I have realized that I have been slacking on my
Fun Finnish Facts. Mainly because
I stopped going to my Finnish class and no longer have great stories from my not so amazing teacher…opps! I promise it wasn’t because I didn’t want to or
because my teacher and I weren’t seeing eye-to-eye, but simply because I wasn’t
there! I have been having a blast
at some conferences during this month (more to come in other posts) and haven’t
spent much time in Jyväskylä!
But that leads me to maybe my favorite Finnish
fact- I love Finland! Everywhere I
go, people ask about what Finland is like. I get this huge grin and start in all the things I love
about Finland. Usually these words
are included: peaceful, quiet, efficient, responsive, kind, beautiful…. I can
go on an on about this incredible country. But I think my favorite part about the conversation is the
moment when I take a breath from my running list of great things and people
have this look that says, “really?!” It is the very same look I get when I give a similar list of amazing things
about Idaho. People don’t know,
because people don’t go. I couldn’t
be more grateful that I am in Finland and that this experience is all about a
place (much like Idaho) that people forget to think about and are consistently surprised
to find out about.
Who wouldn’t love this place?
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