Rotary Reflections

Well, I think I'm chronologically out-of-order but that's okay. I want to say again how pleased we are with our Finnish hosts. They are giving us some wonderful experiences and so much of their time and energy. We really enjoyed our time in Seinajoki going biking and being at the home of Mikko & Kati and their children. We also liked spending time with the Brazilian Exchange student, Ana. Thanks for your great humor, Ana. Of course some of us really make the most of our experiences, like Christina falling in the river and Marty becoming an avid, crazy hockey fan:) I know some of the Rotarians have had a difficult time with the language and of course, we Canadians can't speak anything else but English mostly, but they have always been super friendly and very accomodating to us. Every time we move to a new place we are missing the old and the friends we have made. We have seen people that we met at conference, and in Seinajoki we met Matti Antila and his family from Lapua and it's like seeing old friends! But we have really liked being together in the hotels in Vaasa, Lapua (holiday farm hotel) and Seinajoki because our team are also becoming good friends. So thanks for that opportunity too. Like Catherine mentioned, it will be tricky to watch the hockey game tonight, we will cheer for both teams but in our hearts we will hope for Canada. This week in Kauhajoki looks very interesting and very busy, hope you keep up with us!