I've left language camp- thank you to the Finnish Rotary and their associates at the camp who allowed for an enjoyable time filled with, well, a heck of a lot of soccer/football.
My host family is very lovely, and I feel settled in somewhat. Obviously, I will have to overcome my own excessive awkwardness, yet nevertheless, I love it here. Finland is such a vastly different country from anything I have ever known.
Somehow, according to my YEO Jari Valkama, 40,000 people are crammed into forests and valleys. And all of them get perfect cell service. Crazy. The Internet is faster here too.
When I visited Helsinki, many of the buildings are older, yet in very good shape, but are not stylistic or aesthetic in any fashion. I appreciate the implicit philosophy in this: take care of what you have while it's there, and only upgrade when absolutely necessary. The same applies to cars, as they are ridiculously expensive here. I've seen so many 15-20 year old Volkswagens and Volvos that I'm almost used to such a sight.
I think I'll like this culture very much.
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