Tórshavn, Sunday 6th June

A statue near the harbour

Although I was very tired I woke up a few times during the night. I have a lively imagination and this time I was certain that there was a "smiley face" (from the light in the street ) in the ceiling above me:) And as you know, my eye sight isn't the best possible, so no, my night vision isn't any better. In the morning I thought of it as a good sign for this trip.

I had my alarm clock ringing in the morning, wanting to stay in "Finland time", because my studies and life here would surely benefit from that, but I was too tired to get up that early. Since it was Sunday I had thought about going to church, as that is something the Faroese do on Sundays (tradition and heritage are very highly valued here, from what I can understand). But naah, I was to tired and it was raining. Although rain can't be anything to hinder me from doing stuff here, because it'll probably rain a little every day… :/

Well, I got up, had breakfast (Wasa knäckebröd, yoghurt, an apple) and Fanny wasn't at home. I assumed she'd gone to church (and I was right). To get something done I reorganized my room furniture and now the room functions better. After my redecorating session Fanny came home and I headed out on the town.

My room reorganized: bed to the wall and a side table

There was still a little rain in the air, kind of misty and foggy rain. I went on an adventure towards the "wrong" side of town, not towards the city center. I saw sheep, dogs, runners, boats, ships, a pond, gees and cute fluffy ducklings. There weren't that many people around at all, seems like Sunday is a holy day here. Everything else was closed, but some coffee shops were open, so I stopped at a very nice coffee shop called "Hafnia lounge" and had my most expensive latte so far (4,45€). And it was an automat latte, not the kind the barista actually makes of coffee, hot water and milk… Oh well, Hafnia lounge seemed like a very cool place, I loved the interior design!!! Fabulous. I will go there again, I'm sure.

Hafnia lounge, interior

Hafnia lounge, my expensive latte

Hafnia lounge, ceiling with cool lamps and mirrors

At the Hafnia lounge I used the internet to make my status updates on Facebook and answer some e-mails. Also went through my photos, fun stuff! Although too time consuming. The rest of the day I have spent at home. Reading (trying in Faroese), fixing my photos, listening to music. I also met Fanny's son, daughter in law and their three month old baby Rønja. Made a simple dinner: a mexican chili sin carne (rice and beans).

During the day my two course mates arrived at Fanny's place. The other girl is Swedish (Sofia) and the other one happened to be my Finnish friend Katri, that I've gotten to know from the Pohjola-Norden Youth League!:) What a small world. Tomorrow's our first day at school!