Boreal Expat

Random thoughts of an American in Finland

Friday, July 29, 2011

The Unthinkable

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Anders Behring Breivik’s homicidal rampage in Norway a week ago has saddened many people here and has surely led to a lot of soul-searching ...
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Monday, July 25, 2011

Oslo

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We are still reeling from the horror of the attacks in Oslo and Utoya this week.  The thought that someone could slaughter innocent young pe...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Desperate Politicians

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As an American living abroad, I probably see the political goings on in the States differently than I would if I lived there.  Hopefully, th...
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Friday, July 15, 2011

Summer break

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I’ve been taking a long break from blogging, mostly due to some holiday travels with the family and a home renovation project that’s keeping...
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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Glory Hallelujah

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What a weekend we had in Finland.  By coincidence, two big events that could bring some international glory to Finland took place over the w...
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Kent Tankersley
I’m an expatriate American living in Finland, where to my utter surprise, I’ve somehow spent half of the fifty-odd years of my life, so far. Time does have a way of sneaking up on you. As an American and long-time resident in a foreign land, I often feel pulled between two worlds, no longer completely familiar with the land of my birth after so many years and yet not always a full-fledged member of the society where I’ve made my home. Call it the dilemma of the expat. You gain new experiences when you stray far from home and broaden your horizons, but you lose something as well. Finland, an unassuming country on the fringes of Western Europe, is not the most obvious place for someone from a tiny town in North Georgia to find themselves. How the hell did I get here? And why do I stay?
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