Embracing my roots
Sometimes the things we look for are closer than we think.
Sometimes the things we look for are closer than we think.
Finland is good place to live.
What are the characteristics of happiness?
What Finnishness Means to Me: Silence, Space and Seasons
The four seasons of Finland, a blessing or a curse? #Finland #fourseasons #climatechange
My visions of Finland (written 2.2.2025)
The quietness of Finns isn't something to be scared of.
The everlasting perseverance of the people from the land of a million trees and thousand lakes.
I grew up in southern Vietnam; the concept of winter was always a distant, almost mythical idea. We had only two seasons: dry and wet, both bathed in ample sunshine. Moving to Finland, therefore, was a plunge into an entirely different reality, a world of short days, long nights, and a kind of cold I had never truly experienced.
Spending my exchange semester in The Hague has been an exciting and rewarding experience, full of new learning, travelling, and great memories.