Kun koti-ikävä iskee...

Kirjoitat postauksen omalla äidinkielelläsi, koska se nyt vain tuntuu ikäväpäissä hyvältä idealta.
Muistan päiväkirjamerkinnän syyskuulta 2009...se koski koti-ikävää jota podin sillä hetkellä Saksassa. Päivä oli ollut vähän huono, lapset oli ollut vähän hankalia uudelle au pairille (hyvin ymmärrettävää) ja olin kaiketi vielä vähän ymmälläni kaikesta. Ja olin vasta 19...
Nyt 27-vuotiaana on vähän toisenlainen tilanne. Oon flunssassa enkä jaksa tehdä mitään, oon ollut koko päivän yksin kotona ja mulla on TYLSÄÄ!! Mulla on koti-ikävä koska mulla on TYLSÄÄ. Tässä tilanteessa mulla on erityisesti ikävä mun pikkuista Inaria ja omaa siskoani. He olivat Suomessa paras ensiapu tylsyyteen. Oli ihana asua heidän naapurissaan, kun saattoi vain parissa minuutissa mennä moikkaamaan ja viettämään aikaa. Inarin kanssa ei ollut koskaan tylsää <3 paljon pusuja ja haleja hälle!!

Sitten tuohon pääsiäiseen. Viikonloppu oli yllätys yllätys TAAS aivan mahtava. Tää mun nykyinen ja hyvin spesiaali miesseura saa jokaisen viikonlopun tuntumaan vuoden parhaimmalta. Käytiin perjantaina kiertelemässä Cronullan pääsiäismarkkinoilla, tosin Sydneyn suuriin pääsiäismarkkinoihin nää oli hyvin hyvin pienet...mutta tulipahan kierreltyä. Lauantaina suunnattiin jälleen Sydneyn keskustaan hengailemaan ja tutkimaan paikkoja. Paljon paremmin pääsee perille asioista kun on paikallinen immeinen mukana kiertelemässä ja kattelemassa. Muutoinkin Trevor tartuttaa muhun hyvässä mielessä paljon Aussien asennetta. Kävelen vähän määrätietoisemmin keskustan kaduilla, etten jää tuhansien aasialaisten jalkoihin, small talkkaan hyvin sujuvasti ja katson nykyään eka oikealle ja sitten vasemmalle ylittäessäni katua, en vahingossakaan huomioi kadulla olevia myyjiä ja kerjäläisiä (koska ne vetää sut mukanaan jos katsot :D) ja olen vakaasti sitä mieltä, että suomalaistan on aika alkaa vaatia parempaa kahvia kotimaassa. Aksentti tosin ei tartu, kun tänäänkinkaupan myyjä kummasteli, että mistä mä olen, kun mulla on niin erityinen aksentti. "Its almost like american...but then again no."
Saan kielitaidostani usein kiitosta, mutta kukaan ei ole vielä osannut sanoa, että mistä olen kotoisin...

Koti-ikäväni tässä vaiheessa oli hyvin odotettavaa. Nautin silti olostani täällä ja olen kiitollinen monesta asiasta tällä hetkellä. Koti-ikävän vastalääke on skype, some, Hercule Poirot ja tulevan viikonlopun suunnittelu (perjantaina tyttöjen ilta, lauantaina tarkempi tutustuminen Manlyyn ja sunnuntai relaxoidaan Trevorin kanssa kotona.

Ainii, ystävät hyvät, mua ei saa enää whatsapista kiinni mun suomalaisella numerolla, nyt käytössä vain aussin liittymä :)

Pus!

Heljä xoxo

Oli pakko päästä ulos, vaikka olin flunssassa keskiviikkona.

Täältä saa sushia ihan joka paikasta <3 

Oli liian hurja laite mulle!

Huomatkaa ystäviltäni saatu Kalevala-koru...rakastan sitä <3

Eastershow and rainy days...

After these weeks I have became aware some of the differences between Australia and Finland. They are not like huge ones but some of those I would love to bring with me back home. Lets start with the first fact:

1. Traffic. You already know they are driving on the "wrong side". But here you really need to be careful when crossing the  street...because the cars are used to go first. Like honestly. Two weeks ago this lady gave me a very amazed look when I had the nerv cross the street before she drove past. In Finland I would have been the on with the face.
And even though people here are so relaxed and lay-backed they surely wanna hurry when driving a car.

2. Women after their 30's are reffering me as "love" in every shop I go in.
- would you like a bag love?
- you need any help love?
- I'll send someone to do that for you love!

I think thats so sweet! I know this would never happen in Finland because they would feel its too intimate. But still the way people here are addressing you is so polite and sweet :)

3. It DOES get cold in here!!
First I laught when I was told that it can get cold during an autum and winter. I was like "yeah yeah like 18 c would be cold.
Not laughing anymore. Actually I did catch a gold during the weekend. Because of the humidity it feels so much colder that just 18 degrees. In Finland 18 degrees feels like summer...here it feels like finnish November.  So now I understand why they are selling those winter jackets in shops.

On thursday at the playgroup it was raining a lot but it was warm at least.

4. There were no fresh veggies served at 4 stars hotel breakfest. What the hell????
There was all these nice fresh and soooo sweet fruits and steamed veggies but no fresh ones!!

5. You can ask help from anyone and people are always happy to help. I am not saying you can't ask help in Finland but there you can see people be suprised when random stranger asks something in the middle of the street. In here they seem like they are always helping strangers :)

6. Coffee. I'm not sure if I am able to return to Finland because of the best coffee they have in here. I had one embarrassing situation two weeks ago when I went to get some coffee from this tiny coffeeplace in Cronulla. I just walked in and asked could I have some coffee to go. The nice lady behind the counter looked at me for a long and asked "what kind of coffee?" And I just replied "large". Right after I said it I felt so silly! There were like million different kind of coffees to choose from and I just tought like I was always thinking back in Finland: "coffee with milk, no sugar..."
Now I know. And if its possible I love coffee even more!


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I had again very nice week and excellent weekend! Its obvious that I love to be around these kids. They give me so much energy and make me smile just by being themselfs. And because they are really starting to trust in me it makes them more and more relaxed around me and vice versa.
I already know how hard its going to be when I am leaving...but lets just enjoy this moment right now <3

I spend my weekend again in the city. There is this huge eastershow going on in olympic stadium and we visited there with Trevor. It was awesome! Nothing I've seen before.
Markets, animals, amusement park, games, lots of different foods, drinks, australian culture, motocross show,music, fireworks...oh the fireworks was amazing!
There was like everything.
We had so much fun! <3
On Sunday we took ferry to Manly. I wanted to check this swedish kitchen "Figa" my brother told me about. Very nice place indeed! Their menu included some very nice scandinavian cuisines and they were also selling some finnish and swedish candies and chocolate. Ofcourse I had to buy salmiakki and chocolate so Trevor could try. And he actually liked salmiakki!!! Good guy! ;D <3

Up coming week will be also fun! Im cheking one tattoo place here in Sutherland and on weekend I continue my honeymoon with Sydney.

P.s. I can't believe I left home almost a month ago!

How to Spend a great weekend at Sydney CBD

 Hello my lovely readers!

Thank you for being here again. It is much appreciated :)

My 3. Week started today. Honeymoon between me and Australia is still going on. These people keep suprising me again and again by being so friendly and kind. Only some of the asian people are breaking my bubble by being very loud and having this "we go first" - attitude :D

All the kids I am taking care of during the week have accepted me as a member of a family and its really the best part as a being au pair. When they suprise me by giving me a hug or if they just wanna sit on my lap and read a book with me...just makes me very happy! :)

Zach wants to do it his way

Last weekend I visited in Sydney CBD again. One of my best weekends ever! I had the pleasure of meeting this lovely guy Trevor who I had skyped with over the last week. We visited at tattoo expo wich was pretty big event with many tattooers showing their skills. We had a plan to take tattoos together but all the prises were pretty high and the best tattooers were already booked as you can imagine. We just wandered around and got some inspirations and connection informations. I found one that has a shop in Caringbah so maybe I visit there in a near future.

We walked a lot during both days because the city is so big and distances are also. Good sport...walking! I am starting to get used to the fact that on mondays my feet are hurting :') 

After the expo we wondered around here and there, had amazing dinner in restaurant called I Am Angus (best steaks ever!), walked throug the Market st and the  George st.  visited in Sydneys aquarium and Westfields Skytower. Next time we check the aquarium in Manly! 

Oh and by the way I didn't buy a laptop just yet so you need to be satisfied "just" with these photos taken with my phone. I'll probably create a website just for my photos when I have the time :) 

Eating the best steak ever 

    

       

I was so hoping to find this (the shop, not that guy..)

Backbag and sunnies. Already have some tan on me <3

Thank you for the lovely weekend. Lets have moore of these <3

Hello from the other side!

Ok, its 11 days since I left from home. My time is obviously using lightspeed.
Or I am just getting old because i've heard the saying "older you get, the faster time flies..."

In the morning waiting for a bus with my stupid ballerinas on. Seriously they are dead already.

This weekend was special! On saturday I visited in Sydney CBD and one think I know for sure afterwards. You NEVER EVER wear flat shoes when you are going to walk the entire day. My-feet-are-killing-me! The other thing...at this time of year please keep drinking. And now my dear drunken friends behind the screen I am talking about water. I counted that I drank almost 4 litres water in one day and I peed only ones (interesting isn't it??) Seriously the sun here is so brutal so if you are coming from Europe...keep drinking. And buy some strong sunscreen. Best if you get the 50+...

The city was amazing! Crowded and full of action but never felt like it would have been city were everyone are in a hurry. Not at all...it was more like all the people were just happy to be there and they were enjoying themselves. And everyone that I came across were friendly and very chatty. In one point I was in the elevator and it was full. Normally in Finland it would never even get so full and if it would no one would never ever think of starting a conversation in the elevator (others would think you are grazy person). But in Australia we we all joking and laughing before the doors closed.

Tiny tiny operahouse

Hyde park

On sunday I met this lovely girl Kelly from Holland. We went to Cronulla, had amazing burgers for lunch and went to the beach. My first swim in the sea. And my first sandbath..after I came home I had sand all over me. So annoying! But I'll give it a rest since its Australian sand. The honeymoon between me and Australia is still going on. 

I hope this will be never ending lovestory. 

Next week I am buying myself a laptop because its way easier to use when writing a block and I can finally empty my cameras memory card. So I can finally shos you more better photos than these. 

On next weekend I am also going to stay at sydney cbd over night. Its going to be sooo awesome! Lots and lots of fun! I'll write about that on my next post so stay tuned...

Thank you and good bye! 

-Heljä

P.s. take a look at these guys:

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