This is a story of the 15 months in between my travel experiences in Sweden, Spain, and South East Asia. It’s a story of how a fear of depression turned into gratitude. Goals changed into achievements and loneliness into friendships and love towards my family. Extra kilos turned into new perspectives on food and exercise. […]
Philosophy
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Traveling to Benin as a Research Subject – Early Thoughs
Attending to ETVAX Vaccine Research I’m attending to an ETVAX diarrhea vaccine research as a test subject. I’m traveling to Benin for two weeks with about 20 other Finnish test subjects. As foreigners, we haven’t been prone to the ETEC bacteria that causes the death of millions of African children every year. I know, this is an interesting […]
From Solitude to Tribal Living (Zoo Theory)
The Norms of Living In Western Society If you think like most westerners, you recognise three ways of living: 1. Living with close family members. 2. Living with spouse. 3. Living solo. There’s a fourth option too of course: One can live with flat mates or room mates. This, is usually seen as a necessary […]
7 Lessons of Love
1. True love is (American media) propaganda Anything can happen but it’s better not to blindly believe what American tv-shows tell us. In many cultures romantic love is seen extremely different than in the Western societies today. 2. When Marriage Was Invented, It Was Meant to Last 10 – 20 Years …Which meant a lifetime […]
How to become Batman? (Motivational)
Have you ever dreamed about superpowers? Most people have, at least as a child. Many people would go far to get those powers, like flying, kinesthetics or creating cool things, like fire balls, out of nowhere. What we forget, is that there are other superpowers in the world. Just like in fantasy movies, some people […]
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Cry for the Planet
Human beings are walking into their worst environmental disaster. The climate is heating up. Oxygen levels are decreasing in the seas causing disastrous effects to flora and fauna. Rainforests, “the lungs of the Earth”, are being cut down and desertication is threatening our fields. Polar bears are drowning but even more worryingly, the melting of the arctic […]
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Homecoming To Finland – San Sebastián, Vol 3
I lived in San Sebastián, Spain from September to November 2017. Before that I lived three months in Sweden. Before that I was a regular student in Finland for the past three years. I’ve been two weeks in Finland soon again, though not in the same town or with the same routines than I had […]
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Living in San Sebastián, Vol 1
I moved to San Sebastián, Spain on September 2017 to volunteer work at a surf hostel. On the following posts I will give you a glimpse of the life of a hostel volunteer. I’ve been living abroad during the past four months. I was three months in Gothenburg, Sweden working as a digital strategist. I […]
Hemmtiin kauneusihanteet
//I apologise to you, my dear English speaking reader: This texts created itself in Finnish. It is about questioning the beauty standards which are often very closely bound to what indicates wealth and what is hard to reach in the current society. Google Translate is a great invention if you are truly curious. I promise that […]
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Learnings from the “Terrorist” – Book Review: Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
During the past two weeks, I’ve been caught up by Nelson Mandela‘s autobiography. As I am a slow reader I preferred to listen it as an audiobook. Nonetheless, it is a book which will stay in my thoughts for long. Although traditional African childhood is surely not too familiar for a Nordic woman, Mandela captured my full […]