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Officially day one of my first week in finland. I started school today, but I was only there for an hour of it and then I opened a bank account. They don't have school buses here in finland so everyone takes the public buses, its kind of weird. It has been raining everyday so far, everyone here says that its been the rainiest summer ever here, I guess finland wanted to make me feel at home ;] After school Maria and I walked Minni, their poodle. It's so much fun going on walks, we can't talk but we'll follow each others leads, so if I start skipping, so does she, etc. It's quite cute :] I got a library card as well today, and checked out some children's books in finnish. We rode our bikes to the library, it's really close. People ride bikes everyyywhere here, there are more bikes than cars on the street usually. After a late lunch, early dinner of spaghetti and bread, I got to go to my first soccer practice as the assistant coach ! The coaches, Haiti and Henna, are my age, and the girls are Marias. They're so cute and kept asking Henna how to say different things in english. Some of the girls were really outgoing and kept asking me all sorts of questions. It was really fun. When we got home, Maria asked me, "can you come?" and held up the dog leash. It's so much fun when she talks in english. I try to use as much finnish as I can around her, like hyvaa for good job or okay, and ei for no. We started this game today where we just battle eachother to see who can make the weirdest sounds with their mouth and nose, it's really funny, she gets a kick out of it. After our walk, Maria and I went into the sauna, I'm getting more used to it now. We sat in there for twenty five minutes and had a water war with the water bucket that is used to make steam and make the room hotter. It was a blast. And now, I'm writing this. My first real day of school tomorrow, my schedule looks like this:

Monday, maanantai:
8:00-9:30 - Art
9:50-11:25: P.E.
11:25-12:05: Lunch
12:20-13:05: Music
13:25-14:10: Break
15:15-16:00: Spanish

Tuesday, tistai:
8:00-9:30: P.E.
9:50-11:25: Music
11:25-12:05: Lunch
Go home !

Wednesday, keskiviiko:
9:50-11:25: Spanish
11:25-12:05: Lunch
13:25-14:55: Art
Go home !

Thursday, torstaii:
8:00-9:30: Spanish
9:50-11:25: P.E.
11:25-12:05: Lunch
12:20-13:05: Break
13:25-14:55: Music

Friday, perijantai:
9:50-11:25: Art
11:25-12:05: Lunch
12:20-13:05: Music
Go home !

I am also taking a psychology class, so I will have one more class to add to this. But this is what my schedule looks like as of today. And I have been asked to be in the school play to celebrate the schools 150th anniversary. It's on October fourth, I'm not sure what its about or what I'm doing in it though. Anyways, goodnight :]