Long Time No See!

I knew this regular writing would be hard for me but hey here I am again. Many things to tell but to cut the story short I have done A LOT in the last weeks, busy as always, and here is the proof:

Carnival in Aalst, a city near Ghent. In Finland you can find nothing similar to the carnivals in here. What an experience! Good company, many thing to see, music, beer, and fritjes of course<3

Visiting Antwerp for sightseeing and shopping. Famous shopping street, cathedral, good company(as always:DD) and the sun<3 What more could a girl hope for!

Visiting the amusement park which was here for two weeks. Mmmm... I don't even remember when I have been in attractions the last time. Crashing cars, absolute favorite since forever, scary house and of course the crazy catapult! Adventure; as I like it! Like my life is not adventurous enough without these things:P Also experienced the Belgian waffles with cream and fruits!

Ice skating with the people from our student home. Why? Because it was active Sunday. Really makes you feel like at home and believe me the; the Finnish people were popular on the ice ;D People ask you how long you have been ice skating and you start to think; and realize that you have no idea: So the answer is: " As long as I can remember :P" Thanks mom and dad<3

Jazz session in one of our favorite bars! Something that you just love about Belgium is the fact that there are free concerts everyday and EVERYWHERE; if you just know where to look :D Nice Sunday evening spend with a good beer and relaxing live music<3

You know this feeling when you just want your life to be easier? Belgium has a few solutions to this never-ending battle between you and the world;) Feel free to be jealous:

1. Imagine that your shopping takes only the amount of minutes you want to spend in the shop. Yes, no queues, no traffic and no angry cashier ladies:P Here it comes: my savior in everyday life: Electronic cashiers! You just walk straight to the machine, scan the items, pay and GO. Shopping takes literally 5 minutes if you just know where to find everything:)

2. Second thing that makes my life a lot easier is the fact that you can get everywhere by bike in 15 minutes. How cool is that! No timetables, traffics or crying children and their frustrated parents...just fresh air and easy travel. Especially for a person who tends to be late or "last minute", this really makes a difference;D Talking with experience here as you all know;) Plus: The feeling of being active comes as an additional benefit! Yes, I know that sometimes it rains like hell, but we Finnish people are not from sugar!!

3. And the third enlightenment I have had: As I tend to tell my friends here: "Everything is discussable here in Belgium!" In Finland I'm used to strict rules and patterns, but here it seems to be a common fact that there is always a way to make problems disappear just by having a reasonable conversation between the two sides. Perhaps the borders are more bendable? But I like it! There is no big fuss about anything and believe me your life is much easier when it comes to mandatory duties:)

That's all for today. Tot ziens!