My second family
Today I had my second graduation party, this time with my family in Finland, that is Carolina's family. Two weeks ago I had a party for my friends, celebrating my Software Engineering diploma and thanking them for their support. Now it was time to thank the people that have really helped me through these three years to achieve all I am today.
CaZ and I woke up early in the morning and went to the shop to buy all the necessary ingredients for the food. CaZ was also in charge of cooking everything and cleaning, whereas I was setting the table and checking everything was alright with her family. We had a very nice evening and I even got a present: a 50-liter backpack for my trip to Australia.
We ate some tapas and fajitas made by CaZ. Beer, wine and vodka were all around, and we had a great time discussing about my future trip to Australia, CaZ's graduation (hopefully in May 2010) and other issues.
Since I came to Finland, back in 2006, they have given me support in my studies, in my professional life, in my personal life, and they have loved me like just one more in the family. But this love didn't come with the time, I've been feeling just as another Mikander/Vitikainen from the very beginning of my stay in Finland, and thanks to them my professional path here in Finland has been eased in many ways.
Therefore, today I had the chance to thank them for all this, and tell them that they really are my second family. They don't only helped me with my life in Finland, but they also told me I am a child of them and that I can count on them for anything in my future, and that gives me a lot of certainty about the future. I know, in any way, that whatever happens, I will have them close to me, just as if they were my real family, so A BIG THANK TO MY SECOND FAMILY, especially to CaZ and her mother, Kirsi Vitikainen.