Unexpected Sauna!

(EP 52) Unexpected English has an interview episode for you: we visit the House of Finland. Use the transcription below for help!

So, here we are at the House of Finland in beautiful Balboa Park. Uh, tell us what should we know about Finland? You should know that sauna is very, very important part of the Finnish culture. Every family has a sauna and it is very relaxing and very wonderful experience to go into the sauna, to get yourself totally hot and then jump into the water in the summertime. OK, wait a minute now, we have to explain the slowly, because this is for people learning English so... OH! Yeah, so, you said there’s, so... so saunas are very important. Could you tell us what a sauna is? Originally, sauna was the bath place for families, you know, because you didn't have running water, uh, in the house. You had a separate house where you heated the water, heated the rocks to throw some water on to get the steam kind of heat going on. OK, so it's a hot room with steam, right? Yes, it is. And it's very enjoyable! And I understand they do that even in the winter. Of course, in the winter especially! (laughter) Really, so tell me how that works in the winter. Uh, you have the wood cut, and you... you put the fire underneath the rocks that are heated for the heat in the sauna. And you have another place where you heat the water in the big, huge pot. And, uhm, in the winter time, you get yourself really warm in the sauna first... OK, how long will you be in the sauna? Uh, that depends how much you can take! And how hot it is, but for ten minutes at a time definitely, and then you do it several times. OK, ten minutes and then...? You go outside, and you roll yourself in that wonderful soft snow. OK... you roll yourself in the snow, and that I suppose feels really.... Invigorating! Oh there's the word, it feels invigorating! OK, so everybody who's listening: next time you're in Finland, make sure to go to a sauna, especially in the winter, so you can then go and run out and roll in the snow, right? Yes, that's that's what we do. Thank you! You’re welcome.

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