Kesäkesäkesä. Mitäköhän se tällä kertaa tuo tullessaan? Pienenä lapsena kesät tarkoittivat mökkielämää sekä vierailuja mummolassa. Kun mietin kesää, tulee ensimmäisenä mieleen Tykkimäki-retket joihin Mummi vei minua ja veljeäni, useat Paljärven olympiakisat ja metsässä piileskelyt. Muistuu mieleen Ristiinan mökin lettujen paistamiset, joita Ukki kehui aina, oli lopputulos mikä tahansa. Muistan iskän hyppäävän järveen sukat jalassa, muistan syöttäneeni karkkia serkkujen koiralle, muistan ulkohuussien lemun ja sammalpeitteisen kellarin. Niin paljon kesämuistoja, mutta jokaisessa kesässä on tietyt elementit: lämpö, aurinko, uiminen, jäätelö ja rentoutuminen.
I'm off the school bench! The last exam week is over and summer is peeking curiously behind the corner. A few more days need to be spent before real freedom. This first year of high school has flown by so quickly that I haven't really kept up with it. Pre-IB in syk was full of work, but my grades stayed high (though I haven't received my last grades yet). It's funny to admit, but I feel a little empty now that suddenly I don't have any school assignment to work on. To cope with that, I've been helping my other friends, who still have exams to take.
Summersummersummer. What will it bring along this time? As a small child, summers meant spending time at my cottage and visits to my grandparents. When I think of summer, the first things that come to mind are the trips to Tykkimäki, where Grandma would take me and my brother, the numerous Paljärvi olympics and the hiding in the woods. I remember the times at the Ristiina cottage when we'd make crêpes, which my Grandpa would always praise, no matter the outcome. I remember Dad jumping into the lake with his socks on, I remember feeding candy to my cousins' dog, I remember the stench of the outhouses and the cellar covered in moss. So many summer-memories, but they all share certain elements: warmth, sun, swimming, ice-cream and relaxation.
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