Fact: Though Jyväskylä gets only 5 hours of daylight in midwinter, with its shortest day being the Winter Solstice on December 21, the days lengthen rapidly into the Spring. We're currently getting about 8 hours of daylight, with sunrise around 8:30 and sunset a little past 4:30. This page has some neat graphics showing the differences in daylight times throughout the year.
Myth: We have dyed our hair blond.
Fact: Unfortunately (fortunately?), we're not quite that daring. We did want to see what we looked like blonde, though, so Jaime photoshopped that "photo" of us. Here's the real one -
Myth: We are north of the Arctic Circle.
Fact: Jyväskylä is located at 62°15'36" N latitude, which puts us solidly south of the Arctic Circle at 66°33′39″ N. We're about on par with south-central Alaska, northern Canada, most of Russia, and Iceland.
Myth: We are here on vacation.
Fact: Sadly, we had class yesterday, will have class on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and start another course on the 16th. Given, it only lasts four days, but we will (probably) have to write a lengthy paper for it.
Myth: We're planning on staying in Jyväskylä for the next four months.
Fact: Speaking of the Arctic Circle, we're working on scheduling a trip to Lapland for sometime in late February or early March. We're also signing up for a student trip to St. Petersburg, Russia in late March, and we're heading to Dublin, Ireland to meet up with friends and celebrate St. Patrick's Day!
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