Boreal Expat

Random thoughts of an American in Finland

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Law and Disorder: Special Stupidity Unit

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Defense attorney: "Your Honor, while it is true that my client was present in the 7-11 on the night of the 24th and that he did point ...
Sunday, September 22, 2019

What Would Trump Do?

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On the local Finnish radio this morning they had a long segment (for some reason) about the time John Lennon said the Beatles were more pop...
Saturday, August 10, 2019

Old-Timey Camps and Wagon Trains

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It’s often interesting to take a step back and look at recent events through the lens of history. And, boy, is this ever true today in the...
Sunday, August 4, 2019

Fun with Ladders and Doctors

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I don’t usually talk about health issues on social media, but I recently became (once again) a health care consumer when I fell off a ladd...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Nothing Is New Under The Sun

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A couple little books that have often occupied my nightstand (my dusty nightstand) for at least twenty years or more are Colin McEvedy’s h...
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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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