Hi my dear Rotary Club,

and sorry that it has been so long since I wrote to you but I have been crazy busy back in Finland. But now I decided to make time to write something for you guys!

I have been in Finland for almost 4 months now and I have to say that I think about Canada everyday. For the first month it felt really weird being back, talking Finnish and so on. I think I had more of a culture shock when i got back than when I went to Canada. But it turns out that nothing had changed. All my friends are still the same people and even the city looks the same as it looked a year ago.

I went back to school and now I'm one grade behind all of my friends. But that's okay because the people I go to school now with seem nice and I have made new friends. What was even harder, was studying. Now I actually have to study to my exams and it's taking me so much time. I'm not used to this and it really makes me miss Canada! But I just had my first exams and they went fine I guess. I turned 18 in September which was nice and i got my driver's license a week ago and now I have been driving around because I love it! It makes my life so much easier.

So my life back home is pretty normal but I still miss Canada. And I think I always will. But I will be back someday so I'll see tou again. But for now to do my share for Rotary, I'm joining the Rotex so I can help the new exchange sudents to have as awesome year as I had there!

So thanks again for last year! And happy belated Thanksgiving and early Halloween and birthdays and anniversaries to everyone!

Anna

ps. I heard there is snow already! Haha! Good luck with the one thing I don't miss!