Carmena in Finland August 5th to 13th 2008

It's been a while since we wistfully said goodbye to Carmena as she headed back to her home in Romania after her visit to Finland. 

I had a strong intention to write a very detailed report about Carmena's trip, too, but soon I realized it was an impossible thing to do. I couldn't possibly find the right words to describe adequately of the conversations, emotions and events we shared.

Carmena is very sociable, extremely energetic and highly curious and a person who looks at things from many different perspectives. Sometimes it was hard to keep up with her and find answers for those endless questions let alone make her go to be at nights. In the mornings Carmena came to wake me up at 8 am the latest and as she had had her cup of coffee, the joyous babbling began once again. Although I might have thought at some point how I'd cope with the situation I enjoyed every moment spent with Carmena and she is always welcome to our home.

On our shelter trips the days are always so hectic and we are all running back and forth so by the midnight we are always pretty tired to socialize together. So now we really used the time during Carmena's holiday as efficiently as possible in doing the things we usually never have any time to do.

So, Carmena had a really good time in Finland. In particular she enjoyed our beautiful nature and friendly people. Carmena told me that she feels strongly that she must have been a Finn in her previous life since she felt so close to our country and people here.

Carmena had time to stop by at a pet store Sello's Faunatar in Espoo and was very touched to see a fund-raising box in the store and to know that people do donate money for Pro Animals Romania and Tg-Jiu shelter. Carmena also flipped eagerly through "the godparent file" that had a compilation of pictures of goddogs and their stories in addition to important facts about Tg-Jiu shelter and activities of Pro Animals'.

Carmena's visit to Finland was full of relaxing and happy moments and, of course, also some pampering. Carmena also met a lot of friends here and enjoyed enormously their company. For all these years I have never seen Carmena smile so radiantly and laugh so joyously as I saw her do here almost all the time.

Carmena asked me to forward to all her Finnish friends her most heartfelt greetings and hoped to see as many of you as possible also in Tg-Jiu. I'm pretty sure that Carmena will come again to Finland some day in future.

Pictures of Carmena's visit

We gave Carmena something to be taken to Tg-Jiu shelter with her. These things included e.g. antibiotics, deworming treatments, vitamins and trace substances as well as dog care products. Of course Carmena received also some personal gifts from her friends and was very touched to see people care. Thank you all!

Regards,

Kiia