Headed to Finland

After we returned from Ireland, I received a brochure from the KSU Alumnae Association about a trip to Finland. Although I had said we were done traveling, we saw the beautiful pictures of the Northern Lights and we were sold. Luckily, Brianna and Rick Gaskill decided to come with us. A trip made much better very quickly. As we approached departure date, I began to check the weather. It was a bit shocking to see that Helinki's temperatures were about -20 F, and those in Lapland were reaching -40, day after day after day. Concern about the clothing we were taking was increasing, but then the temperatures began to moderate. Helsinki warmed up to between 11 and 18 F, Lapland about -10. Much better. On Sunday, February 22, the four of us loaded into Jarred's Suburban and went to the airport. Although we had a slight delay in Dallas, we had a very pleasant flight, and by noon on Monday we touched down in cloudy, snowy Helsinki. After transferring to our hotel and resting for a few hours, we were on our way to learning about Finland.