zoomwoom30
Jamaican expat in Finland
Forum posts
18
About me
Jamaican
Lives in Espoo
Registration: 08 November 2011
Activity
Your Top Five Language Learning Tips by english4turkey2699
Hello all, [Moderated: No free ad] Just curuios to hear from expats about their language learning experiences. What are you top five language learning tips that have made your journey a success? I'd love to hear and let others hear from one ...
First I got myself into a demanding language class. I had to try and keep up and it was very frustrating at first because I didn't understand but oh lordie it feels good when the words actually begin to mean something. So complete immersion where u ... Read More
The most delicious food by LVR
Is not so easy to choose the best food in the world. From asian or indian or european or american or australian kitchen ...OOOHHHH GOD !! Difficult to make a choice. Listen your sugestions !
OH MY... I have so many. Well I so love Jamaican food- ackee and salt fish, jerk pork and chicken, rice and peas, curried goat oxtail and stewed peas. I love thai food as wel at least here in Helsinki there is this Thai restaurant in Kamppi and it ... Read More
The one u love more, will hurt u more. How do u think ?? by Michelle Chan
A guy ever talked to me. The one u love more, will hurt u more..... hey, friends, can u share ur view about this ????
I would say that the one u love the most has the potential to hurt u the most. that person knows quite well and knows a lot about you and where it hurts as well. they have more of an opportunity to do real damage than someone in another position. ... Read More
Expected & Disappointed ? by thktrang
Hi guys, what do you think of expecting? Has it made you often disappointed later on?
I have always tried to keep the pessimist outlook: I always try to think of things as worse thanthey actually are , so that when something good happens I am really delighted. But yes if if I do start expecting something and then something else ... Read More
do you drink ? whats is your favorite drink ? by bonita100
im not a big drinker but i like good drinks though my favorite is chevas regal and red wine ( dry) whats yours ?
yeah I am not a big drinker myself. Will have the occasional wine with dinner or if i go out for drinks ( which is quite rare). My favourite drink tho is baileys and I do like red wine. Read More
Life by Seeking for a job
Life is full of ups and downs.
Life is what u make of it. ALl kindsof things come your way- u get knocked down but it is good to always brush urself off and stand right back up. Life is like the sea, sometimes it is stormy, sometimes it is calm. sometimes there are treasures to ... Read More
Your 10 best tips to make friends when you're abroad by Julien
We've been talking about loneliness when you're abroad, let's now talk about how to make (local and other expats) friends when you're living far from home :top: Which are your 10 best tips?
ten seems like such a big number. It has been hard to make Finnish friends here. But I have noticed that if u have kids or an animal then people approach you much more easily. I have made some friends and acquaintances that way. Finnish people and ... Read More
Loneliness when you're abroad by Julien
Do you often feel lonely when you're abroad? I personaly suffered on week ends while I was in the UK. Even if I had several friends, I often missed my family and friends (from home). So I walked, visited museum, went to concerts, worked more... ...
Loneliness was my constant friend when I got here- of course I didn't know anyone apart from my husband. After going to language classes and being around other foreigners, I began forming some contacts and they have stayed until this very day. The ... Read More
Racism by Julien
Do you feel racism in your country? Is it complicated to integrate yoursleft with local people or are you used to it? I really like London because the city is a lot of people from everywhere, and everybody seems to be integrated. I don't feel ...
yhx. Yeah I count myself as lucky:) Read More
LIFE'S WONDERS! by Nerrics
How do you approach life while jobless?
well by continuing one's studies to become more qualified and to ensure that the qualifications suit the country where I am at at the moment Read More
Tea or Coffee? by ChatMom
Do you like Tea or Coffee ?:)
I like both. I like drinking coffee in the mornings and maybe early afternoon. Thereafter then tea suits best and especially at nights before going off to bed- a cup of tea warms me up. Coffee keeps me awake and gives me that kick in the butt that i ... Read More
MOVIE or TV series? by gabby.gaviola
what's more interesting and enjoyable?
I like movies more. With series, if u miss a couple, it is like u have been away for a long time and it is a bit hard to follow what has been happening. With a movie, u get it done in one sitting. Read More
Racism by Julien
Do you feel racism in your country? Is it complicated to integrate yoursleft with local people or are you used to it? I really like London because the city is a lot of people from everywhere, and everybody seems to be integrated. I don't feel ...
Been living here for a little over 8 years now, and I can't honestly say that I feel racism. Sometimes people have a bad day and they will say stuff but they are usually old people or people who don't have anything going on in their lives. I love it ... Read More
what is more important in life... love or sex ? by bonita100
:P naughty question hehe
I would say both are important and equally so.When the sex is missing , u realize how important it is, when th elove is missing and the sex is good, u realize that something is missing as well. Read More
What kills first?Loneliness or Uncertainty?? by hazzle11
This question has has been nagging me after i lost a loved one.Since then I got friendly with loneliness since I missed the person a lot, and uncertainty came along for he left without any trace or explanation.just disappeared overnight. I asked a ...
The not knowing is hard: why did he/she go? was it something I did/said? I had something like that happen to me a couple years ago, where I was involved with someone living abroad and when I left to go back home, I thought all was well but the ... Read More