Finnish squeaky cheese, leipäjuusto, teamed up with some home-made arctic cloudberry jam, prepared by a dear friend's mother. Hundred percent Lappish berry power combined with age-old Northern traditions. Nothing better for a bit of homesickness! Thank you, Minna!
This week the university's been enjoying the fall break and I've been holidaying and working on my thesis at home (admittedly holidaying more than working, but that's what holidays are for, right...?).
Back home the winter is approaching fast. My father sent me some beautiful pictures of the frosty paysages and even some photos of the Northern lights which seem to be pretty active at the moment. It made me wish I could have been there too. Although I grew up in Lapland, the Northern lights are something I've never tired of watching: it's simply magic.
The literal translation of the Finnish word, revontuli, means the 'fire of the fox' (les feux du renard in French) and it makes reference to a Saami and Northern folklore about a fiery fox that is running fast and whose tail sends sparks to the sky when it touches the snow, thus creating the magnificient flames high above...
Alas, my holiday week is almost over, but hopefully there will be more auroles boréales during the Christmas holidays. In the meantime - there's always YouTube!
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