40 - My conclusion
Spending a school year in Finland was a very enriching experience for me. I saw new landscapes and had to adapt to a climate I was not used to, which was a real challenge for me as I am a girl from the south of France used to the heat. It also allowed me to open up to others. In a foreign country, the cultures are different from those we have in our own country. And to be able to live in harmony with this country you have to know how to adapt and try to understand them. I have also made a lot of progress in English. The Finnish language being very complicated to learn if you have a problem, you have to be able to manage in English to "survive". It's a great character builder. I also believe that it has allowed me to grow and mature. Living alone in an unfamiliar country with no friends as a base is hard enough at the beginning but then it becomes a crazy experience.