We're walking in a winterwonderlaaand called Tartu

Today has been a good day. Not only did it snow more, but I got another test done and held our presentation about the survey we did about Finnish med-students well-being in Tartu. Even though it has been a pain in the ass to do this project, I was really glad with our outcome. We came up with the topic ourselves (worked with F & H on this one), with got about 50% of the participants to answer and we even did get some statistical significant associations! Even though the teacher said that because our groups are so small we hardly would get any ;) Our purpose was also to get the project report to the Dean's office, and maybe he would consider the results and in the slightest bit of chance even get some changes done!? One can always dream ;)

Because yesterday I heard about our third year's students unfortunate event, based on old fashioned school "policy". I think the school should consider to do things easier for their students, not make they life a living hell (which med-school, especially in the third year literally is...) and also that the students could have some kind of influence on their studies, teachers, tests etc. I think this system works quite well in Finland and other Nordic countries, why couldn't that work here also? Well I hope our Finnish colleages in the third year get to figure out some kind of solution to this problem.

Today as I went to town for my massage, I also got some christmasy-stuff done. Bought some nice cards. Looked around for presents I will buy (for myself :P and for family/friends). And I got my birthday package from the post office. This was from Germany and I can't wait to open it next week!

And the most important thing was that I finally got to get to the grocery store. I am a lazy person, and since I do not have a functioning bike at the moment, and due to the winter-weather, I just can't get myself to work the 500m. to the store! So I always try to trick myself into grocery-shopping, by combining it with something else I have to do. BUT, this has had its good sides too. Toady I noticed that I've lost two kilos, wohoo. So bring on the laziness, and get rid of extra weight :D

At the store I also picked up another Christmas calender, a proper one.

There are some things I am really picky about. Christmas calender is one of them. Another one is Brötchen and cakes. These things are due to me growing up with a Grandpa who owned his own bakery, and well that makes you kind of picky. As a kid I also always had a proper Christmas calender, thanks to my Grandma and later on my Mom. Because Germans just know how to make proper calenders and Brötchen :D

We have a net course in Estonian going on right now. And it is slowly but surely killing me. Along with all the other schoolstuff yet to be done. That's why I am this efficient and blog instead of reading!

Got a new mail from my brother today. He is still a happy guy doing great in England, and they have better weather now, no snow. Next week he will be traveling to Sweden. I am anxiously waiting for him/us to know where he will serve as a greenie(missionaries in the first place out in the field are called this).
For the record the other members of my family are doing great too. Our cats are getting fatter (probably due to the winter fur, right?) and it is freaking cold there. So I like my winterwonderland here in Tartu. Proper amount of snow, and acceptable readings on the thermometer!