Last Wednesday, I received a text message notifying me that I'd gotten into another beginner's Finnish class comparable to the one I'd first applied for. We started today, and it seems really perfect; it's 2.5 hours, 5 days a week (as opposed to 7) and so far I'm enjoying it. Relatedly, I've never been in a situation wherein I'm one of so many Elenas and Jelenas.
The best thing to come of this is that I feel like I'm doing something. I'm getting out of the house, I'm walking by myself the (very) short distance to class, and I'm learning something which is both intensely interesting and crucially important to my life's trajectory.
During my last weekend as a woman free from scholastic obligations, Rami and I went to Muikku ja Pottu Kalamarkkinat, or "The Vendace and Potato Fish Markets." (Yeah, it may lose something in translation).
The best thing to come of this is that I feel like I'm doing something. I'm getting out of the house, I'm walking by myself the (very) short distance to class, and I'm learning something which is both intensely interesting and crucially important to my life's trajectory.
Here in Lappeenranta, vendors come from all over Finland to sell trinkets, candy and, of course, fish and potatoes. In the crisp, early autumn air, it was an experience very reminiscent of fall fairs like those back home in New England. We had a great time eating, browsing wares, and buying honey from Lapland and salmon that we had watched being flamed to perfection.
So, overall, life in Finland has been good.
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