Listening for the Flame
I am Kaidi, from Estonia, a small Northern European country where fire has always been far more than just a flame. Our parents and ancestors knew that without fire, there is no life. Fire was used to cook food, warm the home, and the most important place in the household was the sauna. The sauna has always been a sacred space in Estonia. In the past, saunas were kept warm so that a traveler could step inside while on the road, dry their wet birch-bark shoes, and take a moment to breathe....