Today is my birthday! Yey! It
seemed a good day to start a blog. So here it is! And happy birthday to me!
:)
Not so much to celebrate when
your b’day fall on a Monday and you’re not getting any younger. But it’s
definitely a day to be grateful for all your accomplishments and the loved ones
that give you a tight hug or call you to say kind words or even those who send
you a short message on Facebook.
This time in particular I have so
many things to be thankful for. I just turned 25 and I have already finished my
master course, I have a job that I love, a wonderful family that is so
supportive and dear friends. In addition, I feel so blessed to be given this
opportunity to move temporarily to Finland and I want to take the most advantage of it in
many ways, even though that means I’ll be distant from my beloved ones.
All in all, this is part of a
dream, so I can only see positive things about it. The challenges are just
minor things when I see the big picture.
Since I’ll probably move in
January, I have less than 2 months to prepare for this huge change in my life
and I don’t know how to start. In fact, I know I should prepare my bag with
really warm clothes and I have to take care of the bureaucratic stuff. Besides
that, all I can do is to keep a positive mindset. And read, read, read. That
helps me a lot. I couldn’t find any books about Finland here in Brazil. But
there are so many blogs out there of people who lived similar experiences, and
many webpages about Finland. So I have plenty of reading material to feel more
confident for this new phase of my life.
The first step I took (besides
the reading part) was to apply for a residence permit at the Finnish Embassy in
Brasilia. Of course I had previously collected all the necessary documents and
paid the fees. The procedures there were really quick. I stayed at the Embassy
for less than one hour (and during that time I almost entered the Finnish
Ambassador’s home by mistake).
Good thing was that this was my
first trip to Brazil’s capital and it was a nice (although short) experience.
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| Rainy day at Finnish Embassy |
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| This is Finland! Gift from the Embassy |
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