One evening, Christoph reserved the sauna in his building and invited us over. We wanted to experience a typical Finnish sauna as part of our Each One Teach One meetings. The sauna had a standard wooden interior (Holz), and the heat was noticeable immediately after entering.
During the first round, we stayed inside for about fifteen minutes. We talked casually about our time in Finland and got used to the steam while pouring water on the stones. The heat made us start schwitzen (to sweat) quite quickly.
After that, we went outside to cool down. The cold air was a strong contrast to the heat and felt eiskalt (ice-cold), but very refreshing.In the second round, the heat felt more comfortable. While moving around the sauna, I slipped on the wet floor. Nothing serious happened, but later I noticed a bruise, which became a funny topic for the rest of the evening. When I checked it in the mirror, Christoph joined me, and we laughed about it together.
After cooling down again, we went outside and made snow angels. Then we returned to the sauna for a third round. By that time, we felt tired but relaxed. Throughout the evening, I picked up a few useful German words connected to the experience, such as Holz (wood), schwitzen (to sweat), and eiskalt (ice-cold).
This sauna evening was a simple but effective way to combine language learning with a typical Finnish activity.
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