This was a new one on me: rolling in the snow. I have joined a woman's club and attended their "Pink Night"...a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness. Prior to the event I had been told about this rolling in the snow thing and promised to do it for our chairwoman who was going to be absent and couldn't do it herself. What ever possessed me at the time has escaped me now. So here is the deal: first you swim, then you sauna until you are nice and toasty, then you run outside and fall into the snow and make snow angels, and then you qickly retreat back into the sauna to recover.
Actually it was pretty amazing and I would do it again. And or those who are wondering, I only had one glass of wine prior to the experience. My friend Lisa also did it with me, along with four other members, and it was truly an experience I won't soon forget. And for those wondering, clothing is optional in the sauna, and I figured "when in Finland"...enough said. Next on my list is ice swimming; yes, I mean doing what I've been watching from my window...going swimming in the water hole in the ice. Crazy, but very Finnish, and I want to do it just once to say that I have.
I am told that the rolling in the snow/swimming in the ice thing is good for the health and is practiced religiously by some, including people in their eighties and older. For me, this experience has further strenghened my belief that the Finnish know what their doing and are fun-loving besides. I know they take it seriously, but I found it to be a fun bonding experience. The Finnish ladies were all too happy to share the experience with us and were most helpful in our getting the most out of it. My thanks to those ladies. I can't wait to see what is next!
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