Nepeta's experience in Finland #1

Möi!

I have been in Finland for almost a month now and I haven't talked with much people around here, I guess Finnish people are more reserve and that isn't a problem for me at all (since I'm quite introvert person), I'm also quite nervous about talking with people in English (since isn't my native language), so I have been feeling a lot of anxiety and fear, but it has been getting better with the time. 

So for now I have been going out on my own, to some museums and to eat at places in the center of the city that catched my attention, so a lot of walking! (at least in the weekends)

The first week I got lunch with the nice lady who showed me the university where I'm doing my internship and it was good! I was quite happy for having someone to talk to. But after that first week I started to bring my own lunch bc I don't have much money to spend in restaurants (I'm poor :'3) so I haven't see her much.

But today my boss invited me to lunch at the same place I went with her and she came too! So we were able to talk a lot. A few weeks ago she told me we could go out someday so I asked her today if that offering was still up, and she told me that yeah, and asked me where I wanted to go.

So we planned to go to a famous place here in the city and also to the swimming pool!, since here in Finland spring is starting the weather is so nice, maybe not in the lake because is still a bit cold for me but the swimming pool is a enclosured one so I would love to go!.

Quite happy for this, since I have been feeling so anxious and socially awkard lately that this kind of interactions make me feel more secure on myself. I still need to do more in terms of social skills (wish I could get a Finnish friend, like the girl I worked with in the lab this past monday, she was so nice to talk to!) but that's something I need to work on it.

At least I have my boyfriend's support and love to maintain me afloat, we call each other everyday and he is always looking after me and my health (I love you so much!), so at least I'm not dead or sick, so things are going better than I thought before coming here.

Kiitos lukemisesta, mukavaa päivänjatkoa!

Möi möi 💖

28/05/2025