There hasn't been much going on here that's out of the norm. Last weekend we went out to the summer cottage because my host dad chopped down a couple trees and needed help with splitting and cleaning up all the loose branches (guess my Dad's not the only one, haha). School has been pretty fun, and I watched a Finnish movie called Saippuaprinssi (The Prince of Soap) with Venla and Tiina. It was definitely the weirdest movie I've ever seen.
But, I thought I should introduce everyone to a Finnish obsession: Salmiakki. It's a salty licorice candy that they insist is better than chocolate. I think they're crazy. It is starting to grow on me though.
They have small chewy salmiakki, salmiakki shaped like fish, long salmiakki ties, powdered salmiakki, liquid-filled salmiakki, etc. It's kind of ridiculous. And you can't really compare the taste until you've tried it yourself.
I'll be sure to send some home for Christmas :)
I'm going to Oulu this Saturday for a Rotex sleepover, so I'll be sure to update after.
Thanks for reading!
Hi Lauren!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are having a good time in Finland! I can't believe that you got to meet Santa! I miss you!
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Lauren xD
Lauren - Hi goofball ... I'm enjoying your site ... be sure to find a sheep or two to hang with. Duke (menatlly challenged)and Edna (brilliant) are swell ... Helga, well that's another story we'll discuss later ... let's just say she's God's chicken now . Have fun - Mary Weaver
ReplyDeleteLauren,
ReplyDeleteI 100% know how you feel about the foreign film! I watched this movie called "ALWAYS" in Japanese and I don't really think it had a plot...I have no idea, I was so confused and there were subtitles but over half the time they didn't make much sense.
Hope your rotex sleepover is fun, keep up the bloggin'
Sam