Picture: The beautiful river Tourojoki, taken by Meggie on our way to language school
Who would have thought we’d get hot in 15 degree weather. We started off our day with some running, stair climbing, and sledding as a means of working out for the first time since our arrival in Jyvaskyla. And it isn’t just physical activity that kept our heart rates up, wandering around town was so exciting, it had the same affect.
As we hurried over to our first Finnish class, we stopped to look at the breathtaking picturesque river that went beneath the bridge we were crossing. When we finally arrived at the school we were surprised to find that they wanted us to take off your shoes upon entry; something totally alien to our american customs. We had also discovered that – wow – finnish is a really tough language to learn. And that, despite the countless amount of letters per word, Finns manage to pronounce every single letter there is.
Every day in Finland has brought new experiences and adventures, it’s so been fun to put our thoughts of our trip into words, we hope you guys all enjoy it too!