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Finland Two - Text

The speaker is a Caucasian male in his early 20's, born and raised near Helsinki, Finland. His father is an American and his mother is Finnish. At the time of this recording, he'd spent one and a half years studying at the University of Kansas, where he participates in the Honors Program. Before coming to the United States, he studied English for eight years. Listen especially to his characteristic use of a hard L sound. This recording was made by Josh Meyer and Paul Meier on February 28, 2000 and edited by Paul Meier shortly thereafter. Running time 00:04:05. Running time 00:02:18.

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