Day 40, April 9, temp -1 - 2C, cloudy

Hello folks im back again!!

I managed to make my payments for my trip to lappland... and now here I am, waiting for my bus to come pick me up at 2 am:....( Will need to pack some food as tomorrow, being good friday, the whole country STOPS functioning!!! I certainly hope I have enough food to last me for breakfast, lunch and dinner haha:)

I will be travelling with a student group of around 30 students, both local and international and I really hope I willmake lots of friends, unlike the eramus scenarios I encountered a few weeks ago. I managed to type a letter and send it to my hotel Director, Eeva, requesting for training allowance, so FINGERS CROSSED:D

Nothing much really happened today... Perhaps il talk about some things interesting about Finland!

1) Finns LOVE Salmiakki (Liquorice)
2) Durians taste like shit to them
3) People drive 3rd hand cars here, buy things from second hand "Malls"
4) Clubbing and hitting bars is a MUST
5) Groceries amounting to 50Euros (SGD100) a week is normal.
6) It has never gone above 10C so far
7) Welfare is Highly important in this society
8) Being paid 10Euros (SGD 20) per hour for a student job is considered low... avg usually hits about 15-20 Euros per hour
9) It is not as developed as most Singaporeans like us think.
10) Pendolino high speed trains stop for only 2 minutes at stations... you better be early:)
11) You see more old people than anywhere else in the WORLD! If im not wrong Finland's popn is 30+% Elderly...
12) Pineapples are sold almost everywhere:D
13) Berries, caviar and fish are quite cheap here

I think thats about it folks... I got to go and pack my stuff!! Se ya in three days:D
kovski

alone in the snow...9:16 PM