The Fall Was Beautiful

Flowers in my granny's garden

We are already in the middle of November, which makes me wonder how in the earth can the time pass by so quickly. I didn't do most of the things I thought I would do, but on the other hand I did some things I didn't even consider doing. I suppose life is the best when it's unexpected and leaves room for surprises. Don't you agree?

Such beautiful colors nature lets us see...

During the fall season I got to admire the beauty of this season through the warm weather, sunny days and colorful leaves falling of the trees. Last year I was in Thessaloniki, Greece during this period, therefore it was more exciting to see the Finnish autumn again. Not that it would have been different, but absence from home makes you appreciate it more.

From Aulanko, Hämeenlinna, Finland

Some weeks ago I had a chance to meet my longest term pen pal, Emilia. We have been snail mailing since 2005, first met in 2010 and now was our 10th pen pal friendship anniversary. Pretty cool, huh? The time of knowing someone doesn't define the friendship, however, I appreciate her very much as she is always there to help me and has helped me to grow as a person. In a short way, she is very important to me and I hope our friendship would last as long as we live. <3

For you, Emilia 

I also got to visit Hamina, as I do pretty many times a year. I like to go there to spend some quality time with my grandmother and to relax. I don't really have internet connection there, apart from my phone with a slow connection, which makes it easier to relax and let other things be as they are. Hamina is also a beautiful tiny town, which I enjoy a lot. This fall, I tried to take some pictures there, which would show the town in a different light.

I wish I could show more pictures, but unfortunately my phone went crazy, so the pictures disappeared with it. That's why I'm not able to use Whats App for a while, just to let you know. If you are interested in knowing your letter status or just chatting with me, please send me a message on FB. To give you a short situation status, I've got three letters to reply: Emma (Australia), Inga-Siv (Sweden) and Mari-Liis (Estonia). I will try to reply as soon as I can. 

For the past few weeks I've been concentrating on my studies and trying to follow my sport schedule that I have set for myself. Naturally, as a Christmas enthusiast, I'm also excited about the approaching Christmas and wishing for the snow to come soon. 

Have a great day! :)

Zero Letters to Reply

My dearest pen pals and blog-readers,

I'm happy to say I have finally replied to every single letter that I have received. I cannot remember the last time I had zero letters to reply, but this surely feels good. I mean, it's nice to know I'm not keeping any of my pen pals waiting for a letter to arrive.

That said, I would like to know if any of you believe your letters haven't arrived to their destinations or that my letters to you have gotten lost on the way. I hate it when mail gets lost, but it does happen & it would be extremely annoying to lose a pen pal because of undelivered mail. So please, let me hear from you guys!

As I take quite a lot of pictures, it would be difficult not to have any pics in a blog post, so here we go:

Summer cottage vibes from Lappeenranta.

Gotta start the jogging season, so far it's going well. ;)

It's possible to enjoy the summer cottage even during the fall. 

Lingonberries :)

Have a great fall (or spring) day!!

I am Back

Hello my dear readers & friends! 

As many of you have noticed, I haven't been blogging this year at all. I have been asked why many times, which has made me glad. It means people actually read my blog and wait for the next post. As for the reason of not blogging, I don't know. I guess, I spent quite a lot of time using my laptop while the exchange semester that now I haven't really wanted to spend my time for it. I have been doing only compulsory school work with a computer. On the other hand I have tried to be more active on Instagram - to me it's sort of a picture diary. I've also been conducting my work placement, which takes quite a lot of time and energy. Obviously, I haven't forgotten my dearest hobby, correspondence either.

As this blog has been a lot about snail mailing, I want to let you know to whom I have sent a letter to during this year, and whose letters are waiting for to be replied. I appreciate every single letter, and look forward to receiving and replying to them. :)

Letters sent out between January 1st and April 25th: 

- Almante, Lithuania *2
- Ayaka, Japan *2
- Thilini, Sri Lanka (the previous one got lost on the way)
- Emilia, Finland *3
- Franccesa, Peru/Germany *2
- Mari-Liis, Estonia *2
- Amit, Israel (another one will be posted on Monday)
- Sacha, Belgium
- Ga Yeon, South Korea
- Inga-Siv, Sweden  *2
- Hanta Nomena, Madagascar
- Emma, Australia
- Dora, Hungary
- Teresa, New Zealand
- Xiaomin, China
- Silvina, Argentina

Letters waiting for to be replied: 

- Ivana, USA/Croatia
- Mari-Liis, Estonia
- Ida, Norway
- Dora, Hungary
- Ayaka, Japan
- Christine, Austria
- Emma, Australia

Spring is here, let's wait for the summer! :)

Incoming and Outgoing in November

Letters received (to Finland) from:
- Hanta, Madagascar
- Mari-Liis, Estonia
- Inga-Siv, Sweden
- Amit, Israel
- Ida, Norway

A letter was also received to Greece from:
- Emilia, Finland

Letters sent (from Greece) to:
- Emilia, Finland
- Hanta, Madagascar
- Joanne, Singapore
- Dora, Hungary
- Ayaka, Japan
- Naomi, Malaysia

I also received a lovely postcard from my granny and Olavi. 

Incoming and outgoing in October

During October I have received letters (to Finland) from:
- Dora, Hungary
- Ayaka, Japan
- Naomi, Malaysia
- Li Xin, China
- Joanne, Singapore

And sent (from Greece) to:
- Emilia, Finland
- Mari-Liis, Estonia
- Catarina, Portugal
- Lütfiye, Turkey
- Sarka, Czech Republic
- Laura, United Kingdom

I have also sent out quite many postcards. I hope they all arrive to their destinations. :) And a few postcards have also arrived to Finland. :) The up-coming cards were gifts from a pen pal also.

Mail for the past few weeks

Hello everyone!

This will be my last mail update from Finland for a while as I'm moving to Greece tomorrow. I'm scared and excited at the same time. :)  :S

A few stamps:

And a few postcards: 

ISRAEL

ISRAEL

TAIWAN

CHINA

RUSSIA

During the weeks I sent letters to:
- Almante, Lithuania
- Ida, Norway

and received a letter from:
- Laura, United Kingdom

I will let you guys know if I receive any letters to Finland when I'm in Greece, tho I don't know if I will be able to reply them.

Feel free to contact me through facebook, skype, email, etc. :)

A Week of Mail nr. 37

Received the nice postcard from Canada and also a letter from: 

- Ilona, Latvia 

One letter was send to: 

- Amit, Israel 

Have a nice Sunday evening!!

Erasmus exchange (video) + Mail

Hello! (:

I wanted to tell you guys about my up coming fall in a video form. Sorry for the video shaking a bit!

Now to the mail update, letters were sent to:
- Ayaka, Japan
- Sabrina, Italy
- Thilini, Sri Lanka

and received from:
- Mari-Liis, Estonia
- Catarina, Portugal
- Emilia, Finland

I also received a few postcrossing cards.

CANADA

USA

USA

TAIWAN

Stamps of the week: 

ENJOY THE WEEKEND!! :)