31 Days Of Friends, Day 3: Ilari, Emmi, and Samuli
On Sunday morning, we left Annikki with her grandmother and headed off to the Ikea in Tampere to do some shopping. We arrived slightly after 12, and were confused why the parking lot would already be...
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31 Days Of Friends, Day 4: Ronja and Vilho
My body did not want to get out of bed on Monday. I slept on and off until about 13:00. I dragged myself down to Petra's Cafe to see if coffee would keep me awake, which it did even though it was awful...
View Article31 Days Of Friends, Day 5: Angela and Hanna V
Even though I'm on summer vacation, I've kept my daughter in daycare. I have a few reasons for this, with the two biggest being that I don't get any kind of discount if I keep her home for a week, and...
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SuomiAreena Go
Every year, during the second week of July, Pori hosts an event called SuomiAreena. For this one week a year, all Finnish eyes are on Pori as almost every major politician, political figure, media...
View Article31 Days Of Friends, Day 6: Ville
On Day 6 of my project, I spent a few hours sitting at Coffee House with Ville, whom I hadn't seen in three years. The last time I saw him, we were recording a voice over for a cleaning products...
View Article31 Days Of Friends, Days 7-10: How Pokemon Go Messed Up My Blog Project
I had been quite proud of myself for managing to keep my 31 Days Of Friends going, but then, on July 6th, everything changed.After coming home from meeting Ville, I was about to have a nap when I read...
View ArticleMental Illness
There's a stereotype about "millennials", and how we're more open about our mental health issues than the generations before us. It's usually talked about in a negative way, with the stigma associated...
View ArticleOn the end of Parasta Ennen!
Ever since the first time I saw the A*Teens music video for "Mama Mia" on Nickelodeon, some time in 1999, I have been fascinated by eurodance and pop music in Europe,I know how ridiculous that might...
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In Finland, We Have This Thing Called Sandwich Cake (Voileipäkakku)
One of the strangest, most traditional Finnish celebratory foods is a thing called Voileipäkakku. I am convinced that there has never been a wedding, funeral, confirmation, or graduation in the history...
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