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My shock in Ranua IMPORTANT: For turists who are interested in some tips when coming to Finland... DO NOT PLAN TO STAY IN RANUA FOR LONG TIME     Ranua is a little town in the south of Rovaniemi, we spent there one night at the local guesthouse. I can honestly say that there is nothing in that place. Apart from the nice Zoo (where we went the day after our arrival) there is nothing going on in the town. I am very sorry to say that, walking down the street in the city Centre at 8pm it felt like walking in a ghost’s town at midnight. I was so schoked. For who comes from a big city like me it is hard to imagine how people can live in such a place for a long time. I know that Finnish people love to have their space, their silence and peace but it was almost terrifing how desert this place was. The few people that we met looked very reserved and distant. Overall, this was probably the most different place from Italy I have visited in Finland. ...
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Cultural shock: The family in  Sirkka/Kittila  Sirkka is a region located in the north of Lapland just, 40 minutes away from the more famous Levi. That was one of the best parts of our trip. Our b&b it was actually in Kittila and we found it thanks to Booking.com. When we got there already very dark so we could not see yet how amazing the area and the nature around us was. The b&b was just magic. If you go to this region of Finland and you are looking for a place to sleep and, at the same time, experience the unique and magic Lapland lifestyle, you should go there. I absolutely suggest it, the price is not exaggerated and a nice and filling breakfast is included. The b&b is in a traditional finnish house building and it is run by a family that lives there during the whole year. They have horses and aski dogs and they live taking care of them, working in their farm and organizing night stay, activities and excursions for touri...
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Something that schoked me: Finnish Baptism Honestly, it took some time for make up our minds and  get into the iced water  after coming out from the super hot sauna but we all made it in the end. As I already anticipated in the previous post, It was such a weird sensation. It is  very hard to describe the feeling while doing it, somehow freezing but energizing. As I sais, I was very proud of myself after doing it. In the past I have avoided situations I recognized as dangerous or unconfortable for me. I am happy that, this time, I went over my thoughts and my worries and I managed to do something new. I think that the whole experience of living so far from home and being out of my confort zone has helped me a lot in order to grow up and (sometime) take risks. This is actually the main reason why I would encurage anyone to go to Erasmus (if they get the chance) or at least travel and experience new things. About the Finnish Baptism,I would say t hat ...
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