“So.. You Can Longboard Dance?”
All in Life
Coffee With An Alumnus: Kaisa Leino
During my internship, I was determined that things would go well and I’d get a job. I really worked my butt off to show what I had and I think that’s probably the most important thing for graduate. Amazing work opportunities don’t come by that often, so when you get a chance, grab it!
Lessons on Mentality that Skateboarding Taught Me
In August 2016, I got my first longboard thinking I’d use it mostly for transport. At least that was the idea before I saw videos of longboard dancing and freestyle: a stylish variety of skateboarding which has its roots from boardwalking on surfboards...
Cultures of empathy in Spain and Finland
Empathy is a personal trait that is inert to all humans, yet taking a look at two modern European democracies we can see that empathy is also a societal norm that manifests itself in very different ways between cultures.
A Small, Vibrant Sphere: Mental Illness in Finnish Independent Comics
Representations of mental illness open a window into a different world view. A person’s mental illness becomes a sort of shadow life only made public in the “right” spheres.. Mental illness is a topic richly covered in Finnish independent comics.
8 Hygge Tips for Autumn and Winter
Hygge is a Danish cultural concept that cannot be fully translated to other languages, but it largely consists of certain feelings of coziness, contentment and togetherness. Anything simple, natural, down to earth and homemade is considered hygge...
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator – What Is It and Is It Any Good?
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator, commonly referred to as the MBTI, is a personality test and theory that has both achieved enormous success as a way to test people’s personalities and sparked a huge number of varied stances and opinions... ruminating on these kinds of tests may often bring new viewpoints and depth into the way you think about yourself.
Why can we still not bring up a mental illness in a discussion without most participants of the conversation being uncomfortable with the topic? Why can we not tell our bosses that the reason we cannot do more than two shifts a week is that our depression takes up all our energy? Why is it acceptable to talk to anyone about injured legs and heart surgeries but not about our bipolar minds?
Inevitably the time comes when we have to say goodbye, so let's do it in style.
Autumn leaves waltz on the melancholic floor while I straighten Veronique’s hat. I give her a kiss on the forehead and tighten my grip on her tiny fingers that always radiate intense heat for the whole world to feel.