Theres always too much to do,

and not enough time to do it all. After I left the library I took a bus up to the church to go to youth group which was SO good, it was really fantastic. I didn't really talk to anyone when I got there, except this man from Ghana who was really interested in meeting americans and other students strudying abroad. He's studying at the local university, he was really nice. I ended up sitting with Jenna's older brother Jussi, because Jenna was the announcer for the day, but it was fine. The thing I love most about this youth group isn't just the fact that the kids who go there are really cool, or that they're music is really fantastically awesome, or even the fact that we sing half the songs in english. Its because no matter who is there, or who is watching, these kids don't care, and if they want to jump, they jump. If they feel like lifting up their hands, they do it. There's no judgement or criticism, its so nice. I feel so comfortable there, its really nice. Afterwards we had juice and bread downstairs, and then I took the bus home. On Friday I had dance at the hall where we will be dancing, but Joonas never showed so I AGAIN had to dance with girls. I'm not really sure where he was, he never replied to my text, so I guess I'll ask him tomorrow...I dunno. I was pretty ticked that he didn't show, but whatever. I guess it doesn't really matter. Then I had an interview with Annina about the ways different cultures communicate or give speeches or something, it was pretty interesting....haah. And then I decided to go to her and Olli's math class and observe how they learn math ! It was really weird...I'm really really really bad at math, I forget almost everything about it. I'm really scared to take the SAT next year....hm. Then I had two hours of religion and thennn I met up with Maria downtown ! We walked around and went shopping for an hour or so, got something to eat, mmmm Panini's. Then we took the bus home and played tag on the walk to my house. For the first two hours we made "music videos" singing the choruses of the three songs we both knew, head shoulders knees and toes, hyvää yotä ja juomenta, and kaksi vanha puuta. It was VERY intersting, but hillarious. I'll upload videos when I have time sometime this week. Then we made Banana Bread ! Mmmmm and it is so tasty, it turned out perfect and everyone loved it. We watched a short film and ate candy, took a shower, and played card games until 11 30. In the morning we played in the snow for about a half an hour and then Anna came to pick her up. Around 11 my family and I went to the local ski hill and the boys went downhill skiing with their friends. Arvo took a snowboarding beginners class, and Raija and I went sledding on the kids hill for 3 hours straight. It was so much fun, we were the only big ones there, all the other kids were between 3 and 8 maybe, :] But they were so cute and wanted to race us and ahaha it was just so much fun. Afterwards we had a couple from Arvo's work come over for dinner, spinach shrimp pasta, and then we ate cheesecake, mmmm. In the evening I went over to Julia's and Chet came over and brought movies and we watched one at her grandparents house [its on the same property]. I had to be home by twelve so I made Chet walk me half way and then his host brother came to pick him up because the last bus leaves fromj Muuratsalo back to town at 11, [or at 3 am] And yeah. Then today I went running ! For the first time since last year....it felt really good though, but now I'm wicked tired and sore. And now its dinner time ! [yes, at 3 pm.] :D

its sunday !