This week has flown by and I can hardly believe that it’s Friday already. I’m being worked hard here – many classes to attend this week and a whole heap of after class reading. I’m sad to say that I don’t have many interesting stories to recount from this week.
Things I’ve done:
– obtained my university library card and attended induction. It’s a very nice, light library with lots of seating and separate quiet and group study areas. It’s a bit confusing, but most libraries are, and the assistants are pretty helpful.
– ventured to the gym in the city centre (Rantakatu Sport House). Much better than the local gym, it has three gyms in one building, with a variety of cardio machines and a sauna. All for 1 euro with a sports pass. Only downside is getting to and from it in the winter.
– bought tickets for a hockey game on Saturday (my first!) which I’m quite excited about.
That’s all folks. Other than that I’ve been studying, followed by more studying.
I also have a list of things I’ve learnt this week:
– look out for cyclists when crossing the pavement. Looking out for cyclists when at a junction whilst cycling. Generally, look out for cyclists, they’re everywhere and they move quick. Multiple near-takedowns this week because I’ve not been alert enough.
– my shoes are in no way waterproof and, thus, are completely inadequate. It’s rained alot this week. My skicoat, whilst dorky, has kept my upper half dry.
– classes start at quarter past the hour, not on the hour. So I need to stop turning up at ten to the hour and getting up unnecessarily early to do so.
I haven’t even taken many picture this week (I’m a big disappointment I know), but here are two that I did take, around 8.45am after my gym trip:
These are near the market square, right on the water’s edge. I caught the best of the day because not long after I got home it started raining, again. If the weather holds I may go out this afternoon and (hopefully) have something more interesting to say!
Finland and Back 
The hockey game is Kärpät vs. Tappara, right?? Just remember to cheer for Kärpät and not Tappara!!! 😀
Oh, the university library in Oulu is just awesome.. I used to be there all the time when I still lived in Oulu! A veeery peaceful place to study 🙂 Your posts always make me miss Oulu, hahaha!!!
Yeah that’s the one, haha I will! (even if I’m not sure which is which I’ll just yell at the same time as everyone else around me =D)
It’s great, it never seems too busy and it’s so quiet, it’s great. I hope that you’re enjoying my take on Oulu too =)
Kärpät are the ones with black&yellow clothes! I believe you know that already, though… Since the game started at 17.00 and now it’s 19.00 already! I don’t know about the results, but hopefully Kärpät won the game :p
It took until the first goal for me to work out who was who… perhaps in hindsight I should have done some research before hand =P
They lost though, sadly, 3-1 =( Other than that the game was awesome! Will post about it later =)
3-1??? Oh noooooooo 😦 I heard the team would be good this year but it doesn’t look like that anymore.. But it’s great that you enjoyed the game!