After a three-month trip to Washington D.C., I have settled back into my good daily routines back home in Helsinki. The trip was worth every minute – I learned so much about myself and I would do it again if I was given the opportunity. However, it has been easy to adjust back into my life here in Finland. Maybe it is due to the fact that I never really felt like I belonged in D.C. in the first place, or maybe it’s just that my people here have eased the process of returning by being there for me throughout this all! This time around, I haven’t experienced culture shock and I’ve been extremely happy since my return.
Even the cold and gloomy weather hasn’t bothered me that much because I’ve had so much fun seeing my family, hanging out with friends and settling back into my cozy apartment. Home has never felt better. I enjoy my privacy after all and knowing that if something gets displaced or lost it can only be my own fault. Although I am finishing up my gradu, graduating and trying to find a job simultaneously, I feel good about it all.
Things have fallen into their places and for the first time in my life, I feel confident, trustful, calm and happy at the same time. Major changes have taken place and are taking place in my life, but they are all for the better. They are things that I have anticipated for years, and now that they’re finally happening, I feel surprisingly calm and cool. Everything has happened in such a short time and sometimes it makes me wonder if this is really true. But every morning I wake up happy and remember that yes, it’s really happening!
So, it’s good to be home. And soon, it will be not just my home…
