The post before is actually from Wednesday, I could not steal the free wifi last night to put up the blog. Today I finally have the internet! Unfortunately, my Ethernet plug does not fit very well, so it only stays connected if I push it in! Very annoying.
Today was actually a frustrating day for me. I do not have an alarm clock since it stopped working when I plugged it in. I downloaded one to my computer, but the snooze is not very good. As some of you may know, a snooze is crucial for me to wake up, otherwise I simply don’t. Yesterday I used my phone alarm, but since it only goes off once, I did not hear it. Therefore, I set two alarms this morning because I had a Faculty meeting. Krista was also going to ring my doorbell in the morning when she left so I would not be late. Well, for some reason I did not hear the two rings of the doorbell this morning, nor did my computer alarm go off. Granted I did hear my phone alarm, I just thought I would lie back down for only a couple minutes… that turned into an hour!!!! I was horrified. Luckily, the teachers we met with and my tutor were not mad. I still felt so rude and awful!
We took a tour of the Faculty of Theology, which is really interesting. Since Helsinki is a large university, every faculty has departments, which are smaller divisions inside the faculty. In Theology, they have Biblical Studies, Comparative Religion, Church History, Practical Theology, and Systematic Theology. I just find that so exciting and interesting! Everyone keeps asking me what department I am studying in, but obviously, I don’t have one.
Abbie and I went to the Student Union to get Erasmus cards. They only cost 2 euros and they get you into many things free. The Student Union was so beautiful with a round staircase! It looked so European and historic. I have finally figured out how to post pictures. I am actually going to go back and post the corresponding pictures. I also rode in this elevator that reminded me too much of a Harry Potter portal or something at the Ministry of Magic. The "lift", as Abbie says, is behind this wooden door that you open, and then the elevator door opens. It was so neat and crazy!!!
I actually had to leave Abbie early to collect my card for me because I thought I had class from 4-6. I went to the class and the door was locked with the lights out. Luckily, I found this woman (everyone seems to leave really early and office hours are for a very short period of time). She actually walked through the building looking for this class with me! She talked to about three different people until we found out the class was cancelled. I was so disappointed, but so thankful to that sweet woman who helped me! I mean I am sure she had better things to do. She actually said she was just on her way out. I thought that was really neat. Although, I am still upset about that class. I was going to take The Dead Sea Scrolls and Study of the Scriptures… it sounded exciting to me. Because of the cancellation, I now have to fill it with something else. I was in the library for an hour just looking for another course! All the other courses either don’t fit my schedule or they are exam/literature reading courses. It was really frustrating this afternoon! I could not find anything to fit. I have a couple classes that might work, but I will just have to wait to find out.
My day was brightened by looking through the Helsinki Tour Guide Book. They have ice-skating competitions, DISNEY ON ICE, International boat shows, a Chinese New Year celebration with fireworks, AN AMUSEMENT PARK that comes for about a week, ballets and operas, which are rather expensive, and much more! It seems that there is something to do every weekend!! The calendar only went to the first of March, so the exciting events are to be continued as of now. Plus, we figured out how I can have the internet sometimes. I also talked to Bean on the phone for a little bit today. My day got much better after that.
Today was actually a frustrating day for me. I do not have an alarm clock since it stopped working when I plugged it in. I downloaded one to my computer, but the snooze is not very good. As some of you may know, a snooze is crucial for me to wake up, otherwise I simply don’t. Yesterday I used my phone alarm, but since it only goes off once, I did not hear it. Therefore, I set two alarms this morning because I had a Faculty meeting. Krista was also going to ring my doorbell in the morning when she left so I would not be late. Well, for some reason I did not hear the two rings of the doorbell this morning, nor did my computer alarm go off. Granted I did hear my phone alarm, I just thought I would lie back down for only a couple minutes… that turned into an hour!!!! I was horrified. Luckily, the teachers we met with and my tutor were not mad. I still felt so rude and awful!
We took a tour of the Faculty of Theology, which is really interesting. Since Helsinki is a large university, every faculty has departments, which are smaller divisions inside the faculty. In Theology, they have Biblical Studies, Comparative Religion, Church History, Practical Theology, and Systematic Theology. I just find that so exciting and interesting! Everyone keeps asking me what department I am studying in, but obviously, I don’t have one.
Abbie and I went to the Student Union to get Erasmus cards. They only cost 2 euros and they get you into many things free. The Student Union was so beautiful with a round staircase! It looked so European and historic. I have finally figured out how to post pictures. I am actually going to go back and post the corresponding pictures. I also rode in this elevator that reminded me too much of a Harry Potter portal or something at the Ministry of Magic. The "lift", as Abbie says, is behind this wooden door that you open, and then the elevator door opens. It was so neat and crazy!!!
I actually had to leave Abbie early to collect my card for me because I thought I had class from 4-6. I went to the class and the door was locked with the lights out. Luckily, I found this woman (everyone seems to leave really early and office hours are for a very short period of time). She actually walked through the building looking for this class with me! She talked to about three different people until we found out the class was cancelled. I was so disappointed, but so thankful to that sweet woman who helped me! I mean I am sure she had better things to do. She actually said she was just on her way out. I thought that was really neat. Although, I am still upset about that class. I was going to take The Dead Sea Scrolls and Study of the Scriptures… it sounded exciting to me. Because of the cancellation, I now have to fill it with something else. I was in the library for an hour just looking for another course! All the other courses either don’t fit my schedule or they are exam/literature reading courses. It was really frustrating this afternoon! I could not find anything to fit. I have a couple classes that might work, but I will just have to wait to find out.
My day was brightened by looking through the Helsinki Tour Guide Book. They have ice-skating competitions, DISNEY ON ICE, International boat shows, a Chinese New Year celebration with fireworks, AN AMUSEMENT PARK that comes for about a week, ballets and operas, which are rather expensive, and much more! It seems that there is something to do every weekend!! The calendar only went to the first of March, so the exciting events are to be continued as of now. Plus, we figured out how I can have the internet sometimes. I also talked to Bean on the phone for a little bit today. My day got much better after that.
The elevators are from Porthania, right? I really like that building, so 50s and all with lots of light etc. :D (that was confusingly put, but anyway, the point is that I like it :P)
ReplyDeleteThe permanent amusement park called Linnanmäki is a little bit to the north from the centre, on the other side of the Töölönlahti bay (you can see the ferris wheel from the centre). Its oldest ride is a 50 year-old wooden rollercoaster! It's closed for the winter but will open again at around the beginning of May, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linnanm%C3%A4ki
Also students get most of the tickets to the opera and ballet half-price, so prices start at about 12 euros :)