blueberry vanilla pancakes made my lunch today. it's sunny and i wish it was +13 and not -13 degrees. im overloaded with school work and pretty stressed about it. february will be even more busy at school. i hope this weekend i will have a bit of free time and try to learn cross country skiing. i think i would enjoy this sport a lot.

january seemed really long and february is hard to pronounce.

im always excited to start new semester. mostly because of new notebooks and pens. it is like starting a new chapter. things are unknown and i'm anxious to learn what will happen. this semester started quite fine but also really fast. i already have plenty of assignments and projects. i have fridays off and i plan to use it for homeworks so that one day of the weekend is purely for relaxing.

i have also started black and white photography course. i had only one class but already i heart darkroom. my hands were really shaking when i had to mix the chemicals but i managed quite well. i can't wait the next class.

i know that everyone is wishing for a real winter but i wish the spring comes soon. like tomorrow.

new year, new wishes and new hopes. i hope that this year i will be less lazy. i have a couple of things on my mind and i hope i will have enough inspiration to implement them.

+ great friends near and far
+ sunshine and -15 degrees
+ new calendar
+ raspberry vanilla jam

- dry lips
- muscle ache and cramps
- not being able to travel

i miss studying in cafes in seoul. i really loved the atmosphere in them and i could easily switch off and focus on what i was supposed to do.

im two assignments away from holidays. i cant focus and i lack of inspiration. it makes me frustrated.

i need glasses. my eyes are sore almost each day.

im happy that december has started. everyone keeps saying that time flies. i don't agree. for me this year has been the longest of all. i feel like i lived five years during this year. i'm exhausted but in a good way. i hope in december i can rest a bit.

oh, and there is something nice to look forward to each day. thanks to hanna's advent calendar.

We often go out pacing
When all I want to do is stay inside and lookout the window...

i'm having an ordinary monday but it feels so good. i have been studying finnish, watching the snow, listening to seabear. i cooked udong for lunch and drank cranberry green tea. nothing special but oh so nice.