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At The Stables
17 December 2006
Tiina and I cleaned out a stall and then went for a ride. Granted we only went around inside the fence, but it was a lot of fun.
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Helsinki
10 December 2006
Went to Helsinki for a second time with my new host family. We went there for a birthday party, but we squeezed in some Christmas shopping. Veera and I also went to see The Nutcracker and the Mouse King at the Opera house.
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Santa Claus Village
4 December 2006
On our way back home we stopped in Rovaniemi, a large city on the Arctic Circle. There we also visited the Santa Claus Village.
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Muonio, Lapland
30 November 2006
All of the Rotary Youth Exchange Students in Finland gathered together once again in Muonio, Finland. The hotel that we stayed in looked out over the river separating Finland from Sweden on the NW Border. We had a great time skiing, building snow sculptures, going for reindeer and husky sleigh rides, snow shoeing, going across the border, and feeding reindeer.
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Baking With The Rotary Club
29 November 2006
Rotarians gathered at the local bakery to learn how the delicious food is made. Then we got to try ourselves.
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Christmas Opening
26 November 2006
Christmas opening in Kuhmo. Santa was there with one reindeer.