Even now, on a whim, I asked a colleague sitting next to me, and when she heard only the first choice (Finland), she frowned and said she would choose the other country. And when I said the second option was Spain, she even asked if I was completely crazy to ask such questions. What kind of fool could possibly choose Finland, she said and turned away in disgust.
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Then I chuckled and said that I personally don’t know such people, keeping silent about the fact that the fool is me. Yes, that was exactly the choice I faced some years ago when I was still a student considering where abroad to study. And then I chose Finland. I don’t know what kind of brain fog had come over me, but I rejected the beloved Spain.
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Maybe the decision was influenced by the fact that it’s very hot in Spain, you might ask, and that would be a logical not only question but also an explanation for the decision. Unfortunately, that was not the case. My studies abroad started in January and lasted until June, a period when Spain had a mild spring and Finland a cold winter. Even now I shudder remembering it. Not the weather, true, but my choice.
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