Epiphanies

[dickens]

I grew up knowing what Sisu means (it's a Finnish thing) and that I can't translate it well. But Wikipedia's cross reference both fits and never really occurred to me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisu#See_also

Comments

[thorr-kan.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes....sisu.

Translated in Da Yoop as, "Hey, we found a place that's even rockier, swampier, and mosquito-ier than the homeland. Let's settle here!"

[hypatia-j.livejournal.com]

Don't forget colder.

[thorr-kan.livejournal.com]

That's...debateable.

But certainly cold enough to feel homelike!