Easter is this Sunday, and we’ll be missing the homemade sausages, family gatherings and searching for baskets, but we have plenty to look forward to here in Finland! While reading Culture Shock, Finland I came across this… “Easter is a Finnish version of Halloween; children dress up as witches or trolls, with trick-or-treat style traditions. The … More Trick or Treat it’s…Easter!
Had, took, did(?) our first sauna yesterday, in yet another attempt to become as Finnish as possible. Back in the States neither of us were big on saunas, mainly because sweating in a room full of strangers didn’t appeal to us. Now sweating in the comfort of your own bathroom sauna, is slightly better, not … More Waarrrrrmmmmmm!!
Not sure what kind of tree this is, but they are sprinkled throughout the city. Don’t know what kind they are, asked around and no one else seems to know either. These are right outside of our apartment, so we’ll keep an eye on them and update when/if they bloom and what they look like … More It’s a tree…I think
Here’s an inside tip for anyone who needs to go grocery shopping in a place where your language isn’t spoken, or written on anything for that matter. All you need is to be really good at I Spy. It took us the better half of 2 hours to find a hairdryer yesterday, and you don’t … More Inside Tip
Here are some pictures from our new home very very far away from home! It’s a studio located in the heart of Turku, with a great view and it’s own sauna! This picture was taken out of our window at 9pm, and the summer solstice hasn’t even started yet!
The Wild Rose 