Monday, we did something called a "City Rally" where all the exchange students were asked to form groups and journey throughout the city, taking stops at different areas and performing tasks. We had to sing and dance to a Finnish song, act out Finnish events and rituals, and try some of the strange food that the Finns love! Sarah and I were grouped with mostly Germans and here we are taking photo of some European celebrity who is famous for wearing a scary mask, which was also a task.

Kerstin, Sarah and I at the hockey game.

And other architecture classmates in the picture below.

Went to the Oulu Karapats and Helsinki Jokeritts Hockey game last week, which turned out to be very good! The score was tied after the third period and then still tied after overtime. It went into shoot outs in which Oulu won.

Bridge in Oulu I ride over every morning on my way to class.

Our favorite place to get coffee, Cafe Bisketti.

Pictures of Oulu in the City Centre.

The girls and I took a walk to a nearby beach. There is a volleyball net and pretty view. Just a bit too cold to put the swimsuits on.

Here we have a picture of my glorious bedroom! It's actually pretty spacious.

Ema and I stopping to strike a pose on our way home!

Architecture girls at the Guild House for drinks and sauna visits one Wednesday evening! This building is reserved just for architecture students to hang out, relax and use the sauna.

My new roomies and I experiencing "Oulu Day". Every Saturday they have locals come out and perform different activities. Today they had Martial Arts, Jamaican type band and a marathon around the city.

Restaurant on Pikisaari Island where we all tried Reindeer and was it good! As you can see, Lee thought it was tasty too!

Connie and Phoebe in Oulu!

Here we have "Santa Clause Village" in the beginning of September. We came a bit early and I think that is all there is to say for this little trip! But we did cross over into the Arctic Circle!

Lee and I standing with "Toripolliisi", the Market Sqaure Policeman who guards the city life!