1. First time leaving the country by myself (and flying by myself).
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2. First time I have seen 3 oceans in one day.
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3. First time north of the Arctic circle (the sun never went down on my midnight flight!)
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4. First time having the airline lose my luggage.
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5. First time in Europe.
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Now off to explore Helsinki, meet up with the rest of team Canada, and then off to junior World’s!
Bonus First. First blog post not written on a computer (hence little text cause typing on touchscreens just doesn’t compare).