In Finland, prom is a tradition. The seniors get out of school in February and the juniors go to prom in order to celebrate the fact that they are the oldest ones at the school. So in Finland, prom is only for juniors, but many freshman and senior guys go to prom since there's not enough boys for all the girls (this is a huge problem at my school. Most of the guys go to prom three times. Dang, poor guys.)
The other thing, which is kinda funny, is that we have to learn certain dances in advance.This year we learned then dances. We take a dance class before prom. As the prom day goes, we perform the dances to freshmen and teachers and our families. It is a lot of fun!
My prom day started at 6a.m. as I walked into the hair saloon. I did my own make-up and wore the same dress as I did last year in the U.S.
We performed the dances at school, in the shopping center and the sport center. The dances weren't over until 8 p.m. so the day was super long! And my feet hurt so bad!! We aslo went to eat lunch at a buffet. The food was delicious!
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| My hair. It's a real flower. |
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| My date was my friend's boyfriend and he goes to a different school. |
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| My returnee friend |
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| My best friends |
Hope you have a sunny spring!
Love,
Anette
