This time, I want to tell you about Kummakivi or the erratic stone. But before we get into this wonderful place, I would like to give you some details about Ruokolahti. In the beautiful region of South Karelia lies the municipality of Ruokolahti, which was founded more than 440 years ago. With about 5400 permanent residents and approximately 3000 cottages, this municipality stands out for its more than 500 lakes and its...
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My migratory grief
Living abroad is beautiful, but it has its difficulties and challenges, the truth is that no one prepares you to live abroad; when I moved to Finland I felt that everything was going to be relatively easy and bearable but the truth is that I was wrong. Migratory grief is the process related to the loss that begins when a person emigrates. It is complex as it is associated with leaving behind...
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Why was I absent?
It's been a couple of years since I've written anything on this blog. A lot has happened in that time. I had my plate full, I was in college, then I got a summer job and finally Covid-19 came to mess up our lives. Taking advantage of the fact that Covid-19 had us locked up I decided to take some courses on crochet, social media and add more subjects to my master's degree. via GIPHY What's new on the blog The idea...
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5 things no one tells you about marriage
Yesterday I turned 2 years married and decided to write a post about the things no one tells you about marriage. Now don't crucify me I love my husband and our marriage is fun, relaxed and harmonious, but there are some things they could have told me before I said I DO in Maistraatti. When you announce you are getting married everyone congratulates you some genuinely and some out of inertia,...
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Curly hair or straight hair. My Story
curly or straight hair? That's a question many of us women with curly hair ask ourselves. In today's post I will tell you about my personal experience with relaxer, how I took care of it when I relaxed my hair and how I take care of it now without relaxer. I had my first relaxer when I was 9 years old, my mom decided to relax my hair because I didn't like to comb my hair, it was easier to comb my hair...
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New beginnings
In 2017, I left Panama to go live in Finland for love. Yes, just as you read it, for love. I left my country with many mixed feelings but with a lot of eagerness to start a new adventure. Arriving in Finland was easy but adapting to the people, the culture, the winter and the language was the hard part. Finns (not all of them) are very reserved and you have to gain their trust; as for the language, as you know, it is one of the most...
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