My hobbies

I have many hobbies. They are: sports, reading, baking, cooking and playing the cello.  I love dancing and other sports also. I go dancing twice a week.

   Reading is truly one of my favorite hobbies. It is sad, because I have rarely time for that. And I also can't find all the books I wish online. I love romantic books, especially classics. My favorite book is Pride and Prejudice (of course). I love Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, and I also love Anne of Green Gables. It's absolutely lovely!    

   I also love baking. I bake almost every week. I like baking sweet treats the most, but I also enjoy making savory stuffs. I think I couldn't live without baking or cooking. To be honest, I rarely have even four days without baking. I love making pies and desserts. I personally don't like eating layer cakes, but I like to make them and to decorate them. Next, I want to learn how to make perfect Italian style macarons.

   But after all, music is my number-one love. I've played the cello since I was 6-years old. I had lovely teacher, and I used to play in the orchestra when we lived in Finland. I loved playing in the orchestra. We had usually six cellos, two contrabasses and a lot of violins, and a few violas. We played for example Sibelius, Elgar and Beethoven and many other well-known compositors. I had also every week lessons about the music theory. It was very interesting. Sometimes it was little hard, but it wasn't ever too hard. I had every week also one lesson, where I played with pianist. It was nice. But my favorite parts of the whole music hobby were my own personal lessons, playing with piano, and of course, concerts. I play the cello every day, depending on my other appointments, one or two hours. If I know I have a concert soon, I play even more. This summer, I'm going to a music camp for ten days. I'm looking forward to it, because I have many friends there, and I know I'm going to play a lot!

I love playing the cello, because it's very relaxing. It gives me energy to learn and to work. If I'm feeling blue, playing makes me feel better. 

If you want to know about my favorite composer, go and check here, and about music's effect to emotions, check this link.