Sometimes, it is very uplifting to remind yourself how much your cultural background does define you. Take experiencing the first snow fall in autumn as an example.
I moved to Australia, because I like the weather there. It is always warm or relatively so, at least where I live, but when I go back for a visit in Finland, I'd be really disappointed if I do not experience snow. After all, that is what the winter is all about, if you choose to travel in Scandinavia.
So, what a lucky strike for me to have arrived to Helsinki with my new trendy boots and find that the first snow arrived with me. How inspirational is that!
Experiencing a lovely walk in the winter wonderland style is a treat hard to forget. And everyone of my loved ones will remember that the first snow came along with my visit. Building those special memories, outside the usual brain patterns is something that is so special in the human experience.
My cultural background makes me excited about the first snow by default. It is in me to be waiting for that experience. It does not go away by moving to the tropics to live in the warmer weather. I might like the eternal summer and I do, but experiencing the first snow, once in the while just makes that more of a treat.
So, I got to walk again in my winter boots, feeling the nippy cold wind on my cheeks and the crust of the frozen leaves and icy snow under my feet. I got to dress up in all my winter wear, in all the cloths I brought and the once I had to loan to keep me extra warm, hats, cloves, the cardigan and the socks. Wow, it was such an inspirational experience.
Now, after I am back home in Australia, I can remember that experience while sitting on my balcony, perusing at the palm trees around me. It is good to remember, to revisit the first experiences. They give a new positive slant to your life by reminding you of the possibilities buried in old and the familiar wonders, re-opening and exciting.
Hurrah, for Finland and the winter there and especially I am clad about the first snow.
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