Thrifting in Finland
One of my favorite activities to do while living in Finland was to go shopping at thrift stores. I nearly always found something exciting to get and as my family quickly figured out when they came to visit and pick me up, I was pretty successful at finding many good teaching items, home decorations, books/DVDs, and clothing items, many of which I did not want to leave behind in Finland. Good thing they brought nearly empty suitcases!
Salolampi Work Weekend
Have you heard of Salolampi yet? Salolampi is a Finnish language camp that offers programming for all ages and stages of learners. It is located in Bemidji, Minnesota USA. It is part of Concordia Language Villages, which operates villages for 15 different languages (including English!).
It is where I started my infatuation with Finland, the cultures and the languages. You might call it a Finnfatuation. I first started attending as a 10 year old and fell in love immediately. To read more about that and my personal journey with the Finnish language and culture, check out this blog post.
