Reflections

During the 2 ½ years we lived in Chile we experienced a lot - the challenges of a new culture and language; living through natural disasters of earthquakes, aftershocks and erupting volcanoes; getting to know new friends who came and went; learning the beauty of different kind of nature; beginning to love the fruits received from this particular nature; being unprejudiced and trying out new flavours; and adjusting to a different pace and life rhythm.








Of course there were also less joyous moments that planted seeds of skepticism, mistrust, frustration, disappointment, fear and helplessness in us. Sometimes these feelings were called for; other times they may have been unnecessarily born.


Yes, we learned many lessons. Not just from the country we were living in but we learned also about ourselves. It shaped us as who we are and left a permanent print in our souls. It gave a new meaning to the word home - it made us appreciate our home lands and heritage even more than before. And after all this our learning period is not over yet.

Some of you may have come across to a Finnish saying: "New year, new tricks." New beginnings. 2012 means a big change for us - a relocation into a new country.

Adios, Chile! Bienvenidos, Colombia!