Long time no write

I really haven't written in a long time. The biggest reason for that is that I didn't have a good internet connection for a week or so. And after that I was just plain busy. So that is why it is two weeks since I wrote anything.

The first week nothing much really happened. There was a Ducks game on Saturday (March 3rd). It was ok. It was a big game, because it was against Oregon State. It was the Civil War game. But it was actually kind of boring. The Ducks were always winning by many points, so it was not at all exciting. And the fact that it was so hot did not help much. It was like 20 degrees celcius outside. Really odd that it is the beginning of March and it feels like summer. But it seems that it is not normal even for Oregon. At least that's what I've been told.

I had my last Spanish oral exam on Friday the 2nd. And guess what I got? I got a 98. Am I good or what. It actually went ok this time. Last time I thought it had gone very badly so the very good grade I got was really a surprise. But this time I knew it had gone well.

This Monday I put on a new shirt I had bought the previous week. And guess what...? I got a horrible allergy/asthma attack. Not very nice. And I had a linguistics exam that day, so that of course didn't go as well as it could have. Except I can't only blaim that for it going badly. I really had studied for it, but I just didn't know everything as well as I should have. This again was an exam in which I had to name the family and branch certain languages belonged to and where they are spoken and if they are alive. Last time I had the similar exam I had actually heard of the languages and the families, but not this time. They were mostly American aboriginal languages, and there are a million of them. Really annoying. Haven't gotten that exam back yet so don't know what I got. But back to the shirt. I had not noticed to check what it was made of. And of course, it had rabbit hair in it. And as I am allergic to rabbits, I got an allergy/asthma attack. So nice. I will be more careful from now on.

Because of the allergic reaction I got on Monday, I caugt a cold and already on Tuesday I could feel it coming. It always happens when I get a bigger allergic reaction to something. And so I was in a cold the rest of the week, and still am a little. I did not go to my lectures on Wednesday and Thursday, because I was just so sick. And the best thing was yet to come. As you might remember, last time I had a cold here I got an eye infection afterwards. And what do you know, I woke up today at five (or six really, will explain later) in the morning and could not open my right eye because it was so wet and full of stuff. So now, again, I have an eye infection. I can't remember, was it the right eye last time as well? I really don't like American colds. It appears that you always get an eye infection afterwards, or at least I do. Luckily, I still have some eye drops left over from last time. So I didn't have to go to the Healthcare Center.

So let's go on to the explanation of why it was both five and six when I woke up this morning. The clocks here have now been moved an hour forward. You might be wondering why, since in Finland they are not moved until two weeks from now. Well the US wants to be different, I guess. I really don't know. Anyway, for the next two weeks Finland is only 9 hours ahead, and not 10 as it usually is. Interesting, ain't it? I woke up an hour before I had planned, because apparently my phone changes the time automatically. What a drag, especially since I didn't get a good night's sleep anyway because of my eye. After my phone woke me up, I couldn't sleep anymore. But in a way that was a good thing, since I have had so much to do today. That's why I set the clock in the first place. But boy was I all mixed up this morning, being quite tired and all. First my phone wakes me up and so I know that it was ten o'clock. But then I look at my wrist watch and it's nine o'clock. I just stood there for a moment and didn't know what to think. Finally I remembered the time change. But still, really an odd morning today.

In about an hour I am leaving for my host family's house with Salla and Nina. We are going to spend the evening with Dave, since Linda is in India at the moment. It'll be a fun night. I met Salla, Nina and Dave on Thursday as well. We had "Lättykestit". It was very fun, except I still had the cold, so I left early to go to bed.

Nothing much else going on. Finals week is soon. And then I am going to Vancouver and Seattle. Oh how nice. I am really in the need of a vacation. Oh by the way, it's about 20 degrees celcius here again today. And it has been quite warm for many days now. Some days it has rained, but they nevertheless were warm. I just can't get used to that. But it's actually quite nice. And oh yes, I got a pair of very cute socks this week by mail. Thanks for those A-V and Anu. They are so cute. They're full of pictures of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. One color is missing, by the way (black and tan). But it doesn't matter since the most important color is there, the color of my dear Fiona. It made my day. So thanks. :)