花蓮!

Haiyo!

School started todayy! 我不要 !  It was okay but I'm not okay with waking up at 5:30am huh.

My new home is pretty cool! The bed is kinda hard though. My neck hurts. But seiously the area I live in now is amaazing. SO MUCH FOOD EVERYWHERE ^________^

Okaaaay to the main point of this post. Hualien is soo amazingly beautiful. We had three days trip with three other exchange students and two of their host families. We went there by train and the whole trip was full of activities.

The first day when we got there we left right away to some japanese style house or temple or something. We ate pizza for lunch!

From there we continued to a small lake and went around with paddle boats. We went really far haha and the wind was kinda strong so it wasn't o easy to come back.

Next stop was at old wood factory which is now a museum.

I think I'm going pretty fast and don't really feel like explaining so much sorry. We went to eat ice cream at this weird place where was tiny lakes and frogs and stuff.

This is a very old style of fishing

Our second last stop was hot springs! Whaaa so warm. And they had sauna there but it was only 38 degrees warm!It was cool though we only put our legs to the water. From there we went to eat dinner to a night market. fried rice yay!

The next day we left pretty early to see some umm cliff? somewhere. It actually was the same place we visited with my host family haha. But last time we didn't go down!

This dog kinda followed us haha soo 可愛 ~~

From the beach we headed to Taroko national park. We went to see info video and get some stamps haha. Then our driver leftus to the entrance of one of the hiking/walking trails. It wasn't very long and the views were amazing. We ate our lunch subways at small aboriginal village in the middle of the trail.

After we walked back our next stop was famous aboriginal style hotel up at the mountains. There was a lot of cherry flowers! So beautiful!

Yaay! Finland, Italy, Germany and USA!

Then we drove to some ancient river thing. Sorry my explanations are really accurate haha. It was amaziing. We walked along the edge of the cliff.

Yea we had to wear funny helmets!

We were supposed to go to another hiking trail but it was getting late so it would have gotten dark too early. So instead we just stopped to take photos of this temple and headed to a restaurant.

We went to eat at Burma/Myanmar styled restaurant. Sounds interesting yeh.The food was gooood! Especially the sweet bread we had was good. Also they had this plum juice/tea thing that tasted like christmas to me! OIKEESTI SE MAISTU IHAN JOULUTORTUILTA.

After eating we had spent little time playing games at some small night market and then decided to go bowling with a few exchange students who lives in Hualien.

The last day we spent biking along the sea and in the city. It was very sunny and hot day. We got burned pretty badly. It's so unfair that asian people don't get burned!

It's a flower yay

We stopped to drink coffee/tea at some nice small cafe. Before returning to hotel we went to buy taiwanese candy kind of thing moachi it's sooo good BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE COCONUT FLAVOR ;________; Then we ate curry for dinner at the train station cos our train was late yay it was good.

Whiuuu.
This monday was the Lantern festival of lunar calendar and my host mom took me first to a temple and then to see lanterns at Sun Yat-Sen Memorial hall. It was pretty chool haha!

Yeah that's all this time.
BYEE.

Too much stuff

I'm still not sure if I'm moving tonight or tomorrow morning. I'm supposed to move tomorrow but today mama said something that I didn't fully understand and now I'm a little confused but that's okay. I've been mostly sleeping the whole day and yea. I don't know about the internet connection or anything in the next family so huh. Se jaapi nahtavaks!

Around Taiwan

Hellou
Uh voi heti alottaa silla etta WHY AM I SICK AGAIN? Olin kipee viimeks kolme viikkoa sitte. Grah. Ja miten hienoa onkaan tulla kipeeks loma reissulla Taiwanin ihanimmassa ranta cityssa? Voisin sanoa jotain ihanaa tahan mutta ehka kuitenki jatan valiin.

Mutta joo siis Taiwanin ympari tosiaa ajettii ja oon erityisen onnellinen etten kuollut/saatu poliiseja peraamme kun host isani on niiin taitava ajaja. Ei oikeesti voi olla mahollista rikoa joka ikista liikenne saantoa!

Lahettiin siis keskiviikko aamuna ajamaan Tainania kohti. Pysaheltiin melko usein kun pikkusisko halus suklaata ja host isa tarvi tupakka taukoja. (Silti oltiin perilla varmaa 2 tuntia normaaleja ihmisia nopeemmin.) Kavastiin jossain suola vuorella ja suola museossa ja kaytiin syomassa sedan ravintolassa. Siela meni joo se kolme tuntia vahintaan haha. Ruoka oli kyl vaihteeks tosi hyvaa! Pelattiin suurin osa ajasta pikkusiskojen kaa ilmakiekkoa ipadilla. Ja se hotelli missa nukuttiin oli aika ihana. (kaipaan kyl suomalaista hotelli aamupalaa taal on vaa jtn riisiliha vellia ja alloja vihnneksia ja nakkeja yh ;___;)

Seuraavana paivana kierreltiin ensin Tainanissa vahan kavastiin jossai Hollantilaisessa talossa? en oo ihan varma mika se oli.

Arvakkaa miks sen nena on noin kulunu? Sen hieraseminen tuottaa onnea jee.

Pieni valipala. Tehty pelkastaan sokerista.

Syotiin jtn lounaan tapasta ja suunnattiin jolleki Taiwanin ensimmaiselle temppelille. En tajunnu selityksista et mika ensimmainen temppeli se oli mut joo.

Sen jalkeen lahettiin ajamaan kohti Kaoshiungia. Whaa oon halunnu menna sinne siita asti kun Taiwaniin tulin jee!

Taa tsydeemi on muuten myos mun blogin taustakuvas!

Kaveltiin lohikaarmeen sisalla.

Hehee! Siella olis oikeesti ollu t-paita keli.

Kilpikonnia :3

Kaoshiungista jatkettiin matkaa kohti Kentingia, Taiwanin etelaisinta paikkaa(ja lampiminta!) Hotelli ei ollu yhta hohdokas ku edellinen mut eei se mitaan. Mentiin pyorimaan night marketille mutta jostain syysta en ollu oikeen night market tuulella. Kun paastiin takasin hotelille ni jee tajusin etta mulla on kuumetta! <3

Taa oli nakyma meian hotelli huoneen parvekkeelta. En paassy edes kaymaan rannalla. Ei siks etta olin kipee vaan siks et mun vanhempi pikkusisko ei menny ni en tienny et muut meni jeje. Voin sanoo et olin hiukka vihai.

Lahettiin ajaan kohti Hualienia. Pysahdeltiin matkalla liian monta kertaa ottamaan valokuvia. Hehe ei silla etten ois halunnu ja maisemat oli kylla upeita mut oisin viihtyny nukkumisen parissa mielummin. Mika on kylla ikava myontaa kun sanotaan etta vaihto-oppilaitten taytyy olla aina mukana ja jeejee asenteella mut minka sille mahdoin etta oli 38asttetta lampoo?

Joo ajettiin ja ajettiin ja illalla pysahdyttiin Yulissa syomaan kun mun Rotary clubilla on siela kaveri Rotary clubi. Oli kiva naha Leticiaa pitkasta aikaa vaikka pelkasinkin tartuttavani kaikki. Hotelli oli talla ertaa hiukan erh no suoraan sanottuna kamala. Mut onneks niin oli olokin kun hotellille asti pitkan paivan jalkeen paastiin ni ei tarvinnu miettia mitaan muuta ku nukkumaan menoa.

Aamulla kierrettii vaha Hualienia ja lahettiin ajamaan kotiin pain. Maisemat oli taas kerran upeita haha ja olokin oli vahan parempi.

Noi tiet oli kylla ihanan mutkikkaista voin sanoo mun kyynarvaressa on kiva mustelma kun siina auton ovessa oli sellai kiva kahva mita vasten kolista. Me kierrettiin kotiin vahan pidempaa ja pienempaa tieta etta valtettiin liikenneruuhkat. Mitka muuten on harmittavan yleisia. 

Voin sanoa etta oli ihanaa paasta kotiin mutta oli kylla kiva reissukin. Oon nyt kayny Taiwanin lantisimmas, etelaisimmas, itaisimmasa osassa ja keskella. Hassua etta pohjosin uupuu vaikka asun vaan tunnin ajomatkan paassa.

Mutta joo toivon nyt etta huomenna ois parempi olo ni vois alotella pakkaamaan kun toi muutto on edessa nyt keskiviikkona ja sitte heti torstaina kai lahen takasin Hualieniin Cindyn aidin ja kolmen muun vaihtarin kaa(entiia luultavasti tulee muitakin) mut se ei kai oo viela taysin varmaa.

Kaipa sita taytys yrittaa jotain syoda nyt vaikka kurkku sanooki ei kiitos. Palloteeta ja hunajakakkua? Yeeees!

Heippaaaaa.

Chinese New Year

 龍年行大運 !


So it's the year of dragon now!
I didn't have my camera during the new years celebrations haha way to go.


Winter vacation has been kinda boring. I've studied lot of chinese haha!

Last monday I went bowling with Nash!

Tuesday was the last day of school for my classmates and they had a little trip because of that. We went to National Taiwan Science Education Centre. We made some kind f lotion and walked around. Se oli vahaku Taiwanilai Heureka.

No idea what they are doing.

After that we had free time in Shilin night market. What does that mean? SHOPPING. Even if you don't have money that's okay. I walked around with three classmates and Aoi because Gillian had to go home early. We all bought cute bracelets! And after we were too tired we went to eat at KFC. I'm not a big fan of their chicken so I only ate their heavenly eggcakes!

Okay they don't look very pretty but the taste ah.

I look so evil!

This is what I bought! Haha I want to go back there because these were so cheap!

The lotion we made. It smells like orange.

On friday we went to live in my host family's Sanxia home for three days.

On the sunday it was the new years eve and we went to eat at this big and expensive looking restaurant. The food was okaay haha.

Yesterday we went to Sanxia old street to visit temples. Omg never seen so many people there. I have been to that temple five times. Almost couldn't walk. After that we drove to Pingxi. It was raining. But still we got fly the huge lantern!

We all wrote something we wanted on it

 Today we visited also some old street somewhere I really have no idea where. The train station said Neiwan haha.

All these new year photos are taken with Mama's cellphone. Haha.
The next three photos are only ones I took! Yeah I took them today after we got home lol.

CARAMEL POPCORN

RED ENVELOPES 紅包

RANDOM STUFF

I also emptied my cellphone's memory card today so here random photos from january for you

Who says that school is boring?

珍珠奶茶! this is actually from christmas haha :D

I made snowflakes with 5th graders in the elementary school we taught. 

Pink and purple in the up left corner are mine!

Nothing to say.

This was my breakfast one day. So cute!

Okaay tomorrow we are leaving to Tainan and umm Kenting and Hualien. So we are basically going to drive around the island.

And I'm going to move on the 1st of february. Scary.

Uah I have a feeling that I'm not going to sleep tonight cos I've drank too much coke :<

Baaaai.

New Year 2012

你好!
新年快樂!
I know I'm a bit late but yea happy new year! My new year was interesting. It could have been worse haha. We went to this so called "Harley Davidson 2012 Bling Bling New Year party"
This is going to be a really short post.

So yea motorcycles haha.

Can you recognize mee?

Harley Davidson doggie!

At the party there was grilled meat and bread for food. I didn't like it. BUT THEY HAD ALSO THESE AMAZING CHOCOLATE COOKIES OMG. haha. Those three girls were the performers there.

And when you are the only one with not back hair they will notice you pretty easily.

This dude was cool haha.

Taipei 101 fireworks!

The first of january we went to eat lunch with the family of my host dad. Lat saturday I was supposed to go to Pingxi with exchange students but I had fever so I had to stay home :< Maybe someone can take me there when it gets little warmer and when it's not RAINING.

Aaand winter vacation started today. No school for four weeks! chool! And MAYBE I don't know for sure but maybee I'm going to move before the chinese new year. and that means I'd be moving in two weeeks! Whaa!

We are going to have a movie day and a sleepover tomorrow with Gillian and Aoi.

But yea I told you this is short post. Nothing so interesting happening lately.
Baibai!