September 8, 2010
Summer break 2010
Well, the summer vacation is over and school has started again. It was hard to get up early again since the hot weather caused me to get sleepy and unlike in Finland it is still very much summer here. Therefore at the end of the day I tend to be exhausted. But then again, it’s nice to get back into a familiar routine.
My summer vacation was a healthy mix eventfulness and free time. Most of the interesting things seemed to happen in the middle. During the beginning of July I still had school and during which I studied some Japanese and worked together with Richie on our music video project, which we were able to finish in the nick of time.
After school was completely over, I had a bit of a slow start in terms of activity, in which I found myself using the computer a bit too much. This phase didn’t last for long however, since I quickly joined a karate dojo and went as often as I could. The dojo has a really nice atmosphere and I enjoy training there and I believe to have made some progress.
Of course the vacation had its downs too. The worst part was getting a horrible sunburn on my shoulders and back, while at the pool with my host family. This became extremely painful when I had to carry a portable shrine on my shoulders during a summer festival. That experience taught me to always apply sunscreen on a sunny day. I do not want to go through that ever again.
All in all it was a pretty good summer but I am definitely ready to start school again and get back into the swing of things.
Matti