There has been a head cold going around the town since the start of February. Unfortunately, I caught it this Thursday, two days before my first swim meet here in Jyvaskyla! One of the boys on the team is going to compete in the 1.5 kilometer race, the first one in our team. During the practice beforehand we worked on starting and also turning. I learned a lot from that session and I talked with my new friend, Onni.
Yesterday my dad and I went for a walk to a new lake that he found. When we were in sight of the lake I spotted a fuzzy little squirrel with huge ears. I later learned that it was an Eurasian Red Squirrel. My dad spotted many different animals and birds. You wouldn’t even notice all of the wildlife unless you really looked for it.
This morning (Saturday) I went for a run in 25 degree fahrenheit weather. It was a beautiful day with the sun was reflecting off of the snow and the town wasn’t quite awake yet. The trails were not iced over, but if you stepped off of them you’d be in knee deep snow. I also had a look for some new trails and explored a whole other side of the park. It has been warmer this week and the snow has melted off the trees, so they are extremely green and vibrant. It was truly exciting.
It was not the best getting sick, but the silver lining was that I was able to explore the park near my house rather than going to a swim meet.
