I wake up to your sunset

Summer has been over a long time (at  least  here in Finland) and I'm already fed up with this dark and cold weather. So I have been thinking about last summer a lot and here's a recap of what happened then :)  One of the first things I did when I got back to Finland last summer, was of course meeting my friends! We went out to eat and just hang out in the city center. It was great to finally catch up face-to-face and because I missed my friends a lot during my year abroad, it felt a bit unreal seeing them at first.  My friends weren't the only people I wanted to finally meet face-to-face. I also wanted to meet my whole family so we arranged to meet at my sister's place. It was nice to see my brother and sister's families after a long time. I also got to eat proper Finnish barbecue food which tasted like heaven! Me and my mum made the dessert which was also really delicious!  Next big event was my friend's wedding! I was rea...

I have finally changed the date on my return ticket and it's now 3rd of July. I would have liked to stay longer but I'm still quite satisfied with that date. At least then my mum is able to come pick me up (yay I don't have to travel alone to my hometown) and I don't have to worry about my visa. After today I have only 28 internship days left which feels unbelievable. I'm almost finished even though I just started my internship or that's how it feels like. Even though I would love to stay in Thailand and live here for years, I'm quite happy to go back to my home country and here's why: Ice-hockey  ♥ I really miss going to the games and cheering for my team.  During the next season I'll try to go to as many games as possible and the others I'll watch online. My dear friends who I miss so much ♥  Can't wait to see them and talk with them face to face again!  Nature & summer cottage  ♥ I managed to reserve the sam...

No words needed: I went to take photos in the beach on Monday before all the snow melts away.  It was soo pretty and nice! ♥ And finally I had a proper camera to take nature pictures in winter! :D  Winter really is the most beautiful season in Finland (and summer too!) :) xoxo, Elina

On Tuesday 21.10. we went to a trip which included elephant riding in an Elephant Village and going to see the Pala U -Waterfall which is about 1 hour from Hua Hin city center.  We had made a deal on the previous day with our taxi driver so he came pick us up and took us to both of these places.  1. stop: Elephant Village  After we got ourselves on top of the elephant (which was quite scary :D) , we walked around for an hour :) When the elephant was going uphill and downhill, I thought I would fall off :D  So be prepared to hold on to anything you can so you won't fall! We also got to see 2 big lizards. That was exciting :D After the elephant ride, we ate some free pineapple and bought a framed picture for both of us as a memory of that experience :)  Then we looked for our driver and headed for the waterfall.  2. stop: Pala U -Waterfall Pala U -Waterfall is in Kaen Krachan National Park, a...