All sorts of hangovers

This post was written on 1st of May 2016.

Aah I guess this is the best moment to start a blog --laying on my bed with a nice and refreshing hangover. Gladly Ed's playlist reliefs it a bit.

Yes last night was my first nightout after my totally awesome 8 months in Australia. Also it was vappu in Finland which I guess is called May day in English. Vappu celebrated as a workers day but the way to celebrate it is to put your graduation hat on and maybe some funny accessories, eat few donuts and drink sima (lemon, sugar drink with some raisins) and last but not least is to get totally pissed. And of course I honored traditions.

So with a friend of mine we had some bad red wine and rum while thinking why the heck we keep buying this cheap junk to name it nicely. After some laughs and deep thoughts shared around kitchen table we caught a bus to the church yard where everybody gather to drink in my city on this day. From the church yard we moved to find a pub and a restroom as well. Then we wanted to dance (well especially me) and waited on the club line an hour and a half before getting in... It was a shock after Australia where maximum I waited like 15 minutes. The two hours we had in the club were fun though but I  just kept thinking that in Australia I could  have continued crazy partying till 5 am at least.

This post isn't about how I caused my hangover. Or no actually it is about that but not about this alcoholic hangover. This post is about other types of hangovers and especially of the hangover you got after an amazing time abroad.

Somewhere in Great Ocean Road

So far in my life I have lived in two countries besides Finland. First I did an exchange in Colombia 2012 after my first year of high school (high school is only 3 years in Finland and I was 17 back then). Last August I put my feet on Australian soil first time ever and my feet wondered around Australia with a pit stop in New Zealand for the last 8 months.

My time in Australia was everything between totally awesome and miserable. And when I left the down under I didn't just left the country but friends, memories, postcard type of sunsets, unforgettable night outs, tears, laughter, kids scream, food to die for, anxiety, home sickness,  sadness, happiness sleepless nights, long hugs, never ending hikes, mind blowing sceneries and last but not least love. Love for the country, the people I met, freedom and love for this incredible experience.

Stradbroke island, QLD

What I have learned while aboard is that your problems don't magically disappear just by taking a flight to somewhere. Your problems just change form and names but maybe sometimes another form is easier adapt. Life never is picturesque or too easy not matter if you change your living circumstances. Still a change comes in need  sometimes even another time you wish you could do anything to keep things as they are.

I'm still figuring out if my return to Finland was in need or not. I haven't got the answer yet but yesterday I realized that my life won't be dull or lame in here. Of course it's not going to be such a rollercoaster as it was in Australia. I'll have to start working and preparing myself to University entrance exams (which is the main reason I came back already as I could have stayed till end of August) at some point. So it's back to reality for me even though I'm keeping few weeks as my back to Finland holidays and easing my jetlag. Still I'm going to keep myself active and do those things I couldn't do or I didn't have money or time for it. Probably it's also rather healthy just take a bit more relaxed grip on life after being so active and going for the last 8 months..

One of the most important things I learned in Australia was that I'm really the one who is in charge of my life. I'm the one making the moves to to more happier, fulfill life and so in this blog I'll try succeed in that and also try to cure my travel hangover a step after another by realising those projects I have in my mind.

So the things that are to be expected are long posts, many linguistic errors as this is not my native language and beautiful pictures of Australia that will make you questions me about ever leaving Australia. So here we go!

Cheers,

Lotta