Week 3: Northern Lights , Sauna, and Venice 2014-09-13 13.59.59

Week 3: Northern Lights , Sauna, and Venice

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September 23rd 2014
So much has happened since my last blog entry! I am still so tired from my trip to Italy but I figured that if I don't document some of my adventures soon it will be too late, so here we go. The week/weekend before I left for Venice was relatively relaxing. I spent most of the weekend getting to know my host family better. Arja had her run that I mentioned in the last blog post so I use ... read more

Europe » Finland » Central Finland » Jyväskylä

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Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its f... ... read more