Feeling at home in Finland

It is quite amazing how fast you can feel at home here, with each other and with our wonderful host families.  We laugh, eat, giggle, trip over our words on occasion, and enjoy ourselves through it all.  Each day I am amazed at the generosity & kindness shown from our new Finnish friends.  From the delicious food & excellent organizing skills to the relaxing saunas and interesting conversations, Finns really do have the good things in life figured out. 

Just look at some of the wonderful food we have been enjoying . . . just today.

Many of these photos are from a beautiful B & B in nearby Ristiina.  Later, after visiting Kuoma

shoe production center, we again enjoyed coffee with cake, bread, and cookies.