Facebook<3<3

Yes, I'm a weak person, yes, I joined facebook purely because I got so curious about it after having received almost ten invitations. And well, the site in general exceeded my expectations. You really feel that the whole world is there. You can build up your profile, write to your friends, search lost contacts etc. etc. It's also a great way of discover that "hey, those two know each other as well" You've also the possibility to state how you know each other:)
So yeah, if you aren't in fb yet, create your own profile. Unfortunatly, I wont take any responsibility for missed deadlines nor sleepless nights with profile browsing.

This week we've have beautiful weather again. I heard from somewhere that it's going to get colder though next week. I hosted a Finnish dinner on Tuesday, after my exam. Felt really alive, when after the exam I did sports and went directly home to peel potatoes(4kg of them)
I had around 8 friends over, which is pretty much close to the maximum capacity of out kitchen. I made meatballs, mashed potatoes and berrykvarg (well, the same menu as on the Finnish dinner me and my cousine cooked in utrecht)it was a great succes this time as well and the meatballs were almost wellshaped..lol
After the dinner, around 1 am. we went to a reggae club, but there was not much going on. But all in all, I was very happy with the evening!

On Thursday evening, me, Axel and Pawel did drinking in the park. Axel keeps on telling that it's not a teenager thing in France "it's my everyday life", so I wont write here that it's teenagerish to drink in a park.;)Well, it was funny though that just as we had opened our winebottles, two guys stopped in front of us(regualr clothes) took their patches from their pockets and said "this is the police. you're not allowed to drink here" So we collected our bottles and moved to the next park:)
It was not easy to wake up to play badminton the next morning(11-12). All three of us decided that it's better to book the court for some better day and time of the day in the future. But you learn through your mistakes, right?! On our Dutch lecture we learnt about cursing and insulting(bad language in general) in Dutch. We had also a round where everybody was supposed to tell what they'd say in their mother tongue if you'd hit your thumb with a hammer:) :):) it was a very nice collection of nasty words on the blackboard. After the lesson, we did some shopping with Satu and Lexane and in the afternoon, our dear club Rumba had afternoondrinks.
Tell me, what's better than enjoying an icecold mojito in a cosy inneryard on a sunny day. exactly, the correct answer is: nothing is better than that.

Ok, my laptop is making some rather strange noises. I don't like it:( maybe it wants to tell me that it's time for a break. Enjoy your weekend!
and for the peeps in Finland: HAUSKAA VAPPUA! GLADA WAPPEN!

hugs
xannax

Exams and the OC

In a way I feel like I'm running out of ideas how to spice up my blog. Got any suggestions?
yeah yeah, I'll publish some new photos soon:)

At the moment, I'm trying to focus on my International Business Law, the exam (mainly consisting of multiple choice questions) is on Tuesday and I do want to avoid the feeling of stupidity. The feeling you have when you (after answering the questions you think you know the answer for) start staring at the walls, preferably out of the window, realise that the guy in front of you is writing non-stop, like the girl next to you as well. So now I'm doing my best to avoid this kind of situation where fairytale creating, instead of straight facts, seems to be necessary.

Haha...I can share with you a couple of funny quotes, which show the directness of the Dutch people.
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a guide in a Cheesefarm, named Hani, in her 50's, for our international group:
H: So where do you come from?
-France
H: Bonjour! other countries?
-Germany, Sweden etc. etc. (everytime she knew smth in the language of the country..until)
-Uganda!
H:[stops to think] oh, you're black!

Another situation, in Dutch communication class, whenever we answer questions, the teacher often asks where we come from. A white guy with dreadlocks answers one questions and teacher says:

"So where you from, I guess it's not Jamaica?"

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I want to emphasise that the Dutch really don't mean anything bad about this non-politic correctiviness. They just speak out what they think and pops into their mind and that's it.

Oh, I guess I haven't told you about how I failed my Politics and Government in the EU- course:( Got a 5 and you need to have 5.5 as a grade to pass. Am mostly pissed off at myself, should've studied more, 'cause the questions were more demanding than I expected. Now the retake is on 6th July, I migth have another exam on the same day, so it suckssssss...
Well, I really hope that my exam in Quality Management is through. No matter what, I do need to gain 30 ECTS here..so got to be more focused

Yesterday, I watched the last episode of the OC ever. I felt really down afterwards, almost like closing a book you wished never ended. Though the quality of the programme sank after Marissa's death, I still did consider Orange County as a parallell universe. Sanna, don't worry, I wont reveal any details about the last episode here:) It's funny how attached you can get to some tv series like that!

But now, I got to continue reading about the breaches of contract, Intellectual Property Rights etc. I'll treat you with a long and sensible entry after my exam is done:)

Sunday hugs
Anna

My Celebrity collage..LOL

Family affair

Good evening,

+20 degrees today, it is summer and it's the middle of April. SUN SUN SUN.
got to love it.
A part from enjoying the gorgeous weather, I've enjoyed of the company of my mum and my brother Aapo from last Sunday till yesterday(Thursday). I do enjoy being a host and showing the city. We walked mostly in the city centre, went to a Flea market arranged on the 2nd Easterday, me and Aapo visited the Stripmuseum(Comics) We did also have a walk in a really nice park, that's around a kilometre away from my place.
I realized that family can bring both your best and your worst parts of yourself. I mean, I wasn't being always fair to my brother, and sometimes I found myself nagging about minor things:/
The good thing with family is that they take you for who you are and they wont let you down, no matter what:)
Miraculously enough, we fitted well in my room, my mum in my bed, me in a spare mattress and Aapo in a inflatable one. It was a puzzle every night to put out the mattresses, but we managed it just fine. So for the future's sake, it's tested now: I can accomodate two people(even three) in my room!

Yesterday, we took the train to Amsterdam and when it was time to leave the luggage to the lockers, it didn't work out. For some strange reason, the lockers can only be paid for by chipknip, pin card , visa and master (don't ask me what the two first ones are, some brilliant Dutch inventions, they should go for Visa Electron instead!) Well, the locker where we put our things didn't accept my mum's visa, so we ended up dragging a huge suit case with us the whole day.
Well luckily we're no whimps, so we managed relatively well:)

Me and Aapo spent some hours in a Science Museum (NEMO), they had many different exhibitions and one of them was about teenagers...it was a brilliant one. You could create with a computer spots to a person, play with two tongues(by sticking your arm in) and pretend that they were kissing. All the fact sheets on the walls were also hilarious( different kissing styles and their names) The "roughest" part was peepshow area, were you had booths and children between 12 and 18 years could get coins and they could go in and watch some filmclips(have no idea what it was all about) My brother is soon reaching his teenager years, for him, the exhibition was slightly embarrasing. I played well my role as an embarrasing big sister, laughing and pointing all the time and trying out all the different stuff:)

Later, my mum wanted to go to Waterlooplein( A very famous market) me and Aapo soaked up the sun in a nice terrace. I must admit, that the guys that I saw in Amsterdam were seriously hot, trendy and good looking. Both tourists and locals, I wonder how I could get some of them to Groningen as well:)
After Waterlooplein mum and Aapo headed for the hotel(carrying around the suitcase got too much at that point) I enjoyed the urban atmosphere for a couple of more hours (and bought a new bikini ) before taking the train back to Groningen.
I went directly from the transtation to Axel's place. Axel had baked such a delicious cake(well to be honest, he never makes anything that wouldn't be delicious) and we were around ten people there, getting all of our share of the cake. yummy:)

This weekend is dedicated to studying. I have an exam on the 18th(Quality Management, part B) and 24th (International Business Law). Next week (after my exam on Wednesday)we do have a 70's party in Rumba, bought a really cool shirt from H&M discount rack (-50%)for that purpose.
It's sooo hideous, that it starts to be cool.

Lots of hugs and kisses,

Anna

An answer to your requests: A picture entry

This entry is dedicated to pictures:) A massive thanks goes to Axel, who has been so kind and shared his pic gallery with me. This is one hot ass pic, that's why it deserves to be published on the blog. Me and Axel are being more or less ourselves on this pic taken in Volendam:)

This pic is taken a couple of weeks back on Sally O'Briens, our beloved Irish bar. The pic is taken on St.Patrick's Day. People from the left: Olivia(US), Lexane(FR),me,Satu(FI) and Pawel (PL)

International Student Night @ Rumba, a regular Monday so to say. This is my second living room, honestly:) For my friends in Espoo, I got to say that this is my Aladdin substitute here in Groningen. And can you believe it, beer for 50 cents until 1 am!! and cocktails two for the price of one. You can't nothing but love Mojitos , Frozen Margaritas and Orgasms that they make.

This is where I leave my bike, when we're out partying. This bikepark is located in the main square, Grote Markt and the bar district is on the right side. It's a challenge to find your own bike in the middle of the night. Which row was it?on which side?

This is Groningen at its' best on a sunny day. The picture is taken from one of the bridges

This is a picture from ACLO, our dear BOMmen(move to the music) class. Me and Axel are in the right corner.As you can see, the hall is huge and the instructor is in the middle. This week I did BOMmen twice, played badminton and attended a football practice...very proud:)

This is Academy building or Academy gebouw as it'd be in Dutch.It's the main building of the university, I've only had one class here.this picture is not telling the whole truth, since usually the whole yard is filled with bikes.

That's all folks! I'll try to post pics more frequently. As the saying goes: A picture can tell more than a thousand words.

Happy Easter!

-Anna

The beauty of Messenger + a bday out of ordinary

Good evening,

I understood the previous day that it is very likely that I know now more about my friends and how they are doing in Finland than when I am staying in Espoo.
The reason for that is our beloved MSN Messenger and its' little brother Skype.

When I get home from my lectures/a night out/BOMmen class/shopping, I fickle with my keys(there are way too many of them), open the door to my room and throw my self over my laptop, turn it on(I hear the ah! so familiar sound of it starting to hurrrrrrr...) and there I am, signing myself to messenger, knowing that the next hours will just disappear.
Bling
the green man comes up
bling
a new friend is online
tidididiiddd
a friend calls on skype, we talk for 30min
bling
my mum wants to share the latest news with me

The same pattern repeats itself more or less everyday. Please, don't get me wrong, I do have a real social life and activities. It is just that sitting infront of your laptop is such an easy solution.
If there is somebody who has a similar kind of addiction or problem,please, don't hesitate to contact me. I would love to try to restrict our dependency together:)

Ok, enough about messenger....concerning this week, I have been quite sick, especially in the beginning of the week. Strangely enough, I didn't manage to go to my football pracice on Monday, but I did go to Saras birthday in the evening=)
The funniest thing ever was the fact, that her real bday dinner was on Sunday, but she had told us Monday. So there we were, me, Axel and Peter, knocking on her door, with a bday card and bottles of wine, she opens it and the expression on her face!
She had really told us Monday and that's why two other guys showed up later as well. We ended up drinking and going to Rumba(what would a Monday night be without International Student Night!?)Oh well, as a true spontanious Italian Sara handled it really well and gave us flowers to express her regret for telling us the wrong day.

Otherwise, I had my exam on Friday about EU Politics and government. The questions concerned topics that I didn't know that much about(screw Laeken declaration) but I should pass. I seeked some comfort from Mango immediately after I left the exam hall:)
On Friday night, Marja-Maija came from Utrecht to visit me. After walking around in Groningen by night, our stop was Sally O'Briens...2 weeks without a cider, man, it was about time to get the taste of the sweet drink.
Yesterday(on Saturday) we walked around in the market and bought some delicious cherrytomatoes. We did also some other shopping and later in the night, we went clubbing to Shadrak with Satu, Axel and Peter. Finally, we hit the bed at 6 am, and woke up at 1pm, so we were pretty exchausted. A nice Sunday brunch :) me like.

It is getting really late, and I feel like sleeping, so I can be a good student (and sportswoman) tomorrow.
Have a nice week everyone!
See you online!

Yours,
Anna