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THERE IS CHANGE IN THE AIR
Go after what you want, not what you can easily have. I have a strong tendency to overthink and prepare for the worse in many situations. In my mind this allows me to prepare to deal with the worst possible outcome, but in reality it just causes me a lot of unnecessary stress and worry. And what’s most frustrating is that what ends up really happening is something completely different to what I thought I was preparing myself for. In relation to this, today I would like to talk a little about change and the process of dealing with unfamiliar things and situations. During a very short period of time…
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FINLAND VS. SCOTLAND
Travel far enough, you meet yourself. Welcome back! This has probably been the most “requested” topic for me to talk about and I’m very excited to finally share some similarities and differences I’ve noticed or experienced during my time living between Finland and Scotland. I am afraid to say that in the end I am slightly biased towards my own home country, but I also think that there are things I wish Finland would learn from the UK. Once again, if you do enjoy reading this, press that little heart button at the bottom of the post and feel free to leave a comment letting me know if you’ve learned something…
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3 THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE MOVING ABROAD
Remember: difficult does not mean impossible. Before I move on to the topic itself, I will give a quick review of my journey so far. If you are familiar with the story or have heard it too many times, feel free to skip down to the first point. As I have mentioned in my introduction, I left my small home town in Finland back in 2013 and right away I knew I won’t be going back any time soon. Changing countries became addicting almost like getting tattoos. You become hooked on the thrill of experiencing the unknown and every country after that is an attempt to feel that same rush…