1.I traveled to Sweden for work. I believe my Swedish coworker and I spoke about twice in seven days. I assumed she did not like me at all. Then, one day before my departure, she invited me to stay at her home because she lived close to the airport. I was shocked. But the biggest surprise was when she woke up at 4 a.m. to prepare breakfast for me. She declared, “You’re my friend!” The greatest surprise of my life.

2. My spouse, who is half Estonian, and I were riding our bikes in Estonia. It was late. We arrived at the campgrounds, but they said, “Camping is closed.” They still allowed us to enter the zone, which was densely populated. We spotted an empty tent with two camp beds. We went looking for a shower, but the employee told it didn’t work. But it worked, so we had a shower.

The next day, I went looking for a stove to cook on, and someone helped me turn it on. When we were leaving, my husband tried to pay for our stay, but they did not accept any money. It was all completely free.