And the first month is over...

September has come and gone (almost) and it has brought a lot of good things!
- I made the BYU ballroom dance company!!! the auditions went exceptionally well, I think because I was so ready by now; I felt really confident and so I just went out there and let it show, and I danced my little heart out... and I made it! I'm now a member of 10 o'clock team, and we will be Lindy-hopping down the street for the homecoming parade!
- I love my classes--all of them. My poly sci teacher is fabulous (although she is a bit "jaded and cynical" according to her own words), my religion teacher too, my broadcast professor is great (and funny), and of course I love my dance classes I'm learning so much!
- Finnish! Minä pidan suomesta!!! I love Finnish! first month of Finnish has come and gone, and I like to think that so far I have been successful; I got a 99% on my first midterm!!! The language I have fallen in love with is full of little particularities like conjugating numbers (yes, weird...) and taking out letters for no good reasons. Oh, and lots of double consonants--yay! here are a few of my favorite words to date:
kukka --> flower
joulopukki --> santa claus!
minkavarinen --> what color...?
sisu --> an untranslatable word meaning something like "the undying will to survive in front of impossible odds"--it's a very finnish concept :)
- Incredible roommates. My roommates have been so kind and so much fun to be with! We do homework together, we go out together, we party together... For my birthday they threw a huge party (the theme was black and white) and then this morning (the day of my actual birthday) they surprised me with french toast and a fish-- well, the bowl is empty but we're gonna get a real fish!!!
- and plenty of new friends :)

So midterms and stress-- bring it on!