u/Frequent_Sir6983

Hi. So i really want to delete my main blog, but keep the account. Just starting on a clean slate in a way. I want to let everything I've done on there so far go, just because i think that's healthy, but i also feel sad just removing a lot of posts that really show how and what i was doing for such a long time from existence entirely.

So is there a way to save all my posts first before deleting? I know you can make backups but i'm pretty sure they disappear? Or am i misunderstanding that

Hi! I'm planning to stay in helsinki for the first school semester of the upcoming year (august-december), but am struggling a bit on how to deal with searching for housing. Currently it essentially it boils down to: do i wait for a Hoas offer or not?

So I have already applied for housing for erasmus exchange students through Hoas, but they might not have an offer for me and would contact me june-july. And I'm not sure how I should let that inform my search.

The university advised to go looking for alternative housing already, but I'm not sure about it - because if I Do get a housing offer that seems less ideal then what I hope for from hoas, do I accept it?

I'm still worried that if I wait for that hoas offer first, and I don't get it, I won't be able to find a room anymore. Could anyone advice me how likely it is to find something decent in that time (after june-july)? (I would prefer <600 euro pm, and to have at least one housemate so i'm not isolated, also somewhat close to viiki)

For context: I would prefer hoas housing, i think (if it's in a decent location), as i expect it to be relatively cheap? and i assume there is a higher likelihood of making friends if i'm housed with other exchange students (i definitely wouldn't mind befriending fins or other fulltime Helsinki students! but i don't know how open people will be to someone leaving within 4 months..)

What I've done so far is basically only casting a glance at what's available on Flatta and getting confused and overwhelmed + i applied for antti korppi student housing, who sent me an email that they don't have anything available atm for the "shorter" stay period i applied for, but that i could change it to the full first semester, with a higher likelihood of open options. Rn I'm not certain about how to respond to that, due to the cost being 595 pm, and paying for the full four months. On the other hand it's in a seemingly good area. If need be I'm fine paying a bit more, but I don't prefer it, ofc 😅 (also i'm a bit afraid of having to accept the offer really quickly if they Do have space, which might be a bit too optimistic... but still)

Additionally, could anyone maybe inform me of if i should expect additional housing costs of any sort? for example on that 595 from antti korppi, or the prices they list on other sites? In the netherlands i've seen them include both the price with and without service costs in house listing, i'm not sure how this works in other countries and finland, so i'm a bit suspicious of what to expect of the actual prices. Any guidance on finding resources on this kind of thing also appreciated! (this would be my first time living by myself, so it's all still a bit new to me 😄 )

What the title says. When i fall backwards it's always really sudden and scary, and i don't know if that's because i haven't developed my base skills enough? Maybe i do some stuff i shouldn't yet, just instinctively, because i also figure skate, but haven't Really learned the balance of roller skates yet, even though it feels familiar and natural-ish at times. So i'm looking for advice on what to do to make sure i get more familiar, and what are good things to practice with?

Been mainly doing crossovers, crossrolls, just skating straight, open book turns (i think?) and just 180 turns with both feet (on front wheels forward back wheels backward). And some crab walks bc i saw somewhere that that's good to practice, along with stuff like one foot gliding, squatting down, just rolling with feet scissored(like one foot heel one toe). I've tried the downtown several times but it's not clicking yet at all lol. Anyways. The falls were probably when i was doing some weird turn or something i don't even know. It's not like i was intentionally practicing something that was to difficult, i'd say? But tbh advice on things to stay away from for now would probably also be helpful.

This backwards fall has happened only twice so far, but i have just started, so that's half my skating sessions. I know you're not supposed to, but both times i caught the fall with my hand, which then at where the thumb part of your hand almost connects with your wrist (and also my butt ofc..). Anyways, besides trying to fall differently and always Always wearing wrist guards(my parents already drilled this in when i was little 😅), how do i just avoid this kind of fall, as a beginner? ( mainly looking for general skating skills and balance exercises, like i said - i feel like a lot in skating is about weight transfer maybe? So how do i get that down?)