Hoping this year will be much better.. hmmm, I guess that really didn't go as planned as recent events have shown. It's nice to see new videos though! 😊 I hope you're safe over there in Finland! ❤️
Hi! Lovely to see a comment from you again, and yes I guess things can change very quickly can't they. Thank you so much and hope you are staying safe too :)
I haven't been in Finnland in winter yet. But we are in our Kesämökki on a Iseland in the archipelago close to Lokalahti (Uusikaupunki). Mummu was originally from Koivisto (Viipuri area) and had to flee twice as a little child during Talvisota. Then she lived in Saarijärvi for some time until their Family settled in Murto close to Loimaa. But she later came to live with my Swiss grandfather in Switzerland. This year we will visit Lappland at Christmas. Im very excited for it. After i finish my mastersdegree here At UNI Zürich i decently want to go to Finnland to really learn Finnish.
Kuusijärvi could also be spruce lake.(or fir perhaps). Constructive feedback, I hope. Your videos are great and bring back lots of good memories for me. Favorite places, Aytla, Jalisco or Kråkö, Porvoo. And I have a place on Katajanokka, which I like a lot. Lived in Linnunlaulu, close to your winter garden video, which was nice, last I lived in Finland.
I am happy to see this channel isn't dead! And yes, you pronounced the name correctly, I usually say it as you said :) thank you for so warm words! As for content, I have an idea. You have graduated recently. What are you planning to do after? And in general it's interesting what young people in Finland usually do after they graduate. As I understand, not all young Finns study in Universities, some of them choose colleges or work just after school, am I right? I am sorry if I am talking about something which might already be in this channel (about high school, colleges, etc.) but I am here only for a year :)
Hi Kat. You said you weren't sure where to take this channel but I think you may have found your direction already: a channel to complement your Finnish channel. More personal stuff, English language stuff, Finnish culture here and language learning on the other channel?
And maybe a vlog about neuroscience. You have the gift of explaining difficult things (like Finnish grammar) in a way everybody can understand. And I'm also curious why you decided to pick that particular study.
Hello & welcome Kat, I'm a fan from Chicago, and one my favorite traveling spots last year was Turkey & jordan, if u got any interest about traveling in the states let me know as I drove across the states before 🙋♂️
Hello to Chicago! 🤩 Wow, Turkey and Jordan sound amazing! For sure, I've only visited the East Coast and actually haven't even been to the US for such a long time...D:
Wouldn't "Spruce Lake" be a better translation for Kuusijärvi? Just thinking "six" doesn't really make sense in the context unless there's some historical significance to the name that I haven't found.
Kat, are you that modest or do you not realize, it is your charm? If you produced a video about dryer lint, hundreds of people would excitedly watch it and like it. (I would be one of them). Thank you for sharing.
@@KatChats. disprove my theory. I challenge you to make a short video on dryer lint and see how many likes and comments that it gets. If it helps you, you can teach us how to say dryer and lint in Finnish.
Of course I'd like to see Edinburgh videos. Edinburgh is pretty neat. Glen Nevis is great too. Camping under the shadow of the Ben. How've I been doing? Same old same old. Been throwing together some (very bad) cooking videos. I hate editing. lol The last week or so have been very windy here with trees blown over near my block. Some of the forests here in North East England are closed because of the danger of falling trees. I watch CacaBella's vlog from Taiwan. They're funny. 😁 They've just done their first concert. I see you stepped in some 🎵 snow, snow, thick thick snow. I see you have a guitar in the background. Do you play and sing? You might have already mentioned it, but I have the memory of...memory of...one of those shiny things that swims in water. 😁
Nice to hear there is interesting in Edinburgh! :D Please be careful with the weather there! Oh, I'll have to check them out! Last year I actually watched one Taiwanese tv show xD Yes, I used to when I was pretty young (hence the size of the guitar). During elementary school and junior high (so up until I was 14/15 years old). But I've never done any singing!
@@KatChats. You think there will be no interest in your Edinburgh video because it's 'old news', but one of my favourite RUclips channels is Magenta Otter Travels where American Dara is currently posting videos of her trip to Britain last Spring and Summer. Her content is so good I've set my alarm clock for 4.00pm (6.00pm your time) so that I don't miss the premiere. 😁 Perhaps you could give us a tune on your guitar too? I can play 'She'll be coming round the mountain' on a guitar. That's bit was all I managed. I never got as far as learning how to play 'when she comes'. 😂 I'm betting you'd be a good singer too if you tried. I sing like a cat at night. lolol
I've got a couple of topics about Finland I'm curious about--but I don't know if they're something Kat would want to tackle or not. Oh well, I'll throw them out, and if she addresses them in a later video, great--and if not, oh well. First, I became interested in Finland because four or five years ago, I was seeing a lot of YT videos made by Brits living in Finland. Some of these Brits describe Finland (and especially northern Finland) as "a very conservative place." The more I learn about Finland, the more I don't believe their assessment. However, I don't think this is because these Brits are trying to be misleading. I think the problem may be that I, as an American, have a very different conception of what conservatism is than the conception held by people everywhere else in the Western world. I know Kat's mother is from America, but I have no idea what part of the USA she's from or what her cultural/political leanings are, so she might be able to give Kat great insight into these differences--or maybe not at all. But a couple things the Brits mention is that northern Finland is "very religious" and that it "is awash in guns." I think a conservative American familiar with northern Finland would probably laugh at these assertions, but maybe I'm wrong. So to sum up, I'm curious to know whether Finland's culture is more conservative than the rest of Europe, and how Finland's cultural conservatism compares to the conservative parts of the USA. Second, I recently saw a video by a Russian RUclipsr who visited the city of Vyborg. I thought it was a beautiful city. I did a little research about it, and I was surprised to learn that Vyborg used to be Finland's "Second City" after Helsinki. I'm curious to know how Finns today view the territorial losses following the Winter War and the Continuation War. Is it something the Finns still rue, or is the Finnish attitude that the past is past, and let's move on?
Wow thanks for your in-depth comment! Some really interesting topics for sure. I will keep them in mind for future videos if the opportunity comes up to talk about them in more detail (or with people that would know about the topic better than me!) :)
@@KatChats. I think that since you made this video, you have mentioned that Minnesota was the part of the USA where you lived. Minnesota is a pretty liberal place (at least by American standards). Maybe I can clarify what I meant by saying that Minnesotans probably don't have a great understanding of how people in, say, the deep South view the world--and the converse is true, too. Part of what I'm driving at though (without expressing it too well) is that although there is a deep cultural and political divide in the USA right now, it seems to me that the people on the right have a much better understanding of where leftists are coming from than the leftists have of where the right-wingers are coming from. Since the UK is much more leftist than the USA, I can see how the Brits might think Finland is extremely conservative while conservative Americans might laugh at their assertion.
@@KatChats. Another thing that just occurred to me is how surprised I was when I found out that Finland had a prohibition on alcohol from 1919-1932. Many Americans have a stereotype of all Europeans as being alcoholics to some extent, but Finland and all the Nordic countries except Denmark had prohibition around the same time as the USA did, and as I understand it, primarily for the same reasons--that is, religious reasons. I never would have guessed that.
@@KatChats. Mainiota. Saanko ehdottaa että jatkaisit hyvää harrastusta? Instrumentin hallinnasta saa kaikki hyödyt. Henkiset, mielelliset, sosiaaliset, fyysiset, jne
Welcome back! Edinburgh vlog - yes pleeeaaase 👍
Hey, expected everyone but not you!
oh shit, didint know u watch kats too
Glad to hear there is enthusiasm towards Edinburgh 😍
We really miss your everything Katt. Keep your videos coming. your channel is still active always
I wasn't sure people are still interested in this channel ahaha xD
Hoping this year will be much better.. hmmm, I guess that really didn't go as planned as recent events have shown. It's nice to see new videos though! 😊
I hope you're safe over there in Finland! ❤️
Hi! Lovely to see a comment from you again, and yes I guess things can change very quickly can't they. Thank you so much and hope you are staying safe too :)
Keep blogging, I arrived here in Finland last January 30, I'll be going to Turku,, it's nice to experience the snow
Thank you for your encouragement! And enjoy Turku! :)
Definitely keep this channel going. I watched this to counter weight your more structured Finnish learning channel
I haven't been in Finnland in winter yet. But we are in our Kesämökki on a Iseland in the archipelago close to Lokalahti (Uusikaupunki). Mummu was originally from Koivisto (Viipuri area) and had to flee twice as a little child during Talvisota. Then she lived in Saarijärvi for some time until their Family settled in Murto close to Loimaa. But she later came to live with my Swiss grandfather in Switzerland. This year we will visit Lappland at Christmas. Im very excited for it. After i finish my mastersdegree here At UNI Zürich i decently want to go to Finnland to really learn Finnish.
Kuusijärvi could also be spruce lake.(or fir perhaps). Constructive feedback, I hope. Your videos are great and bring back lots of good memories for me. Favorite places, Aytla, Jalisco or Kråkö, Porvoo. And I have a place on Katajanokka, which I like a lot. Lived in Linnunlaulu, close to your winter garden video, which was nice, last I lived in Finland.
👍🏻👍🏻 For Edinburgh vlog 😃
And it's always great to see the Finnish winter wonderland haha
I am happy to see this channel isn't dead! And yes, you pronounced the name correctly, I usually say it as you said :) thank you for so warm words!
As for content, I have an idea. You have graduated recently. What are you planning to do after? And in general it's interesting what young people in Finland usually do after they graduate. As I understand, not all young Finns study in Universities, some of them choose colleges or work just after school, am I right?
I am sorry if I am talking about something which might already be in this channel (about high school, colleges, etc.) but I am here only for a year :)
U r so beautiful ❤️ keep coming back. Thanks!👍
Mostly Wich language spoke in finland
Hi Kat. You said you weren't sure where to take this channel but I think you may have found your direction already: a channel to complement your Finnish channel. More personal stuff, English language stuff, Finnish culture here and language learning on the other channel?
That's a good point! I like this idea a lot :D
And maybe a vlog about neuroscience. You have the gift of explaining difficult things (like Finnish grammar) in a way everybody can understand. And I'm also curious why you decided to pick that particular study.
home from work to be safe lol for traveling part...
Hello & welcome Kat, I'm a fan from Chicago, and one my favorite traveling spots last year was Turkey & jordan, if u got any interest about traveling in the states let me know as I drove across the states before 🙋♂️
Hello to Chicago! 🤩 Wow, Turkey and Jordan sound amazing! For sure, I've only visited the East Coast and actually haven't even been to the US for such a long time...D:
Welcome back! Such a great video! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for being so kind!! 😊
I love you kat
Gosh, I agree with you on Edinburgh. Been while you still studied there, truly glamorous city. Couldn't get to see the uni though :(
It really is 😁
Wouldn't "Spruce Lake" be a better translation for Kuusijärvi? Just thinking "six" doesn't really make sense in the context unless there's some historical significance to the name that I haven't found.
You're right haha, I don't think my brain is working so well these days xD
@@KatChats. Kuusi palaa.
🙋 Promo-SM!!!
Kat, are you that modest or do you not realize, it is your charm? If you produced a video about dryer lint, hundreds of people would excitedly watch it and like it. (I would be one of them). Thank you for sharing.
HAHA wow I mean I wouldn't watch myself talk about dryer lint, but thank you for being so kind! I really appreciate it :)
@@KatChats. disprove my theory. I challenge you to make a short video on dryer lint and see how many likes and comments that it gets. If it helps you, you can teach us how to say dryer and lint in Finnish.
Miss you!! Didnt know you had a finnish channel haha
Aww wow, thank you so much. You are too sweet 🥺
Great video! HK may be a good spot to travel.
Definitely! Would love to :D
Welcome back to teach Finnish.
Yay thank you!
Of course I'd like to see Edinburgh videos. Edinburgh is pretty neat. Glen Nevis is great too. Camping under the shadow of the Ben.
How've I been doing? Same old same old. Been throwing together some (very bad) cooking videos. I hate editing. lol
The last week or so have been very windy here with trees blown over near my block. Some of the forests here in North East England are closed because of the danger of falling trees.
I watch CacaBella's vlog from Taiwan. They're funny. 😁 They've just done their first concert.
I see you stepped in some 🎵 snow, snow, thick thick snow.
I see you have a guitar in the background. Do you play and sing? You might have already mentioned it, but I have the memory of...memory of...one of those shiny things that swims in water. 😁
Nice to hear there is interesting in Edinburgh! :D Please be careful with the weather there!
Oh, I'll have to check them out! Last year I actually watched one Taiwanese tv show xD
Yes, I used to when I was pretty young (hence the size of the guitar). During elementary school and junior high (so up until I was 14/15 years old). But I've never done any singing!
@@KatChats. You think there will be no interest in your Edinburgh video because it's 'old news', but one of my favourite RUclips channels is Magenta Otter Travels where American Dara is currently posting videos of her trip to Britain last Spring and Summer. Her content is so good I've set my alarm clock for 4.00pm (6.00pm your time) so that I don't miss the premiere. 😁
Perhaps you could give us a tune on your guitar too? I can play 'She'll be coming round the mountain' on a guitar. That's bit was all I managed. I never got as far as learning how to play 'when she comes'. 😂
I'm betting you'd be a good singer too if you tried. I sing like a cat at night. lolol
Mmmm Namibia travel vlog .......
If I ever go there I will be sure to vlog it xD
Is it any good? XD
So happy. I'm liking even before watching the video!!
Awww yay! Thank you so much 😁
Showing places would be great when possible, cheers! :D
Yeah I agree xD
I've got a couple of topics about Finland I'm curious about--but I don't know if they're something Kat would want to tackle or not. Oh well, I'll throw them out, and if she addresses them in a later video, great--and if not, oh well.
First, I became interested in Finland because four or five years ago, I was seeing a lot of YT videos made by Brits living in Finland. Some of these Brits describe Finland (and especially northern Finland) as "a very conservative place." The more I learn about Finland, the more I don't believe their assessment. However, I don't think this is because these Brits are trying to be misleading. I think the problem may be that I, as an American, have a very different conception of what conservatism is than the conception held by people everywhere else in the Western world. I know Kat's mother is from America, but I have no idea what part of the USA she's from or what her cultural/political leanings are, so she might be able to give Kat great insight into these differences--or maybe not at all. But a couple things the Brits mention is that northern Finland is "very religious" and that it "is awash in guns." I think a conservative American familiar with northern Finland would probably laugh at these assertions, but maybe I'm wrong. So to sum up, I'm curious to know whether Finland's culture is more conservative than the rest of Europe, and how Finland's cultural conservatism compares to the conservative parts of the USA.
Second, I recently saw a video by a Russian RUclipsr who visited the city of Vyborg. I thought it was a beautiful city. I did a little research about it, and I was surprised to learn that Vyborg used to be Finland's "Second City" after Helsinki. I'm curious to know how Finns today view the territorial losses following the Winter War and the Continuation War. Is it something the Finns still rue, or is the Finnish attitude that the past is past, and let's move on?
Wow thanks for your in-depth comment! Some really interesting topics for sure. I will keep them in mind for future videos if the opportunity comes up to talk about them in more detail (or with people that would know about the topic better than me!) :)
@@KatChats. I think that since you made this video, you have mentioned that Minnesota was the part of the USA where you lived. Minnesota is a pretty liberal place (at least by American standards). Maybe I can clarify what I meant by saying that Minnesotans probably don't have a great understanding of how people in, say, the deep South view the world--and the converse is true, too. Part of what I'm driving at though (without expressing it too well) is that although there is a deep cultural and political divide in the USA right now, it seems to me that the people on the right have a much better understanding of where leftists are coming from than the leftists have of where the right-wingers are coming from. Since the UK is much more leftist than the USA, I can see how the Brits might think Finland is extremely conservative while conservative Americans might laugh at their assertion.
@@KatChats. Another thing that just occurred to me is how surprised I was when I found out that Finland had a prohibition on alcohol from 1919-1932. Many Americans have a stereotype of all Europeans as being alcoholics to some extent, but Finland and all the Nordic countries except Denmark had prohibition around the same time as the USA did, and as I understand it, primarily for the same reasons--that is, religious reasons. I never would have guessed that.
Maybe just combine both channels to one. Save some time. What you are doing is appreciated. Thank you
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Soitin kun olin koulussa (ala-aste ja ylä-aste), mut en kauheesti sen jälkeen xD
@@KatChats. Mainiota. Saanko ehdottaa että jatkaisit hyvää harrastusta? Instrumentin hallinnasta saa kaikki hyödyt. Henkiset, mielelliset, sosiaaliset, fyysiset, jne