Hello August!

I just remember the beginning of summer, the feeling of having much time, the perception that everything is still ahead. Yesterday, I work up and calender indicated August, the last summer month. Things were slow and intensive at the same time, unpredictable, and surprising. Things didn't necessarily go as planned, yet, there were new interesting…

‘If It’s a Destiny, We’ll Meet Again’

This story happened at least 14 years ago, if I remember correctly. I was young, and I was still learning how to communicate with men. At some point, I was very tough and even rude if I did not like the guy who approached me. My friends gave me some feedback on that, justifying it…

Why do people blog?

I continue my 'philosophical' series by speculating why we actually blog. My day was not that productive, not much done and achieved. After some struggles, I thought 'Damn it, I gonna do something nice for myself, something I really like and enjoy.' And here I am writing a blog about blogging. I like expressing myself,…

I Became an Aunt

As there is not much to share in terms of trips for understandable reasons, I have decided to make a post about a particular life occasion. At the beginning of this month, my brother got his first child. This event has literally changed the status of everyone in our family. My brother became a father,…

Pictures of Helsinki

Hello everyone! How have you been these days? I hope to find you healthy! I have been ok, quite busy though and struggling with low energy level, which typically happens to me in spring. Luckily the weather is improving each day, and there is more and more sun. As I work from sun batteries, I…

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁🎉🎀🤗 My most memorable Christmas moment was probably 10 years ago. It was my first year in Finland, and my mom came to visit me. We planned to cook a nice dinner, and we made a long shopping list for that. My mother wanted to do shopping already on December, 23. I assured…

Music and Movies in 90s Russia

Here is the last but one post on the 90s Russia. 90s definitely brought a lot of diversity in all possible senses of this word. I don't think I am able to fit even 1/100 in this post, yet, there will be some overview on music and movies. First, let's have a flash back to…

Food Trends in the 90 Russia

Like I have already written in one of the posts, there were not much food choice in the shops. In addition, products were extremely expensive that only few people could afford them. Luckily, the hunger times did not last for too long. Gradually, things started changing for the better in terms of food availability. And…

My Memories of Toys and Playgrounds

Today, I will write about my playground memories. I can't complain regarding the set of toys that I had as all the necessities were kindly sponsored by parents. Though I didn't have that many toys in nowadays standards, it was still sufficient. I had several dolls, some kitchen appliances, 2 soft toys, and cars. Surprisingly,…

10 Years in Finland. Conclusions.

Yesterday, August 25, is exactly 10 years of me being in Finland. In 2009, I arrived to this country being extremely naive and scared of everything. I could not even imagine that there can be such a safe place, where you can freely walk in the late evening, where you can loose your purse and…