to be friend with someone who doesn´t speak your language, but finnish people are very kind with me.. Since the first day! They are really great and everybody in the school , and of course at home is always ready to help me. 
Autumn definitely came! And also the cold, that famous finnish cold! The weather forecast said that on friday it should snow, I really hope so: everything will be even funnier then! 
And on friday my family and I are also leaving for Estonia!! We are staying in Tallinn just for a night, but I´m sure it´s gonna be fun by the way! I´ll have the possibility to see new places and enjoy with my family! In the first days of october I went with my sister Venla to Helsinki. We had a shopping day and with was really nice to spend some time together only the two of us! 
My parents are always trying to help me with everything and they are making their best to make me learn some finnish! Even if it´s very hard language I´m starting to understand something and that makes me feel very proud of myself. I´m really happy for my choice of becoming an exchange student.. I don´t regret any single moment :)











A new life


On the 24th of august my biggest adventure started. I became an exchange student. Nothing seemed still real, when I left from my home in Tuscany (Italy) going to  Florence. There I caught a train and I arrived in Rome, for my last preparation camp. Yeah.. "preparation camp". They maybe think that it´s possible to prepare a 17-year-old teenager for an experience like that.. But I don´t think so!
Nothing is like you thought it would be! Everything has more colours, more life, everything is more new than the newest thing you could have ever imagined. I arrived in Helsinki in a quiet warm day. There were 16 degrees (20 less than Italian temperature that day), but my host-family made me feel welcome since the first moment. Here in my new family I have sisters. I have always wanted to have some, but unfortunately I am an only child! They are simply amazing. We always laugh a lot when we are together. I also got 2 dogs, Elsa and Manta. At first Elsa was only barkling at me, but now we love eachother sooo much!Everything starts getting better and better. Everyday I discover something new, but at the same time I really start feeling AT HOME.



The preparation camp in Rome, with all the parents and relatives of US, exchange students


Some of my journey mates :)


Finnish landscape


Finnish landscape



Flowers :)



Never seen more beautiful sunsets <3


Manta and Elsa, our dogs 


Berries