My goodness, i haven't updated my page in 345 years (if anyone has a more exact number, please do not hesitate to correct me). Well, i guess there's no point in writing about all that happened in my life during this time.

Right now i'm having my finals at school and having them pretty successfully, have only two left. I'm pretty relaxed already though. Today was the day i'd dreamed about all these crappy school-saturated days and sleepless nights. I did only what i wanted to. I did have a liiiitttleee bit of school, but that was swedish so that wasn't such a pain. I went to see off a friend of mine (my groupmate), who was leaving for England, the railway station was literally taken over by in'yaz students who came to say buy to their groupmates. Sending out our people all over the world uh oh! Then we went for a nice walk and saw a rainbow... then we dropped by at a bookstore and spent there like half an hour absolutely absorbed in the atmosphere... i bought a book and my friend bought a book. Then we went to the movies watched an ok movie, but the very fact that we went there (finally!) is so cool. On the way back i read my new book.This was an awesome day. An ordinary awesome day.

Currently Listening Woman King By Iron & Wine see related

Hey boys and girls, i know, it's been forever since i last updated my xanga, but life in Minsk is so much different from life in Sweden and first of all it concernes my free time. Huh? Did i say free time? No such thing here! There's only "not-so-busy time" now in my life.

Most of you are probably most interested in our political situation now... I guess you all know that for the last 4 days we've had protests against the exit polls that were obviously rigged and that gave Lukashenko (bastard with a maustache bigger than his dignity) 82% of votes! Although he declared that the revolution  in Belarus failed, people are full of enthusiasm and patriotism. They are out on the cental square 24 hours a day, freezing and scared but proud and encouraged. They are not many, but their number is growing and so is their determination. The biggest obsticle now is the information blockade.Many people still don't know anything about the demonstration, about someone protesting. Up till tonite the state television didn't say a word about the people on the square and when they finally did, i wished they would keep quiet... they said that those who were protesting were a bunch of drunk teenagers who were out there for a bottle of vodka and money. That all they do is drink and swear. Then they interviewed about 6 people from other cities and asked them what they thought about the demonstration. And of course the people rattled off the bullshit the state television had been feeding them "they don't know what they're doing, silly people, shameless opposition leaders...getting people drunk...why are they doing it, our country is flourishing....our president is the best...blablabla". My heart broke when i heard it all, i was out there on the square myself and i'm telling you, those who were there are real heroes. They do not get any money, nor vodka nor anything else, all they want is freedom and bright future for their country. And for that they're ready to sacrifice their jobs, their studies and their personal freedom, cause every day dozens of people get arrested just for being out there or for bringing food and warm clothes.

PLEASE PRAY FOR US!!! Pray that we will last for a week and pray for the final, major demonstration that's going to be on 25th. Pary that the public oppinion will change and more people will join us. Pray that there'll be second round of elections and lukashenko will be replaced.

Pray for good, warm weather.

Thank you!

Currently Listening I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning By Bright Eyes see related

I'm back in Minsk. Feels pretty weird i must say. It seems like i'm not gonna stay here long, like i'll have to leave again soon. I guess i'm just used to being "on the road" too much. May be this is my culture shock. I have a hard time accepting the fact that this is the lace of my permanent residence. Well, relatively permanet, but still. So many people. The world of telephones and buses. It's so confusing... Yes, i guess i am confused. And school. It's ovewhelming. I was so stressed the first couple of days cause i was just snowed under all these tests and papers and projects, i felt like hiding somewhere and closing my eyes and staying there untill everyone would forget about me.

But God is good. He's just carrying me through all this, i feel His presence so strongly.

I'm in Gomel now, with my family. I was so happy to see them! And i met my nephew for the first time! HE IS ADORABLE!!! Such a cute little thing... He's tiny. I'll try to take a picture of him.