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Honestly saying I have never been that big of a fan of Halloween and all that scary stuff. At some point in the past I was really into cute-creepy fashion such as pastel goth and I still like creepy doll -look kind of things for some unknown reason but that's all about me liking creepy stuff. Even some lame horror movies are too scary for me to watch. Especially alone without weeks full of nightmares after that. I'm such a paranoid way too easily. In my opinion this world is a scary enough place by itself so why make it worse.      However this year I actually tried to take more fun out of this loved halloween event (as small of a thing as it is in Finland, compared to America). I bought some stockings that glow in the dark and threw everything from white paint to glitter glue on my face to be in a perfect condition to scare people on the streets. Hoho not really, but two k...

Awake too late at night lately? Yup, totally me. Still haven't returned to my usual sleeping habits that got messed up because I studied for tests. Maybe it's just me but it's funny how easily things change. I'm not saying that every change is a bad one but I can't help wondering if all those things in the past and future will continue to run like a sand through my fingers. Nothing can be trusted. I hate it when promises aren't kept. If you can't keep a promise, don't make one in the first place or that is just going to hurt people. (argh)    A little bit of calligraphy practicing at school There is so much to do and so much work to finish but I'm doing nothing but thinking too much. First exams in FKF are done - finally over. I should be writing some job applications. I should do everything to make moving to a next apartment possible. Because hey, I'm finally moving to an apartment that can hopefully be called home. But I lack of ...

Well today (or actually yesterday) this whole japanology studying process has finally began! I was less nervous about the first day than I could have been because I had already got to know two of my new classmates. We found each other from internet through our blogs and already met many times before our school even started. Today I had a nice slow morning and ended up having to hurry up a little bit. I met with one of these new friends and we walked together to school. At first all of us new students gathered to our classroom at 1pm. Some of us seemed to have some trouble finding the right place just like I had at the first time with my mom. That wasn't a suprize because at least Google maps doesn't have any idea where our school actually is. FKF has three school buildings in a row near the church. The main building has "Fria Kristliga Folkhögskolan" written on it. As usually on the first day we went through bunch of introductions from our teacher, principl...

Last month I recieved a letter of acceptance from FKF (Fria Kristliga Folkhögskolan) to study japanology in Vaasa!!! Great, wonderful, scary, cool,....everything is a mess in my head. Too much stuff to think about right now. But_I'm extremely happy and excited! The day before yesterday I had a trip to Vaasa with my mom to check out the city and of course the apartment offered to me. Vaasa is so far away from my home I have barely even visited there before. Honestly I do not even remember if I have been there at all before. It's not a first time I find myself from a situation where I'm moving to a new city without even knowing what kind of city it is, haha. :D I really wanted to get an apartment where I could be alone but unfortunately there were only shared apartments available so this is going to be my home for a while at least. First impression of Vaasa was "it's so cold here but beautiful buildings!". I really like that Vaasa is located in ...

Niin elikkäs mitäs seuraavaksi. Hakupaperien lähetys; tehty! Ihan hassua, että nyt yhtäkkiä kaikki häslääminen on rauhoittunut huimasti ja tilalle on tullut lamaannuttava väsyneisyyden tunne. Kai ne unettomat yöt ja työmäärä vaatii niitä omiaan takaisin.   Hakuperit sisältävä kirje on nyt postin huomassa. Tiukille menee, kun sen täytyy olla viimeistään ensi maanantaina perillä Hokkaidolla ja eilen sen vasta vein postiin. Aikaisemmin ei onnistunut, kun käännöstodistuksissa tuli havaittua virhe ja opettaja, jolta suosituskirjeen sain oli lomalla. Haluan niin kovasti, että tämä nyt onnistuu ettei tarvitsisi Suomessa haaveilla vielä ikuisuutta ajatellen, että voi kun olisi siellä missä haluaa. Toisaalta mun mieleen on pikkuhiljaa ihan hiljattain hiipiny epäilyksiä omasta selviämisestä ylipisto-opintojen parissa ulkomailla. Jos taso onkin niin kova, etten pysy mukana... mutta joo se on sen ajan murhe sitten! So yeah what next. Application materials; sent! It's so crazy that all t...

Lately I have been doing more paperwork and some offical things than ever before as well as I can remember. I'm getting really tired but there's no way I can give up. Studying in an University overseas is my number one dream after all. I'll write more about this whole applying process if I somehow get accepted. If that won't happen right away I'll be applying again in the next call for new students or I'll use my plan B or C. However there isn't anything else I want more than this all to work out somehow. Not a single thing can be established this early and I guess uncertainty stresses me the most right now. Usually I like to plan everything in advance thinking about even the smallest details but now...I can't. So many things are going on right now. On top of everything I'm supposed to save money but then guess what I found! Of course they have on of my dream dresses on sale at Closet Child. Why oh why it has to be there right now. Well i...

Kuinka kiinnostus Japanin kulttuuriin sai alkunsa? Miksi haen juuri Japaniin Hokkaidolle? Japanilainen ajattelutapa ja kulttuuri on kiinnostanut minua jo vuosia. On vaikea arvioida mistä koko prosessi alkoi, sillä en tosiaan muista tarkkaan, mutta muistelisin katsoneeni Geisha-aiheisen dokumentin joskus aikoja sitten. Enpä silloin tiennyt kuinka pieni osa kaikkea tuo dokumentti joskus tulisi olemaan verrattuna siihen mitä kiinnostukseni Japanin kulttuuria kohtaan on nykyään. Kyseinen kulttuuri ei tosiaan ole pelkkiä kirsikankukkapuita ja ”ernu”-tyylejä, kuten moni aluksi sen näkee – myös minä itse.Vaikeaa on määritellä koska alkuihastus muuttui niin suureksi, ettei paluuta ollut, mutta osaan kyllä kertoa miksi Japani kiinnostaa nyt niin paljon, että haluan suorittaa ainakin kandin opintoni siellä. Sapporo Koulussa kieliä ja niiden mukana kulttuuria on tullut opiskeltua kouluhistoriani aikana useampia. Kaiken kaikkiaan puhun kuutta eri kieltä, joista japanin kieli on uus...