Rolling the letter R was a challenge

Rolling the letter ‘R’ is essential in my native language, Finnish. I was not able to correctly pronounce ‘R’ before I started primary school in September 1963. Obviously, pronouncing ‘R’ correctly had not bothered me too much before that time. Also my four years older brother pronounced ‘R’ the same way. On the first school …

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Quite a job offer

It was Friday morning in the beginning of July in 1992. I was staying in a borrowed vacation home on a small Danish island called Bornholm together with my Danish partner and my two small children. In fact I was in between homes and jobs, meaning I was homeless, unemployed and felt miserable. However, the sun was shining …

Parenting is challenging

Soon after my sons 15th birthday he started having problems at school. On a Friday, the Headmaster of the private school that my son attended called me. “You better come here now”, the headmaster said. “We need to talk about your son”. “I will”, was the only thing I managed to muster before putting down the receiver. …

Once in a lifetime – 4th of July parade

For the first time in my life I was invited to walk in the American 4th of July parade, the American Independence Day. The invitation was sent from the Rim to Rim hiking group, with whom I enjoy hiking when in America. I couldn’t possibly say no, though decades living in Denmark had cautioned me about …