Seeking Finnish-speakers (Sioux Falls/Spearfish/Crawford, NE)
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Date: 2008-04-11, 9:25PM CDT
SEEKING FINNISH INTERPRETERS OR ANYONE WANTING TO PRACTICE THEIR FINNISH SKILLS!
We have family visiting from Finland from June 6 until June 18, 2008. We've met them all, and they're wonderful people! But of the 6 of them, only 2 speak any English, and only one of those two is fluent enough to hold a real conversation in English. And of course, our family doesn't speak Finn, even though that is our heritage!
So we're looking for any Finnish-speakers who might be willing to spend some time with us and practice your translating or improve your Finnish. You don't even have to be that fluent! Anything helps.
You're welcome to spend as little as an afternoon with us, or as much as a week! Ideally we'd like to pay you with room and board and good company, but some amount of compensation can certainly be discussed, depending on your availability and fluency. It's important to us that our guests feel welcome, and you can be vital to that goal! We'll do our best to arrange something that we can both feel happy about.
Tentative schedule and locations:
June 6-9: We'll be near Larchwood, Iowa (20 minutes from Sioux Falls).
(at Aunt Reba's Bed and Breakfast)
June 10-11: We'll be driving to western SD, and spending a day or two with family near Spearfish, one of whom spoke Finnish as a child, but hasn't used it for decades.
June 12-13: We'll be driving around some of the historical sites in that area, like Mt. Rushmore, Crazyhorse, etc.
June 13: In the evening we'll end up at Ft. Robinson near Crawford, NE, where there's a large family reunion made up of descendants of our great grandmother and grandfather who came over from Finland to western SD.
June 14-15: At the family reunion in Ft. Robinson, Crawford, NE.
June 16: Driving back to the Larchwood, Iowa (near Sioux Falls).
June 17: Back at Aunt Reba's Bed and Breakfast in Larchwood, Iowa.
June 18: Our Finnish family leaves once again for Helsinki and eventually to their homes near the Arctic Circle in Kemi and Tervola.
Again, your skills are welcome for as much or as little of this visit as you're able to do! So if you live out west and want to jump in on a day or two of sightseeing, please do so! If you live near Sioux Falls and want to help us welcome the Finns at the airport, Go for it!
For more info, please call Katix (in Denver) at 303-478-8000, or Rich and Reba (in Iowa) at 712-478-4042! Or e-mail a response to this ad; whatever works!
- Location: Sioux Falls/Spearfish/Crawford, NE
- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
- Compensation: Room, Board, and an opportunity to practice your Finnish! And other pay negotiable depending on skill and availability...
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