Helsinki and Addressing Inequality

Today was another one of those days where I was very social and now all I want to do is go to sleep. Mori, Essi and I all went into Helsinki to the movies. First we went to a coffee shop and had some amazing muffins and coffee, then we went and saw the movie "Nerve". It didn't get very good ratings, but I really liked it and so did Essi and Mori. I think I liked it because a large part of me understands the main character. I have always felt a little bit like an outsider because people always saw me as the “good girl,” or the “goody two shoes,” who gets good grades and never does anything bad or rebellious. Some of my friends have even mentioned it to me. Well guess what? I’m in Finland now. Drinking and partying and doing cool rebellious things… Just kidding. I haven't done those things… Yet. A bunch of my friends and I are planning to go out to a bar and to go dancing, which I can’t wait for. Totally changing topics here, but there was something happening in Helsinki. The first thing that we saw, well actually we heard it first, was a march/rally going on with 1000's of people in it. It took a minute to figure out, but it turns out they were promoting equality. That was good, but seemed strange. However, as soon as we rounded the next block we found out why they were there. There was another rally being held (much smaller) about "Ending the Terror." They wanted to deport all Muslims and get them out of the country. It is so sad that people still have this idea that one group of people cause all the problems in a country or the world. It is pathetic that we live in a world that claims to have equal rights for all, but actively tries to punish and diminish people based on their birth, color, and gender. At least there were people against this hate group. These are my beliefs. All I can do is hope that there is more good than evil in the world, try not to become hopeless upon hearing the evil, and work as hard as I can to be part of the good and make a difference. I guess maybe I am a goody two-shoes.