December is absolutely flying by with killer speed!! I can't believe I am home in three sleeps!! It has been a great adventure for me and I am sure to round it off with a great couple days in London with Beth!! At the beginning of December though, Gerrit & I ventured off to the great North of Finland called Lapland. There, we crossed over into the Arctic Circle in the city of Rovanemi and went to Santa Claus' Park. I even got my picture taken with Santa and some huge snowmen!! It was a great final trip with some of the people from the exchange group and very cool to see Santa at his workshop!!
In front of the biggest snowman ever! Santa Claus Park, Arctic Circle, Finland
Never has it been so hard to leave a group of people. Sure, leaving home to go on this crazy adventure was difficult but this group of amazing students at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences are fabulous in every way! All of us are from different countries, different towns, different ways of life yet we all have meshed together so well. I am really going to miss them!! However, it is not about only saying good-bye because most of them I will see in the near future because I cannot bear the thought of being away from them for so long. Some of us just clicked together. That is a matter of fact!
Orgasmus Students, Kajaani Finland, December 2008
After drinking many glasses of Feuerzangenbowle during my final evening, I had to say good bye for now to all of my new friends. I don't think I have cried so much in one evening ever!! It was almost ridiculous!! However, the evening came and went and it was time for me to board my plane back to London. It would have been easier to leave if I hadn't been delayed in the airport for four hours in Kajaani though!! Just thinking that I could have slept in killed me!! 6am is way too early!! But I eventually did make it to London, missed Beth completely at the airport...but we are now together and having as much fun as two gals could possibly have in their last weekend together for at least six months!! I am going to miss this girl so much!!
Some of the Volleyball People at KUAS, Finland
Well, hope you all are doing great. I will be home on Wednesday in the evening so I will speak to you after that. I cannot wait to have a catch up with you all!! Heaps of Holiday Love to you and yours...
xoxo Courtney "Canada" Whitney
Some of the Volleyball People at KUAS, Finland
Well, hope you all are doing great. I will be home on Wednesday in the evening so I will speak to you after that. I cannot wait to have a catch up with you all!! Heaps of Holiday Love to you and yours...
xoxo Courtney "Canada" Whitney
