brrrrrrr

So I'm in Rovaniemi now, and it's cold. Very cold. Very very cold.
When I walked to school this morning, it was -31 C. The nice thing is I haven't had any allergy issues since I arrived in Finland.
It's light out right now, but not for much longer.
Orientation started this morning at just after 9. We got informational packets, and then different people came in to talk to us about weather, culture, language issues, laws and regulations, the churches, and stuff like that. After lunch, which was schnitzel and potato soup, a nice big bowl for 2.13 euros, we went on a campus tour, which ended here in the computer lab.
We have a bus tour of the city planned for 3:00, so that should be good, and then after that, we're done for the day.
Tomorrow we're gonna have orientation again in our own school.
There are 3 schools within RAMK.
Today we were at Rantavitikka (School of Forestry and rural Industries, and Technology)
The school I'm gonna be at (Business and Tourism School) is called Viirinkangas
The third school is Ounasvaara (School of Health Care and Social Services, Sports and Leisure)
In that orientation we will go over our classes and everything with advisors, so I'll know more about when and where classes will be and everything.

The dorms are pretty sparse, have a 2 desks, lamps, closets, and beds in the 2 person rooms.
Little bit bigger than the dorm rooms at Tech, but smaller closets. The dorms are arranged sort of like suites. There are 4 of these double rooms per suite, plus a little living room/kitchenette, a shower room, and bathroom. They are nice and warm, and the water is hot, so that's all that really matters right now.

Well, off to ride a bus around for a while.

That's all for now.