Birthday

My birthday was a bit unusual. In the midnight I was booking the flight tickets to Moscow, which was a quite annoying procedure. For now, it is Raphaelle, Oskari and me who are going, and it was Oskari’s job to book the tickets. Since he kept postponing this, but the prices were apparently rising, I decided just to do it myself even though I had to do it on my phone. Nevertheless, we all three ended up being involved in this process, because Oskari was translating everything, Raphaelle was repeating his translations, and I was making the booking. It was the longest process ever because there was some kind of a problem in the every step of a way. Anyways, when we finally booked the tickets, an announcement from the University about the Galla party came. And of course, this party will take place while we will be traveling. I was so pissed about it because I just cannot understand why announcing dates for important events take so long in Russia. 

This whole process destroyed my plan to get a good night sleep before the exam in the morning. I tried to prepare for it every once in a while when my family was visiting, but I did not succeed.  So, I thought I would go through my notes in the library two hours before the test which was supposed to start at 11:00. I didn’t take my PC with me because all my notes are on Google Drive and I can just use the big screen at the library. When I got there, it turned out that the library is closed because of the Victory day holidays. So I began to worry about the bad start of my day. 

Fortunately, the exam was very easy, and I was super excited for knowing that the next one will take place only in the beginning of June. Since it was time for a lunch, we went with a group of people to a Georgian restaurant nearby the University. The food was great, but the waiting was just too long. So when I got home, it was already after 15:00, so I took a nap and went to the gym. Raphaelle, left a very nice surprise for me, which was quite handy next morning. She gave me French candy alongside a cute note. The day was finally getting better and better for me. 

Afterwards, it was already time to prepare for the evening out. I invited a group of people to a very cute restaurant called Zoom Café. I went there with my mom and sister few days before, so I was sure we would have a very good time. And we did. It was such a lovely evening, and everyone was so sweet to me. When it was time for the cake, the waitresses turned off the lights and brought the cake with the candles, while everyone sang happy birthday to me. It made me feel so special, but at the same time, it was just such pressure to have all that attention on me. Then guys gave me the sweetest present ever. They noticed how much I loved the Sustainability class, so as the gift to me they bought a goat for a needy family in Congo and named her Elina. I loved it so much that I almost teared up. So thoughtful and sweet. 

After the dinner, we went to the karaoke bar, where Oskari and Kamil joined us as well. We had so much fun there. All the guys went up on the stage and sang happy birthday to me. Of course, the whole bar sang along and again I felt so special and loved. I mean, how sweet is that? Also, I was spoiled with fancy cocktails not only from my friends but also one old man who was there alone and who really tried to get in the middle of our group. It was quite funny. He then tried to ask me out, which made me think that probably I have now reached the age, where it is normal if a 50-year-old man thinks he can have a chance with me. Anyways, the night at the karaoke bar was so great that we stayed there until the closing. I got home around 7 am, so I am happy that I still have the power and youthfulness in me to manage to stay up so long. 

So in conclusion, of course, I wish that my closest friends would have been with me, but I cannot be more grateful for the people that I have met here and that made my day so amazing. That is the best feeling ever to be surrounded by such great friends!