Pippu's trip to Tokyo

Pippu spent her winter holiday in Tokyo with one of our classmates, Rita. They both have a friend in Tokyo so it made perfect sense to go there together. They stayed in Ace Inn Shinjuku, a hostel about 15 min walk from Shinjuku center. The flights were cheap but here's the reason why: 23 hours of waiting in Moscow in between the flights. Oh well, that's already an experience itself!

16.2.2013
Starting my holiday with 23 hours at the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow! Time for some school work and hopefully sleeping also. Only a few more hours to go and I'm on a plane to Tokyo and off to see my Japanese friend for the first time in two years! So excited! I've never been anywhere like Tokyo so it'll definitely be something different!

Sheremetyevo airport

22.2.2013
The last day in Tokyo! It's been a great trip with all the food, people, karaoke, sights and what else!

sushi

We've had fun trying to figure out our way here cause not that many people speak English. Something happened in the train we were supposed to take back to our hostel but no one told us what. Three people ignored our "excuse me"s and the forth one just ran away :D We are so lucky to have two Japanese and one Finnish friend living here in Tokyo. They've been showing us around the city and taking us to places we would never have gone without them! The cultural differences are very interesting and travelling is really the best way to understand people from different backgrounds. It would take a lot more than a week's trip to really get into the culture but oh well, a week is still better than nothing :)

Shibuya

Emperor's palace

Another 20 hours to kill at the airport

25.2.2013
Back in Finland! I was gone only for a week but what a difference, feels like spring is here! No more darkness. Feels good to sleep in my own bed again! This is what my accommodation looked like in Tokyo

Well, it's back to school and normal life now! Week went by so fast, it's unbelievable!

Love, Pippu

Time management

There’s so many awesome things going on in our lives that it’s hard to find time for pretty much anything anymore.

I’m finally starting to realize what the phrase ”too much” means. Trying to balance between school, work, sports, volunteering, this project and friends isn't always so easy. Sleeping is also a nice thing to do every once in a while! Last week went by with no more than 5 hours of sleep each night. Though it’s easy to keep going even without when you do something that interests you. With the help of coffee of course! :D 

Prioritizing is really hard when you want to do everything and do it well.  But oh well, this is how you learn! 

Running home from work is a great way of exercising – you gotta get home anyways so why not make the best out of that time! This Tuesday was just perfect for it. 10cm of snow on the ground and more coming from the sky made it tiring enough. 

Enjoy the winter while it lasts.

-Pippu-