My Finland Painting! :)

Seems so fitting that the only painting I've ever done is a woman in a dress in the shape of my beloved Suomi! I see myself in Finland? I'm not sure. It isn't too good but HEY I'm proud of it so leave it alone :)


P.S. Also take note of the magazine pinned to the wall in the lower right corner. Does anyone recognize it? (:

Love,
Karissa

News!!

Moi! Anteeksi, I haven't posted in a very long time! Haven't been keeping you all up to date with my adventure to Suomi :) Mutta, nyt minä am back ja with news this time! In joulukuu, my aunt is going to Suomi for work ja she has agreed to take me along as long as I pay for my airplane ticket!!!!! She is going to let me stay in her hotel/pay for my food/etc as long as I pay for the ticket. So NOW I am on a total mission to get $800 by December!! I have around $150 right now. I've been collecting bottles ja cans ja picking up every coin I find on the street so I can get enough in time! Plus, from all my family ja relatives, I am asking for money so I can go for joulu. So I really really hope this works out. Sorry this post is so inarticulate (not even sure if that is a word haha). My thoughts are so jumbled and I just want to get them all out! Secondly, I am volunteering at the elementary school I went to so I can get some experience working with kids, in particular kids who don't speak English, so when I go to school in Suomi I can maybe become an English as a Second Language teacher :) Just thoughts now!

Finally, major kiitos to everyone who left me comments on my last post :) It made me feel so good to come on here to see that even people I don't know are rooting for me to make my goal! It just really gave me a kickstart again and I've been putting myself into high gear to make sure my dreams come true!


Love,
Karissa






<- My current desktop background :) I found this on deviantart. Does anyone know where this bridge is at in Suomi?

How do you dream about a place you have never been to?

I am not sure but apparently it's possible! I see Suomi almost every night. :)

I can't wait to see if my dreams are half as good as what I will someday see!


A few photos of Finnish fashion. The first two are taken from hel-looks.com but the next is from lookbook.nu
Enjoy!





Love,
Karissa

Paha Maa

Tervetuloa!

It's a keskiviikko (Wednesday) night in sunny California and I'm busy watching Paha Maa. :)

I've only seen lumi (snow) four times in my life! I am in for such a shock in 2011. I can't wait!

By the way, I'm Karissa. I'm 19 years old. And I have dreams of going to college in Finland in fall 2011.

So much more to come!

Love,
Karissa

Why Finland?

The question I am most often asked is "Why Finland?"
To this day, I honestly have no idea. It has enchanted me for the past few years and my love for it and its people hasn't faded in the least; it has only grown.

"Have you ever been there?"
No. I haven't. But I am ecstatic for the day that I do.




Love,
Karissa