Boreal Expat

Random thoughts of an American in Finland

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

The Dangers of Charisma (At Least I’m Safe)

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Back in the dark, dark past, I spent my first years of college at Young Harris, a small two-year Methodist school at the foot of Double Kno...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

The Russia Migrant Shuffle

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On January 17, a young man, part of the unprecedented wave of migrants trying to make their way to a better life in Europe, died en route ...
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Monday, January 18, 2016

Oil Gluttony

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As I’m not a commodities trader (shocker!), I have not been in the habit of following the daily ups and downs of the price of oil. Exc...
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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Net Stupidity – The Isis Coke Edition

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The internet is a double-edged sword. With just a few keystrokes or mouse clicks, you have a world of information and experiences available...
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Friday, January 8, 2016

A Depraved Nation?

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I was happy to see President Obama take some action this week to tighten US gun control laws, if only moderately. Somehow in America, 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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