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:) I am... in Finland!! :) yes yes, you´ve heard correctly :) I am sitting in Susana´s place in Helsinki right now, soon in Tampere... Why? to find some more articles, to see my friends... to feel Finnish spring again :) Actually, have I ever told you that Finland has its special smell? No? Well, you have to come here to check that. I think there is something from the wood, from the see and from the lake in it... Like when you feel the tree growing on the shore...
But tonight my abilities of describing are poor. I am too excited and ... stressed a bit. Why? Because so many things are different. And I have time to think about myself again, isn´t it scarry?
No, still I have to say I am more happy then worried. I am going now to enjoy the sun, although a bit cold, but shining stronly, and that smell.... Finnish Spring.

Easter!!! :)

Happy Easter to all of you, my friends :) First time since two years I celebrate it with my family. Here in Poland. It was special... I've almost forgotten how my Mum's cheesecake tastes...
Traditionally Polish Easter. With going to the church to bless the food, with Sunday's breakfast and dinner with family, with eating and eating :) With the hope that Love is stronger then Death.
Those special days I want to wish you Hope. Green Hope that is like new beginning and faith that everything is going to be alright. That you are going to be strong to make your dreams come true. I wish you Love that is like spring, fresh and warm and sunny. I wish you the ability to look around you and see the world like kids do - like one big gift for them to discover.
Happy Easter!!! :)

And according to Polish tradition - I am pouring on you a bucket of water :) Be Happy!! :)

Did I tell you that...

... I have passed my Exam? The one that is really important. From the whole five years of studies... I did it. Now only two more exams and thesis. And I am done with the studies... What will I do then? :)

When you turn... 100 ;)

Yes. I am old. Really old. On Saturday, 1st of April I celebrated my 100th Birthday :) nice age eh?
You wanna know more detail? How it is to have a party when you are that age? GREAT :)
When I came back to Lodz I met my friends from High School. We had been having a small group there - 4 girls and 2 guys. Called "4S+2" :) Let me keep the secret what it means ;) Anyway. We met in October and decided that we need to do something special... we are going to turn 25... one fourth of the century after all... and since we are 4... 25... the counting was easy - let's make our 100th Birthday!!! We took our calendars, we took the first birthday date and the last one, counted days to make it in the middle and... it was 1st of April - isn't it ideal for that occasion???
So we did what we had planned! Invited our common friends and not only (limited space :(), we made something to eat (actually mostly Bogusia and Magda did the best job. With my little help. Some unfortunately had busy weekend that weekend). We had music, we had place. And of course CROWNS :) Queens of the night ;) Plus some tricky ideas in our minds... ;) So when the guests came... we gave them something strange to put on the clothes, and some task to do :) AND LET"S GET THE PARTY STARTED :)
We started with few games to integrate everyone (those that did not know each other-we had to take care ot them :)) It was LOTS OF FUN :) Then talks and talks and eating and... first person started to fulfill the task :) Some had to sing, some dance, some say something :) It was also really funny :) and I have to thank here everyone that they took part in that!! :)
In the middle of the night we started dancing and "body moving". So much fun and good music (haha, me the DJ!!!) that even those "anti-dancing-I-don't-like-it!" decided to try and just enjoy the company :) I had great time :)
At midnight the cake, candles, and the biggest task of the night. Remember that strange things we had given our guests? Those colours devided them into four groups. Each group had to present one of us - when we are REALLY 100 years old :)... I can only say-the future sounds interesting :D
We ended the night with guitars and songs we all knew from hiking holidays, sailing holidays and somewhere over the rainbow :) At 4 o'clock. With strong decision we have to repeat it. Good party in a good company. I promise there are going to be some! :)
Maybe you simply know how to party when you are 100? :)

On a ray of light...

Spring.
Do you know that feeling?
When after long cold freezing winter you feel that first warm ray of sun on your face, and everything inside seems to melt down...
When you rise up your head because you want to see the world around you...
When you feel that special smell in the air, smell of ground touched by warmth, smell of a promise. Smell of hope. Smell of something new to begin.
When you open your eyes wider to see if there is a physical sign of what your heart senses...
When you want to sing aloud a song that your heart is singing...
This is what I've started to feel. It was long and cold winter. There is still a bit of ice in my heart. And I am only waiting for the sun to melt it down completely. So that I can say "suddenly I see"...
These days the sun is shining and there is something special... the trees are touched by the painter's brush with green colour!!! I need that green colour like green hope. Like the promise of blue sky over my head and no more rain.
I can feel the spring. It is beginning. New beginning. After times of snow and ice and cold, after winter coats and caps and kilometres of scarf around my neck, I can put my trainers, my jacket and just run and jump. I can stay in the middle of the night and watch the sky for more then 2 minutes. I feel the warm wind on my face and it makes me smile just like that.
Spring. Simple as that :)