Something to work on // Jotain työstettävää

Suomeksi When I returned home during Christmas, I remember sitting on the airplane and scribbling down some changes I wanted to make for the springtime. The list wasn’t that long, but I still wanted to touch down on the topics and chat a bit about each of the topics. Regulating my work schedule: planning study …

Radio Silence // Radiohiljaisuus

Suomeksi I woke up to a misty morning. This is my first weekend in Aberdeen after returning back. The temperature has risen higher, to a point when I was able to shop for groceries in shorts and a top. Unfortunately, I could only enjoy one of those days, but ever since it has constantly been …

A Quick Update: The End of Semester // Pikapäivitys: lukukauden loppu

Suomeksi First of all: ta-daa! I got my medicine from the NHS. I popped by the pharmacy on my way home, wanting to ask how long it usually takes to get medications that have to be ordered. The lady behind the counter appeared slightly bored, “We said we’d call you, eh?” she said after I …

Spotlight: My experience with the NHS // Valokeilassa: Kokemukseni NHS:ssä

Suomeksi NHS. National Health Service, often followed by the statement, “is shit,” at least from what I’ve heard from the locals. Whether it is my skewed perspective or not, my experience is that NHS does not really enjoy the trust of those it is supposed to be caring for. My own experience with the NHS …

Thoughts From the Past Few Weeks // Ajatuksia menneiltä viikoilta

Suomeksi The semester is slipping through my fingers. Our Spring Break is just around the corner, and when it begins, I hope to have completed the last of my remaining assignments, so I can fly over to Finland and celebrate my grandmothers ninetieth birthday in peace. In the course of this week I’ve acquired both …

A Wonderful Week // Upea viikkoni

Suomeksi This weekend I had the amazing privilege of visiting a friend’s farm up north of Aberdeen. An hour and a half of traveling passed by quickly as I kept on staring at the farming towns and the hills at the edge of the horizon. Studying appears to take so much of my time nowadays …

Valentine’s and something else // Ystävänpäivä ja muuta mukavaa

Suomeksi Pink hearts, flowers and chocolate boxes were the tell-tale signs of the upcoming Valentine’s day. Here it appears to be more of a day for romance and love whilst in Finland we celebrate it as a general day for all those close to our hearts. My Facebook feed was filled with greetings and well-wishes …

Occasionally, I throw tantrums // Kiukkua ja natinaa

Suomeksi I’ve had a royal week of tantrums. First of all, I didn’t sleep well at the beginning of the week; not even Mr. Melatonin could aid me in my quest for a good night. I kept on waking in the middle of the night and since I am prone to having hypnagogias (illusions just …

I’m fine thanks. And you? // Hyvin menee, mites sul?

SUOMEKSI I am currently on a mission to have one free day per week. A day when I try and think of anything else besides studying. A day when, if I so wish, I am allowed to remain in bed until dusk. This week my day off was on Saturday. I was enduring the plight …

Return // Paluu arkeen

Suomeksi Part of this was written on my way back from Helsinki. I had five hours to kill in Oslo Gardemoen, from where I headed to Edinburgh and then to Aberdeen on a train. The rest has been written once I had already returned to my trusted cubicle. I have taken quite a long break …