julinan's diary in Finland

Porvoo!!!😆

Today I went to Porvoo with my host mother and sister. Porvoo has so many old buildings and good shops! I love Porvoo so much! Porvoo is nicer than my image! We went to shopping and church. Next time, I want to eat Runebergin torttu!😚

My host mother is Italian. She teaches me a lot of things of Finland, and also Italy! She has been Porvoo many times and she knows well. She taught me Porvoo. It was very interesting because she told me Porvoo and Italy in same time! I could know little what is important things in each countries on this exchange!

Now autumn vacation is started so this is important days to know how to spend the time in free time! Everything is different from Japanese days. Don’t be lazy!!!😳

Dreams and future are wings.

Moi! I saw very good dream these days. Jumping high and passing a street which has a lot of my favorite artist Okamoto Taro’s objects. I was very very happy in this dream. It was freedom!! I researched what kind of person see jumping dream. In the internet, jumping dream means you are very energetic now and trying to aim big purpose. I was very happy to see this because it is very good dream for me now and also I was jumping in around Okamoto Taro’s objects! I will have my real special dreams after this exchange!

Today I had ceramics class. I tried to create my feelings.

I want to make more artistic something. I love art. It’s guiding me to new world every time. I was thinking about my future when I made this.

Today I had Biology class. Biology class is very interesting. This class teach me full of new things. Today was about “Planet boundaries”. I didn’t know what is planet boundaries before this class. We thought about what is a problem of the earth and how much dangerous now. We should think about the future of the earth. This exchange is very important for me because I think hard to my future and earth future. I want to see futures all the time. Not only this year. I think it’s very hard but I recorded my feelings in this blog and I will do my best!!! Future and dreams are wings! Don’t stop to thinking them!

Sauna! ”Suomen sydän”

Yesterday, my host father and I went to public sauna! My host sister doesn’t like public sauna. She is teenager so I can understand.😌 ((How old are you??)) I am not teenager. My both parents admitted🤣. So, we went to the sauna and there was 4 degrees!!!! Wonderful 😵 Japan is still hot!(Actually I don’t know 🤷‍♀️) There ware many people in this sauna space! It’s not so many but the sauna is very small and very simple style, so I felt many! Front of the sauna, there’s a big lake!! I talked many Finnish uncles and aunts! They are very talkative in the sauna! I spoke in Finnish and I had a very good time!!! Ihana sauna paikka!! After the sauna, I dived in the lake. It was very hurt. It was like a needle’s pain.😵 However, I tried again and again, and I didn’t feel so much cold. In the winter time, air is very cold so we should just go outside. I’m looking forward to do this!!

Helsinki

I went to Helsinki today. Helsinki is nice place and it’s make me think a lots. I saw many homeless people and little bit dangerous people. A man spoke to me “I want to take a train but I don’t have money. Please give me 5 euro.” I was so scared, and gave 5 euro (I know it’s bad). However he added more 5 euro. I was very angry. 10 euro are very expensive and he said lie!! So I said you are liar and I took back my 5 euro and run away… I think he is immigrant. I really want them to do not these things in foreign countries for other immigrants. I saw many people who hate immigrants. Finland is the happiest country and immigrants are very satisfied for Finland. We should think more about immigration and our attitude.

Then, I met my friends. I really don’t want to be alone in Helsinki. I know Helsinki is very nice place and maybe also this is my first time to go foreign countries so that’s the reason. I understood many things in Finland gradually and I think a lot what is the happiness. It’s very difficult to find the answer but I want to try to think about it hard.

Every day is surprising! Finnish life!

When I choose the course, I said that please stop to take Gym class because I have done so many in last period. And teacher said this is the theory of physical education, so you should not exercise. Therefore I took this class. At my house, I asked to my host sister to “What is this class?” She said I don’t know, but maybe it is an extra course instead of a regular course. And when I went there, Teacher told that let’s do weightlifting.

What’s?🙄

Everyday is surprising for me. It’s not only bad things but also good things! I can be positive if something happens bad things because these are kind of surprising!

School life. Extra memories.

Today my new classes are started. I had English, Biology and two art lessons.(drawing and ceramics) Fortunately, I have friends in each classes. English has my host sister and her friends, Biology has a exchange student and some friends, first art class has also exchange student and my friend (who I want to be a friend so much!) and second one has also two exchange students.

Biology class was very nice. Today, teacher gave us some pieces of papers and it’s a themed of environment. Each group made a object of each themes. It was so interesting. The theme ware also very difficult. I tried to use translator but still I couldn’t understand lol. However, I could understand well after this lesson. Some students taught me “this is Finnish education!” and I felt very happy!

In these days, some exchange students hit some problems for their exchange. My friend asked me how to make friends. I don’t know too lol, but I want to help so I tried to talk her. Finally, she didn’t have a Snapchat so I recommend to get it. I think just being with someone makes friendship. Conversation is better but I think it’s not only one way to make friendship. Just being, not conversation but talking myself, laughing and so on. I mean, if you feel that I can’t talk with someone now, you don’t have to talk but just being and keeping positive attitude. It will connect to friendship someday.

I call this extra memories.

We are staying long time so don’t do your best but do your better!

Autumn days!

I wrote autumn forest in Finland before. I drew a picture!

Actually, I wanted to draw ice powder from trees. This picture’s trees are hard shapes. It means these trees are little bit frozen and this small squares are little powder for ice. I love this autumn in the morning!

New lessons New friends New language

My exam week is ended! I hope that my answers are good… Anyway, I decided new lessons for next period. Next lessons are all my favorite! Art, history, biology and English. I don’t like English but I want to learn English more. My art class is very interesting. This lesson is ceramic art. I love ceramic art. I like Rut Bryk who is a ceramics artist in Finland. Her art is also famous in Japan. I’m looking forward to learn ceramic art in Finland!

I could make many friends but I hang out with few friends. But now, I could use to be this living so I want to hang out with other friends. I will take new lessons so, I want to make new friends in there!

Now, I try to speak in Finnish in my home. I talk in Finnish with my family. I can’t understand well but it is so fun! I like Finnish. My family can speak English well so I think it is more stressful to speak in Finnish. I study hard! Some exchange students got home sick in these days. I think this month is very important point for exchange. I will do my best!

I went to forest. Trees have autumn colors and there are a lot of mushrooms! And my favorite is frozen grains! In the morning the leaves have ice grains and these are falling. The grains shine in the sunlight. I saw wonderful autumn in the forest! I couldn’t take the picture but I will never forget!

I created new blog in Japanese (but main is here).

note(in Japanese)→https://note.mu/julinan_gobo Instagram→julinan_gobo Instagram(drawing)→julinan_gobo.pic

Exam!

Moi!

Now, Finland is typical autumn days! It is cold but comfortable! Leaves are becoming red and yellow… I like green leaves more than red and yellow but I am looking forward to see Finnish autumn!

This week, exams weeks are started. Finnish exam is very different… In my opinion, Japanese exam is more good… (Oh, no) I also have homework. I’ll do hard and I will try as much as possible! Maybe I can’t write so much in this blog during exam. (I’m sorry…)

I’m sorry to lazy person… And thank you for reading my boring blog! (lol)

Don’t be pampered with kindness.

More than a month has passed since I came to Finland. I met a lot of people and I got so much kindness. I really want to say thank you for everything.

I saw a lot of things in Finland, and I could understand Finnish people little. They are so kind and beautiful. They are shy, but they really want to do the best for others.

I saw a lot of troubled persons. I felt Finnish people are always frightening something. I saw crying people. I saw drugs people. I saw depressing people. However I didn’t feel bad. On the contrary, I felt it was beautiful. Because I know they have deep kindness. Finnish people (especially teenagers) are always thinking something for themselves and future. Crying against the invisible future wall. The heart nurtured by this vast nature sometimes cruel. I remind this words, “humans can’t live in the place which has a god because humans feel creepy.”. I can’t explain well but I realized it’s true. I really want to rooting the people who live here. And I want to independents.