Luulepäevad | Theatrefestival in Jõgeva

Tere!
Today I came back from a theatre festival, which lasted for two days. The theatre group of my class did attend it and and I was invited to it too. Unfortunately I am not in the theatre group yet, but I really want to join in the next play. I hope I can! I miss playing theatre :D
Schools from all over Estonia were participating in the festival, our school had even two theatre groups inclusive me as lucky charm/decoration. My charm seemed to work, because the theatre groups of my school did really well. The 11th graders won the prize for the best duo and one boy of my class was elected the best male actor. We were also one of two groups which were nominated for the best play. I am so glad for them, they really deserve it.
I am also way more conscious of the strong theatre culture here. It's such a huge difference in comparsion to Germany, I don't really know how to describe the differences exactly, but it seems that the groups are in general more professional.

The whole festival is dedicated to the famous Estonian poet Betti Alveri. On Friday evening there was a ceremony in remembrance of her. It took place in a small parque, candles lighted everywhere on the ground. After a few of her poems were read, I suddenly found myself in a circle with all the other people, holding hands, dancing in a circle, to soft music played in the background.
The play of my class: https://vimeo.com/146503923

Here you can see the parque during the day
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/et/3/3c/Betti_Alveri_m%C3%A4lestusm%C3%A4rk.jpg

One day later it snowed for the first time. I am so excited! Everything is way more prettier now, although it's cold. And I lost my gloves. Yey. But I am going to buy new ones on Friday, because I am going to Tallinn . This weekend is already the YFU-Helsinkitrip, on Saturday the ferry is taking us to Finland!

Circus perfomance!! :3/Mardipäev

Yesterday we finally had the perfomance of our first theatre project. The week has been very exhausting. On Thursday and Wednesday we practised the whole day after school, so I arrived at half past nine at home. On Thursday the classmate, who should have played all the scenes with me my grandmother,got sick and unfortunately couldn't perform neither.So a girl had to take his place and learn the text in one day, but it all worked out and we had two amazing performances for the other classes of my school. There is also a video on Reaalitv of the performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ8TFoOkdLY (from minute 12.55)

here you can see my awesome class after the perfomance-please ignore my weird face xD

On Friday evening we also had a costume party, that was hosted and prepared by my class, so I was the whole day in school (again :D) and prepared food. The thing I like most about my school is that the class is doing so many things besides the school together and that we have so many special and exciting events, which are making school varied. I couldn't stay long on the party (because I live so far away-what a surprise), but the preparing process was so fun and I was honestly glad to come home and not until the next morning.
On Monday Martipäev was celebrated. A few classmates including me went to the first till fourth grade of our school. Traditional we dressed up all black and painted mustaches on our faces. We sang the traditional song, told them about the traditions, proved their ability to write,gave them riddles to solve, and gave them peas, which should bring them luck. In return we got loads of sweets. Meeldib *~*
Last week there was also hingedepäev (the Estonian word for 'Allerheiligen')and in the evening, as it was dark outsides, we walked at least 2 kilometres to the graveyard. It was so beautiful. All the candles,lightened to remind and honour the dead, shining through the dark, creating a stunning and enchanting atmosphere.

My improvised costume. I also had a camera and a 'business card' ~ so I went as a professional photographer 

Tsirkuseproov~ circus rehearsal <3

This the Estonian weather at the time . Either fog or rain and it gets dark early. I feel like I get to see the sun once in a week.

There are two types of Estonian houses. One typ are cute cozy little houses and the other grey and depressing townhouses of the Soviet Union time.

Autumn vacations / Halloween

I have done so many things in the vacations I don't know where to begin :D  Clara stayed over for two nights at mine, because she lives in Pärnu, what is basically on the other side of the country and we did 'a few' pictures with her camera. I'm trying to upload some of them. I also met two exchange students who are living in my area.
And on Saturday the exchange students who are spending their year in Finland came to Tallinn , so we had the opportunity to meet them all and to spend the day with them in Tallinn . Johanna and I came 1 hour to late,because the bus we wanted to take was already full (we didn't know that such a thing is even possible). We did a ralley through the old town and after that I ate with a few exchange students at hesburgers, that's the Estonian Burger King. It was definetely too less time in this beautiful city, because I had to drive back the same evening, but I hope I can come back there soon and tell you more about it.
Here in Estonia I'm getting a completely different relation to time. I don't think that to drive 2h every day with the bus or train is much anymore, because I am so used to it.
So the weekend after the vacations I drove to Tartu again to a small YFU-party. It was really nice, we talked and...ate. Far too much. We don't have a scale at home but I can see that my body has changed. One of the reasons for that is probably that I eat two times a day warm food. One time in school at half past eleven, and one time at home. Sometimes I even eat four times a day, because my host family often eats at 8 or 9 o'clock again Müsli or a sandwich. And then there is my love for Kohuke and chocolate and the fact that I sit for so long almost all day.
I try to go for a run twice a week, I hope that helps somehow, but I don't know how long I can find the motivation for it.
Well, I want to tell you a bit more about a usual day of me. I wake up at 5.50, get ready and walk about 5 min to the bus station, where I meet Anna-Liisa. The bus drives at 6.45 and arrives one hour later in Rakvere. In the classes I usually try to understand what the teacher is talking about and write down everything, and when I I don't understand anything(especially History and Literature) at all I'm studying Estonian. After school I do the dishes, walk the dog and study Estonian.
On Friday there is another Halloween party of the theatre classes of my school. I'm preparing the food and making pictures. I am so excited. *--* On Friday  is also the circus perfomance and I honestly don't know if everything will work. I am so scared that I will forget all my lines, but we will see. Friday is going to be an exciting day for sure! (Edit: The party and the perfomance are one week later)