{"id":106,"date":"2020-03-31T07:38:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T07:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tinainfinland.9685exchangeblogs.com\/?p=106"},"modified":"2020-06-22T04:39:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T04:39:42","slug":"maalisku-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/2020\/03\/31\/maalisku-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Maalisku (March)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s been just over two months since being in this amazing country and what a time to be on exchange!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a recap of what life has been like over the past month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the start of the month, I gave my presentation to my host club, Espoo Rotary. I told them some facts about myself and Australia and immersed them in some Aussie slang. I even played two-up with them, which is something my sponsor club back in Australia, Gosford Rotary, plays at every meeting. It was good fun and I think I&#8217;m starting to get more confident with speaking in front of larger crowds. I&#8217;m not sure when I&#8217;ll be able to meet with them again as the corona virus has stopped all meetings larger than ten people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1099-1-728x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"108\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tinainfinland.9685exchangeblogs.com\/?attachment_id=108\" class=\"wp-image-108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1099-1-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1099-1-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1099-1.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Giving Gosford Rotary&#8217;s banner to my host club, Espoo Rotary<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My host counsellor also took me to my first hockey game in Finland. It was the Helsinki Jokerits vs. the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (a Russian team). It was very exciting and I would definitely like to go to more games in the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_109b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_109b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_109b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_109b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With school, I went on a ski trip to Messila, near Lahti, which is about an hour and a half away from Espoo. It was the first time I had ever skied and after falling down quite a few times and figuring out how the ski lift works, I think I finally got the hang of it. I made quite a few new friends and also got to embarrass myself in front of them which is always nice. It was lots of fun and hopefully when winter comes back around I will be able to ski again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_10d9.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"110\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tinainfinland.9685exchangeblogs.com\/?attachment_id=110\" class=\"wp-image-110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_10d9.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_10d9-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_10e4.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"111\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tinainfinland.9685exchangeblogs.com\/?attachment_id=111\" class=\"wp-image-111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_10e4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_10e4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_10d1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"112\" data-link=\"http:\/\/tinainfinland.9685exchangeblogs.com\/?attachment_id=112\" class=\"wp-image-112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_10d1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_10d1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9685.ryea.org.au\/tina-in-finland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/03\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_10d1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m now into my third week of social distancing. The Finnish government made a decision to close schools until the 13th of May, but that might even be extended to the summer holidays if things don&#8217;t improve. To keep me sane whilst being inside, I have been doing some art, learning Finnish, doing TikTok dances, watching Netflix (shout-out to the Tywford-Tweedies for lending me your password, much appreciated), and going on walks almost everyday. I have a lot of things to keep me busy but I would much rather be at school with all my friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the most ideal way to spend my exchange but hopefully it will get better by summer and I can enjoy the rest of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope you enjoyed reading what I&#8217;ve been up to. I will continue keeping you all updated, seeing as I don&#8217;t really have anything else better to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to wash your hands!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e4hd\u00e4\u00e4n!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been just over two months since being in this amazing country and what a time to be on exchange! Here is a recap of what life has been like over the past month: At the start of the month, I gave my presentation to my host club, Espoo Rotary. 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