So check this- I have two exchange students over okay? A Brazilian, Hungarian and Indian take a quick trip down to Sweden, tired and craving coffee; and lo behold- discover there exists a thing called ‘Leninade’! A great slavic drink screaming communism (even though it was selling at € 3)

So this drink evokes the gopnik within us, and in no time are we squatting on the Tornio river drinking to the Soviet anthem.

And the over 9000 sugar content empowers us, sad weary travelers, to breeze through a glorious Eye of the Tiger/Rocky training montage.

SAUNA TIME.

My little sister asks if we would go in the snow while Sauna. Almost saying no, new possibilities dawned into my head, evoked by my dad joking about squatting in the backyard, bringing forth a blyatiful picture opportunity- snow-slav-squatting with my new friends drinking Leninade during a sauna break. We take it into the sauna, get warmed up and rush into the snow , raise a toast and return- all is well.

Until the Brazillian wanted to smell Communism.

“Just a little bit.”, he said.

“Bad idea Twinkleboy.”, said our Hungarian comrade.

After a brief chin scratch, “Why not? Do it.”, said the Indian.

It can’t damage the sauna right? It was a calculated risk- but boy am I bad at math.

Throwing soda, especially one like Leninade which is 99% sugar, on a sauna in a packed room with three guys is always a stupid idea. It bore a stench so vile that it made us wanna-be slavs run out almost as fast as Russians rush B. Our Hungarian representative got a headache and threw up- smooth.

Bad idea,
but good memories eh?