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Last year in August I left Finland for a year in the United States, Idaho to be more exact. Being an alpine skier, a mountain town called Sun Valley couldn’t have been more perfect. I was enrolled in a boarding program, meaning I lived with around 20 other students. My favorite thing about living in a dorm was always being around my friends, although they could get annoying at times, too. There were some awesome people that I got to meet, and as a community, the place was just something else. Everybody was nice and a lot more social than we’re used to here in Finland, so getting to know people was really easy.
The State seal of Idaho
Idaho on the map
Some photos from the exchangee himself.
The school I went to offered a bunch of outdoor trips and activities, including camping trips as well as hikes in the mountains of Idaho and the deserts of Utah. A few nights in a tent during a snow- or sandstorm really taught me a lot about camping in nature. During the ski season, we traveled a lot with the team and I got the opportunity to see some incredible places in the PacificW. I’m extremely happy that I chose to experience something different, and personally, I would recommend an exchange year to anybody who’s at all interested in one. I learned and did so many things, and there’s still so much left to learn and do.
Nicolas Tilander
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