This is nothing mystical but I’m going back to school on Monday for a week and after that two weeks of Christmas holiday which I look forward to because we’re going to Riga by ship.
Tag: travel
On a journey and back again
Back from Saint Petersburg. Took over 300 photos so it will take some time before I get the report ready. That’s a journey I want to tell you about in later posts, dear readers.
When one journey ends, another begins. Actually life in general is a journey. Some have more and some have a less exciting ones. What I dislike the most is the tension I get when I experience unfamiliar things. It feels like my stomach is in a knot. It’s not anxiety, it’s just a temporary feeling that goes away after a while. It used to be much worse when I was younger. Even going to the unemployment agency was something I hated doing. Any social gatherings made me nervous. My heart was pounding like crazy and I kept thinking about everything that could go wrong. Even if my mother told me it’s just jitters and it will be a relief when it’s over, I was still nervous. She was right though which I only realised when I got older. It’s OK if you make a mistake. It’s human. Everyone gets nervous, even the famous ones.
Next journey I’m going to is an interview for a school I applied to. It’s in a small town in Western Finland. I sent the application before the holiday and there are gonna be an interview next month. It’s a Web Designer schooling, if anyone’s interested. I’m not very good at interviews so we’ll see how it goes. Since it’s in a small town, I’m a bit sceptic about how I’m gonna feel at home there if I get into the school. Living in a dorm again is a bit of a turn off. There are rooms for one but there are not many of those. Sharing a room with another is not my cup of tea. At least I get home on the weekends. The education takes about a year so maybe I manage. You never know what kind a journey it’s gonna be. Another concern is how to get there. The bus is the only thing but which one, that is the question. That’s another journey entirely.
There are some nice journeys and some bad. Even blogging is one. The difference is that you don’t need to go anywhere. I do like going to places but most times I don’t have the courage to do them. Some do things, I dream. If I lived in my head, the world would look different. In your mind things go they way you want them to. But then reality hits you and your dream bubble burst into pieces. If I go through life the way it is and I’m still around when I’m old, then I’ve done something right. My journey through life probably won’t be very eventful but it’s better be safe than sorry.
Being a tourist for once
I don’t travel much since I don’t have that kind of money. If I do travel it’s been paid by someone else. I’m the kind of tourist who prefers company with someone I know which in my case it’s a family member. The travels are usually package tours since that’s the easiest way. I would be too scared to be in a strange country where you have to find things by yourself.
Me and my dad is going to Saint Petersburg in Russia next week by ship. It’s two nights on the ship and two nights in a hotel. The trip has been my dad’s dream for a few years and we’re finally doing it. There are great places to photograph. I’m quite excited to be honest. We’re going to a city tour and to the Hermitage Museum. Not inside it though. The whole tour takes 6 hours with an hour break. We’re gonna stay in a 4 star hotel so it’s quite fancy. Apparently it’s popular among famous musicians and actors when they stay in the city.
The next day you can get to know the city independently. Since there’s already been a tour the day before, it’s easier to move around. At least in Riga center you could. Saint Petersburg can be different since it’s a bigger one. I hope we won’t get lost. I only know a few words of Russian (like hello and goodbye) and their letters are special so it might be difficult to understand what the street signs say. Not forgetting the menus. I’m picky when it comes to food so I hope I won’t get offered something I find disgusting.
Since I’m not a tourist that often, I’m gonna make most of this trip. Of course I’m also gonna blog about it and post photos when I get back. Let’s hope the trip goes well and I get home safely. That’s what every tourist wishes, don’t they?
In my world 