Body Image --> Points for Finland.

So I was watching this show/documentary the other day on TV about a woman who is determined to shed some light on sexual education in Britain and basically all things related to it [I forget what it was called]. Her main problem was that teenagers growing up with the internet have unrealistic views of how bodies should look. Her solution? Bring in 5 women, call an assembly, and line the (obviously indifferent) women up naked to show the kids what real women look like. She tried to tackle stereotypes of the perfect chest... so on and so forth.

Of course, this has to somehow be Finland-related (or not, but in this case it is). I started thinking about how nudity in Finland is about as normal as eating breakfast. You head to the sauna naked with your friends, family, etc [usually girls with girls and guys with guys as you get older] so it's not like you've never seen naked people before. This probably doesn't solve the body image insecurity that many teenagers go through, and even adults obsess over but it must be an improvement!

Just a random tid-bit.

Otherwise, Juha's been on vacation for the past 2 weeks so we've just been lazing around town. Traveled up to Kajaani and Kuopio last weekend. Next week Radical Ninjas [the band Juha plays in] are playing a gig right here in Tampere so we're staying close and the guys are rehearsing lots. Also, I have unofficially but officially decided that I will be attending university in Helsinki in the fall, meaning: Hanken!