Thirty-third week in Réunion Island

So I took the plane, to cross mountain, sea, ocean and desert. A long, long travel...

Just arrived, I saw a lot of friends and my family, so good! And I have been to see the Dipavali at Saint-André, it's an Indian festival of the light. Suddenly, the rain came, in 2 minutes, everybody was wet, running to their car... so fun!

First week, I was almost all the time at the beach, with a nice pic-nic with my friends and family, and doing some surf... the temperature is between 25 and 30 degrees, and people are thinking the water is cold, and they wear a coat on the evening when we are eating outside... I'm laughing by myself, and nobody understands!

Some little things that I forgot, and I wasn't thinking I was missing so much. Some fruits that my godchild gave me that are called cerise à cottes, a species of cherries, and my dog.

What a surprise! When I was at my mother's home for lunch, I saw the birth of a cabri, a species of sheep. It was difficult for the mother. So cute!

Miss McAbre is also enjoying Réunion Island, but I don't really know now where she is? She told me she would go to walk around to see more and more, and she never came back. Anyway, she know where I live.

Thirty-second week in Finland

On the last days was my two circus workshops for to the kindergarten... I had a nice time with them, and they gave me a gift! It was 5 weeks, with a lot of children, I hope they enjoyed it. And a lot of thanks to you for this!

So fun, some circus show and trying out circus, some games to develop their imagination and senses. They should have learnt some nice tricks to show around now. On the last time, I did a fireshow, and a journalist came to interview me... To be continued?

I go somewhere for two weeks, and I'll make it a surprise for Miss McAbre... she, and you don't know where I am now... To be continued!

Thirty-first week in Finland

This week, I was to Brännskär, where I've been visiting Lennart, the only inhabitant. I spent some days there, and good time.

Lennart has a nice hobby, he builds boats: Its looks like it's a really good, and long work... I helped him to organize and clean the shed where the wood is stored, also, we have been picking some mushrooms in the forest, there was a lot!

The artist at work, and then the deserved relaxation...

This week, just before my circus sport's club, there was a match of hockey. The first time that I see how it looks like in real...

And then, Lenita, the woman whose I work with actually, invited me to play volley-ball with her group. It was nice to meet people and to do some sports. Today, my legs are hurting so much I'm not used to it anymore...

And of course, it was Halloween... Miss McAbre met a new friends for this occasion, Miss Pumpkin they amused themselves by scaring people together!

Thirtieth week in Finland

There are some beautiful days remained of the autumn I guess...

The day after was the first snowfall, which gave me the flu... The moon reflecting on the snow was so gorgeous anyway!

Miss McAbre enjoyed it and, on this pictures she is with her friend, Mr Snowball, who melt two days after, it's so sad... She's not the only one who enjoyed the snow.

I had some works with the kindergarten, with the sport's club, first visit in Västanfjärd and with the children in Rosala. It goes well... Only that is hard to walk on the ice with my circus materials, it's so slippery! I fell two times recently, I have to find the good way to walk, quickly...

Twenty-ninth week in Finland

This week, I spent a great weekend with my buddies in Livonsaari. It was my first smoke sauna, traditional sauna in Finland ... too good! Then we spent a nice evening, with a great decoration, very good food, but the best was the entertainment: karaoke, dance, crazy adult games, fire juggling by myself, and a guy disguised with a mask and covered by a burlap, whose came with a chainsaw and candy, the children was afraid, happy, and tried to hit him... crisis of pure uncontrollable laughter! I met some lovely people... Honestly, thank you, when is the next?

Two new groups and four sessions for the circus in the kindergarten. Even if they screams or they do foolish things sometimes, the children are so cute and nice, and I think they're really happy. I had a pleasant time with them.

I also began to do some circus for the children after the school, it was in the Dalsbruk's gymnasium. I need some good ideas for the next time... It will be around 15 sessions with about 10 preteens each time.

"I love living water!" _Miss McAbre

Twenty-eigth week in Estonia and Finland

I spent the weekend in Estonia. It was excellent! I had a nice walk with a good friend there, I also met very nice people and visited a few the old town and the surrounding area. The old town, with its towers, churches, cobbled streets and medieval ramparts is gorgeous!
Tallinn is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and I understand why...

I also enjoyed the street performers, and I done my first fire-show, alone in street, with bolas there. It's not me on this pictures... but this guy was a sacred presence!

Of course, it would be cheating to say that I was in Estonia if I only stayed in Tallinn ... Fortunately, I met a couchsurfer who took me to visit some beautiful places. There is a pictures of a northern coast spot, which remind me a few Réunion Island, with different colors and energy. A waterfall, this kind of little things that I miss so much... And on the last pictures, it was a wooden bridge, where people who get married come to hang a padlock and throw the key into the river. This bridge, which move a lot, is also a nice game for the not wise children...

And this is what I found when I came back to Helsinki... It was crazy! If I knew it before, I would have done the same! Anyway, I could initiate an event like this to Réunion...

The circus workshop is progressing well in Rosala, the children begin to manage juggling, it's a pleasure to see. I also began the circus workshops in the kindergarten in Kemiö, the children enjoyed it, as much as the aunties...

Wait a few for the bus in good company in Käsnas, because I was with Miss McAbre. Luckily it is not cold when it rains ...