I have arrived.
It's official.
After a 4 o'clock alarm after a 12 o'clock bedtime I caught the 7:30 flight out to Helsinki.
I'd tell you about the flight but I slept through it (see above sentence for why).
Touching down in Helsinki and it was if I was at home. Cloudy, dark, cold and quiet. I waltzed through customs...there actually wasn't anyone there which was odd but I used that new fandangled technology of biometrics.
I took the 615 bus into the city centre where I then waited by the pop-up ice rink for a tutor to come and meet me. I was glad to see that the level of ice-skating had not improved in comparison to Nottingham's Christmas Market - apart from one girl who was doing pirouettes whilst on the phone. Saana came after a latte had been consumed and some DH Lawrence had been read, she took me through the info I was being given and then preceeded to tell me that the literature courses in Finland are hell and she's been trying to avoid them for as long as possible - great start Peter.
I was directed to the Tram which would take me to my new digs and after a lovely Swedish girl let me in to the hostel - which is more like student accommodation than any hostel I've ever been too - I proceeded to my room.
I am the first to arrive of the two and so have taken the bed by the window and more importantly...the radiator! I have nothing of any use apart from clothes at the moment and so currently I am drinking water out of a hip flask and eating a Double Decker that was given to me by a friend for the journey. I've had to use the bathroom in my neighbour's flat as we have no toilet paper and I am going to see if I can also steal some food off him later because my god I am hungry.
Saana had told me that the weather at the moment was quite warm (2 degrees instead of the -10) and so H&M are having clearance sales of their cold weather gear! I also need to find the Ikea so I can get a plate and bowl and glass/mug AND I need to re-find the Lidl which I passed so I can buy some supplies. This will be my job tomorrow.
As for now I'm going to see if anyone else is around and if not get down to those essays which have been my Christmas holiday.
It's official.
After a 4 o'clock alarm after a 12 o'clock bedtime I caught the 7:30 flight out to Helsinki.
I'd tell you about the flight but I slept through it (see above sentence for why).
Touching down in Helsinki and it was if I was at home. Cloudy, dark, cold and quiet. I waltzed through customs...there actually wasn't anyone there which was odd but I used that new fandangled technology of biometrics.
I took the 615 bus into the city centre where I then waited by the pop-up ice rink for a tutor to come and meet me. I was glad to see that the level of ice-skating had not improved in comparison to Nottingham's Christmas Market - apart from one girl who was doing pirouettes whilst on the phone. Saana came after a latte had been consumed and some DH Lawrence had been read, she took me through the info I was being given and then preceeded to tell me that the literature courses in Finland are hell and she's been trying to avoid them for as long as possible - great start Peter.
I was directed to the Tram which would take me to my new digs and after a lovely Swedish girl let me in to the hostel - which is more like student accommodation than any hostel I've ever been too - I proceeded to my room.
I am the first to arrive of the two and so have taken the bed by the window and more importantly...the radiator! I have nothing of any use apart from clothes at the moment and so currently I am drinking water out of a hip flask and eating a Double Decker that was given to me by a friend for the journey. I've had to use the bathroom in my neighbour's flat as we have no toilet paper and I am going to see if I can also steal some food off him later because my god I am hungry.
Saana had told me that the weather at the moment was quite warm (2 degrees instead of the -10) and so H&M are having clearance sales of their cold weather gear! I also need to find the Ikea so I can get a plate and bowl and glass/mug AND I need to re-find the Lidl which I passed so I can buy some supplies. This will be my job tomorrow.
As for now I'm going to see if anyone else is around and if not get down to those essays which have been my Christmas holiday.
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