Going to the Horse barn with Emily! What a fun time! I got to ride horses and dogs!

Helping set up the Senior IB Art Exhibition in late MarchHi Finland! The senior students and I are recovering from all our hard work setting up their big show at the End of March! It was a huge success!!!! There were 27 students exhibiting their work, they kept me busy hammering in nails, straightening picture frames, climbing ladders and working late into the night! Fun times!!!!

Kali´s winter memories

Hey, there is a wonderfull winter weather ( -10 and sunshine) out there and all the children are watching TV in a dark room. Kali-chicken likes to watch animations too!

Best friends: 5-year-old Hilda and "exchange student". What does Hilda have on her head?




Winter activities: going down to the hill with a sled. How about skiing and skating, Kali?

Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day... A strange singer.

After a very active week it´s time to go back to Helsinki and travel again 500 km with train. Kali got many experiences about living in a countyside in the eastern part of Finland. Living there differs quite a lot from citylife. Grandma welcomes Kali and his friends again anytime they need a little break! Hei hei ja toivottavasti tapaamme vielä!

Johanna, art teacher from Korso School

Even though the weather hasn't been very nice the last couple of weeks, I went down to the beach to play in the sand and watch the waves. The water was too cold to go swimming, so I counted seagulls instead.

Last week I went to visit one of the oldest churches on the coastside in Half Moon Bay. It was built in 1871! It has 12 stained glass windows and an old bell tower that is rung to announce the 10 o'clock service every Sunday.

Kali and The Winter in Finland!

Anna-Riitta from 7F took Kali snowdiving!

We have quite a lot of snow everywhere this winter in Finland.

California Exhibition

We got wonderful texture art works from Sequoia High School and set up an exhibition to our school hallway. Meanwhile we've been having discussions about visual language. What is possible to tell and understand about other culture without words? What kind of stories do different kind of materials tell?

Saimme joulun jälkeen jännittävää postia Kaliforniasta. Meitä varten oli tehty "materiaalinäytteitä" Kaliforniasta - kokonainen kosketeltava taideteos. Olemme tunnilla puhuneet kuvien kielestä. Mitä on mahdollisuus kertoa ilman sanoja? Nämä asiat meille tulevat mieleen kalifornialaisten kuvista: (These things we thought when we touched and looked carefully about the different stuff you sent us. THANK YOU FRIENDS FAR AWAY!)

Things....

Maria Montazami, aurinko, lämpö, Ruotsin miljonääriäidit, kivat kaupat, meri, ranta, kimallus, bikinit, hyvä ruoka, Meksiko, eläimet, korpit, Las Vegas, lippikset, sininen taivas, ihmiset, aallot, ylellisyys, huolettomuus, autot, keltainen, aurinkolasit, ruuhka, rakennukset, Selena Gomez, sota, ruoho, banaanit, meri, simpukat, soccer, jälki-istunto, kasvit, M&M, grilli, multa, piirilevy, sateenkaari, Kali, baseball, havupuita, futista, merkkivaatteita, Forever 21, tee, meritähtiä, rikkaat ihmiset, ylellisyys, näkinkengät, vankilat, kiviä, värikästä, McDonalds, sanomalehdet, hipit, makeus, urheilullisuus, karhut, Lady GaGa, raha, surffaus, musiikki, Hollywood, kirpparit, Rachel Zoe, pallot, vihreys, keltainen, ostoskeskukset, hiukset, karkit, ruoka, hedelmät, papukaijat, karvaiset ihmiset, sydämmellisyys, hampurilaiset, vaatteet, Hollister, saviastiat, siniset meret, laivat, ukulele, vaaleat hiukset, cheerleaderit, puut, High School, bikinikroppa, aina kesä, eläimet, juomat, julkkikset, Oscar-gaala, rusketusraidat, shortsit, ranskalaiset, Amerikka, San Francisco, barbiet, isot kaupungit, autot, ruuhkat, Ferrari, amerrikkalaiset pannukakut, surffaus, palmut, oranssi, kansainvälisyys, raitiovaunut, kitara, kaislat, Osku, Kalifornia, lasinsiruja, isot talot, sillat, maskotit, Glee, Snicers, pilvenpiirtäjät, elokuvat, valoisuus, Mikki Hiiri, grilliruoka, meritähdet, IHANAA, makaron, pyörremyrskyt, sekamelska, Justin Bieber, luu, Bajamaja, kasvit, superpallot, vesi, hyvännäköiset naiset, musikaalisuus, ei lunta...

Some translations from above:.... For us California looks and feels based on the art work from Sequoia:

Lady GaGa, Money, Surfing, music, Hollywood, Second Hand Shops, Rachel Zow, Ball, Green, Yellow, Shopping Center, Hair, Candy, Food, Fruits, Parrot, hairy people, heartfullnes, hamburger, clothes, Hollister, Cheramics, blue oceans, boats, ukulele, blond hair, cheerleaders, trees, High School, Bikinibody, always summer, animals, drinks, famous people, Oscar-gala, tan lines, shorts, French Fries, America, San Francisco, barbies, big cities, cars, traffic jams,Ferrari, american pancakes, palm trees, orange, internationality, trams, guitar, Osku, Big houses, Bridges, Munnies, Glee, Snicers, Skyscrapers. movies, lightness, Mickey Mouse, Grill food, LOVELY, Macaronies, Hurricanes, messiness, Justin Bieber, bone, plants, superballs, water, godd looking women, musical people, no snow... (and the actual list is bigger than this)