Sorry for not posting more frequently. Many events have happened since the last post. Our 3 polish roommates have returned to Poland. We bought a Toyota Carina II from 1991. ‘Toyota built quality :P ’

In the tuesday evening we went to cross country ski on a track in the south of Ylivieska. We tried the local swimming pool as well. When you are in the swimming pool you can pay a visit to the sauna too.

On Wednesday of last week our Dutch teachers (Sibbele Oosterhaven en Han van Dulken) visited us. They stayed only 2 days, so we didn’t have much time to talk about the project because they were invited for other events at the university. Keeping a good relationship between Netherlands and Finland. Also that Wednesday evening we had a good bye party because 5 Germans were leaving. They had stayed here for 6 weeks. During the party we noticed 3 new faces. Antoine, Vacant and Maxime are French and come from the Calais area.

The next day I had together with Mika and Sibbele a good discussion about my project. They had a good feeling and were satisfied with my work. I’ll add some info about the project in a few days.

In the evening we invited Sibbele and Han to visit our apartment and have a dinner together. We made a nice lasagne and drank a bottle of wine. The University reserved the sauna in the hotel close to the swimming pool. The same hotel where Sibbele and Han were staying. Other Finnish teachers were invited but they never showed up. So we had the whole sauna and whirlpool for ourselves.

I can check ‘Downhill Skiing’ off my to-do list. We drove with our Toyota 20km to the south. There was a slight drizzle in the morning and afternoon, so our expectations weren’t that high. The place looked quite closed but once we entered the property they opened it for us. There was a small slope and a ski lift.

Never stood on Downhill Ski’s before so its a new experience and totally different than cross country.

I tried some different technique to get the hang of it. My right knee didn’t like the V shape braking pose. Due to a kneecap stretch few years ago. Anyway, so my first downhill went rather fast and crashed almost into the building standing at the bottom of the slope. Missed it with a few meters to spare. Phew :) Of course there are some pictures and movies, but I have to upload them…[Finished]
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Some weather news: Last few days/weeks were too warm for the snow/ice, so most of the snow is gone here. :( But now…. Its snowing again, the temperature at night are below 0 Celsius and during the day its 1 or 3 degrees. On Wednesday I’m going to participate in the traditional “JÄYNÄPÄIVÄ”, also known as The Wheelbarrow Race!

I hope I can upload the photo’s and movies in the next couple of days. Evert is still busy to edit the curling movie, so please have some patience!

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