Kokkolalala

Today I realised, I've completed my first workingweek in Kokkola and I'm already gearing up for the weekend. Time flies when you having fun.

The familiecenter I have my practical training at the moment has been one awesome experience and I still have 3 weeks to go. Everyone is so friendly and intrested in me that it almost makes me blush. They even are that way when they don't speak English, but then I'm one of the first foreigner they encounter so that makes it special for them. Also the diffrence in work is quite intresting, but what is more intresting is actually the things that are the same. Then a place 1500km away and for 60% under the sea doesn't feel that far away anymore.

Also I had experienced real real winter here in Kokkola, -30°c with lots of snow. It was so funny to read all the Dutchies complains that it was cold with 3°c, I was thinking "bitches please..." but the everlasting wind makes it at least 5°c colderso they have the right to complain, nothing is worse than a cold wind. Not even -30°c and not even cycle outside through the fresh snow with -22°c. But I have to admit it was a nice experience, the knowledge that the freezer in my appartment was warmer than the outside temperature.

My social life over here also starts to develop, and the first parties are already planned this weekend. Typical me it is not with the 2 people who I share the front door with, no I start social life and interaction with other people in my appartmentbuilding, why do it easy if you can do it diffilcult. The fact they are a Finn, a Finland-Swede and a Swede makes it more easier. Why should you invest time in a guy from Camaroon who only hangs out with other people from Camaroon or other African countries and a Vietnamese porn addicted guy who has very (VERY!) loud climax. Speaking of which. I first met a friend of him, who I thought was the guy living next to me. But it was just a friend who didn't had an appartment because he forgot to prolongue his contract, so he is sleeping there untill he finds a new one. Later I met my real neighbour because he locked himself out, his keys were still inside, I came just home so I let him in. At least I thought, because my real neighbour is a very friendly Chinese guy who just arrived today. The guy from Camaroon I met when I came home and he expected a friend, the Vietnamese guy was still away, and he tought I was that friend. Since i didn't awnser him he came to check while I was unlocking my own door. Since he was under the shower when I came home I met him with only a towel own and soaking wet from the shower. So it is safe to say that the brief encounters where very intresting already and this promisses some intresting time here in Kokkola.