Kevin Whyte, a fourth-year business communications student, published his account on cbc.ca on April 21 of being grounded in Finland because of the Icelandic volcano eruption. “Life as a student means little money to survive,” Whyte wrote. “And being in Finland, probably the most expensive country I’ve ever been in, doesn’t help the situation.”

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