Discovering Finland, Discovering Myself

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As far as life-changing experiences go, studying abroad for a year is probably one of the things that will change your life and especially your outlook on life the most.

It certainly was for me.

My decision to go to Finland was not necessarily rational. It just felt like the right thing to do, and I figured following my gut couldn’t be such a bad idea.

It wasn’t.

The Land of Ice and Darkness?

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After last year’s blog brought a host of impressions from Ireland, this year we’ll venture to another European country. Some of you might have an inkling as to which country it will be after reading the headline. It’s not Sweden or Norway.

So, what else is up there in the North? – Right, Finland (which was named the best country in the world by Newsweek in 2010); or Suomi, as the Finns call it.

Monty Python has the right of it when singing: “Finland, Finland, Finland, the country where I want to be […] You’re so sadly neglected / And often ignored […].”