My homeroom family

Heippa!

Before coming to Finland  everyone warned me about how reserved and shy Finns are. And i'm not going to lie I was a bit scared that there would be awkward moments and people would think i'm weird etc. In fact, I used to practice in the mirror pretending the mirror was someone super shy.

On my first day of school I became really nervous and excited and scared, cause i didn't know what to expect. The first person I met was my English teacher and she was the sweetest woman very nice and very eager to get to know me. She told me my homeroom class was small but very talkative. Which they are. But I like it I like hearing other people's voices than my own. My homeroom classmates are the coolest, funniest people. I love coming to English and Finnish class it's the class I look forward to everyday.Just to see them all together in one space puts a smile on my face. They just bring a positive energy to my day. I wish I was able to speak fluent Finnish like them so I can take part in their conversations cause they seem very interesting. And I really appreciate the effort they put into talking to me in English and trying to make me feel included.

 In all I think they broke the stereotype of Finns being reserved shy people because many of them aren't especially once you get to know them.

They put me in the perfect homeroom class. Which I consider a second Finnish  family.

kunnioittavasti, 

Salma