Picture: View from Harju Tower
My family has officially gotten into the groove of living here. At first, going around town was an adventure and you didn’t know what you’d find but now, since I have ventured out quite a bit, small things like finding a bridge aren’t a huge discovery anymore. That being said, we of course go out and about looking for cool museums, new cross-country ski trails, etc.
This week, we went to a natural history museum that contained all sorts of information, my favourite part was looking at all the native animals here. This museum is right next to our house. The building (of which the museum is the entire bottom floor) extends vertically about 6 stories, and since it’s on top of a hill makes the entire city visible from the top.
I’ve recently been enjoying going on walks around the lake by myself. I’m not sure if it’s because our apartment is so small that I just need my space out in the fresh air or something else, but it’s very pleasant and refreshing. This past week was the hottest its gotten in winter here for 70 years. But, it’s finally starting to get cold again, meaning all the wet slush is now ice, making wherever you go turn into a ice skating rink, in the form of a sidewalk. My brother and I have been joking around saying that their are only two kinds of shoes that work if you want to go outside, ones with spikes, or ice skates.
It feels good, to be fully settled in now, and calling Jyvaskyla home.