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Sunday- skied, sauna, primary school
Monday- Dog sledding, Reindeer Sledding, Reindeer husbandry, sami life, Lapland Animals, snow Shoeing,
Tuesday- Santa Clause Land
Wednesday- Returned home at 4 am
So that is what happened. Add in crazy stories and friends and thats the summary.
Dog Sledding was the most amazing thing ever. It felt like you were flying . And the view. Ah. Amazing
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| Waiting for our turn was spent in the Tee- P singing Australian Songs |
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| We went snowshoeing. This confirmed that I am terrible at anything which makes my feet bigger. |
We had a lot of downtime but still there wasn't enough.
Oh also! We ran to Sweden!!!!
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| view of finland from Sweden. |
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| sweden. different huh? |
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| Sami life style |
We had to say goodbye. The oldies, now if you're not an exchange student you may not understand the bond between oldies and newbies. They know what they are doing and when you get here. They help you find out how to get on your feet.
We are going to be oldies soon and to be honest, it's scary. I hope I have my footing to help another. To teach, to show, to support, to understand.
Goodbyes aren't forever we tell our selves. But no matter how much we believe this, the truth is that some of them are.
"home is where ever I am with you"
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| Anneke is ready for reindeer hunting |
Santa Clause came from Finland actually. So I met the man. I met Santa Clause.
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| and his elves |
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| there he is |
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| and that is where he lives |
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| and that is one of his many christmas trees |
Now the people are what made this trip amazing. The stories and the laughs. The long bus rides and quick goodbyes.
This trip changed a part of me. I don't know what and I don't know when it happened. Maybe on top of the hill? or maybe when in the hall way with everyone? maybe even when I was trying to manage three cups of coffee to my table?
I don't know when or why or how. But this trip was needed. This happened.
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