Vikings Youth Conference

by Barney

Oulu City House, originally uploaded by ptrktn.

I’m off to the city of Oulu in Finland to attend the Vikings Youth Conference, a conference for Baha’i youth from the Nordic countries.

No, please don’t laugh. I know I’m a year or two older than what could reasonably be called “youth”, but for some strange reason I’ve been asked to speak there.

It’s a long way north, and the weather forecast is for cold (i.e. always below freezing - well below freezing - the highest temperature while I’m there is forecast to be -6ºC and the lowest -25ºC).

I don’t know if I’ll have the opportunity to blog while I’m away.

Technorati Tags: Baha’i, Bahai, Vikings Youth Conference, Finland, Oulu, Nordic

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3 comments

1 Phillipe { 03.20.08 at 01:00 }

Baha’i Vikings? What a visual that conjures up! Go Vikings!

2 Barney { 03.20.08 at 18:23 }

Not THOSE Vikings! Think longships and horned helmets. Think tall, fair haired people who drink lots of beer - no, sorry, that’s not the Baha’i youth.

Actually they are now calling it the Nordic Youth Conference, since we are in Finland and the Finns are not and never have been Vikings.

3 Thurai { 03.20.08 at 23:13 }

Wishing you and everyone a JOYOUS and PROSPEROUS NAW-RUZ!

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