A hunting creative non-fiction story about the not-so-commonly-discussed nature of (reverse) cultural shock and the struggle of acculturation.
All in Life
In A Nutshell: SAD
Now that autumn is slowly creeping forward and evenings grow darker and longer, many of us just want to get into that cosy feeling of relaxing on the sofa with a hot drink and good book. But not everyone. For a significant portion of Finns, the lack of light causes a persistent fatigued and depressive mood called Seasonal Affective Disorder.
5 Things To Expect When You Get A Puppy
Once the reality of being a “single mother” of a rambunctious little furry fellow hit, there have been things that have surprised me, both in positive and negative ways. Here are five things you should expect when you get a puppy.
More Than Just A Game
It was a Saturday not like any other. I looked out my windows, feeling disheartened because of the tiny droplets of rain sliding down my windows and the grey blanket of cloud covering the morning sky. Why was I so bummed about it, you may ask? Could the freezing cold weather possibly be the cause of my sadness?
A New Lease Of Life
On June 25th, I cried for solid fifteen minutes after I opened my email and logged into Opintopolku website. There it said, “The University of Helsinki – accepted”.
The Huge Unstable Elephant In The Room
Mental health. Yikes. That’s a subject no one wants to discuss in broad daylight. And why? Mostly because it has become a topic in today’s society which is deemed only to be talked about in desperate moments of drunken stupor between faceless individuals.
Air Plants – The Journey of a Plant Killer Towards Redemption
I am notoriously bad with plants. Gradually I gave up on them. I was sure I just wasn’t cut out to keep plants if I couldn’t even keep a cactus alive. And here I am now, the owner of six more or less thriving air plants.