Hello,

I haven’t written in a while since the beginning of December was just a nightmare of deadlines and then I decided to take a real Christmas break and let me tell you it was amazing.

However, I wanted to do an update on my bucket list for my time in Finland especially since I didn’t make any new year resolutions. A lot of things have happened (finished my first semester) and I wanted to see how I have been doing. I haven’t accomplished a lot and at the moment I cannot see myself accomplishing several things on the list!

For example, when will I manage to go cross-country skiing? What was I thinking! And I think I won’t ever read a book in Finish! But if there are only two things that I don’t accomplish I won’t be mad.

 

1. Visit Rovaniemi
2. Go to a public sauna
3. Go for an ice-dip
4. Swim in a lake/sea (not related to the ice dip)
5. Go cross-country skiing
6. Visit museums in Helsinki
   • Natural History Museum of Helsinki
     • Pretty great museum. Most things are written in Finnish but still always fun to see.
   • Ateneum Art Museum
   • Kiasma
   • HAM
   • Designmuseo
     • Talked about it here.
   • Hakasalmi Villa (Helsinki City Museum)
     • Not the greatest museum in Helsinki. But it is free!
   • Helsinki University Museum
7. Eat
   • Viili
   • Mämmi
   • Leipäjuusto
   • Reindeer meat
     • Absolutely delicious!
   • Elk meat
   • The original Hesburger!
8. Learn how to make
   • Mannapuuro
   • Pannukakku
     • Both of these things have become something I love to make and eat!
9. Read a book in Finnish
10. Knit something with Finnish wool
    • I knitted some baby socks for my nieces with some Finnish wool.
11. Dye my hair a bright color

I think my goal for this semester is to eat Viili and Mämmi and go to a couple of more of the museums. We’ll see if I go ice dipping or dye my hair! There is no snow in Helsinki so I can’t go skiing!

Until next time!

Katrin