Weird Christmas
I thought that spending Christmas in Lapland would the most festive and magical thing ever- It's pretty much the Christmas place; there is always snow, plenty of reindeer, and of course the real Father Christmas lives here. Well we actually have three of them- but shh! Lapland overall has been a highly enjoyable trip even if Christmas Day itself was a little strange. The problem was that day felt no different to any other because we have been in mega-Xmas mode for so long. Christmas music plays on the coach every day and we are surrounded by elves with fake presents. Since late November people have been pulling crackers at our festive dinners so I've become very desensitised. I was wondering if you lose the excitement of Christmas as you grow up, but I think its more to do with working all day on the 25th that made it seem less exciting, rather than my age. This aside, its been wonderful and at least the children we've taken care of have had a very specia...