Bike Ride in Hel
Well it's been another long while since my last contact with many of you out there. Thanks again for the comments you left, Mom, Kak, Giovanna, Arianne, Jesse, and Ken.
Below is a movie of my bike ride to the market I made yesterday. There was a beautiful russian mandolin for 20 euro that I didn't buy because I thought, without checking my wallet, I had only 5 euro. Later that afternoon I noticed I had 25 euro in my wallet. I went back to buy it, but it was gone. So I refocused my energies on this short movie.
Bike Movie
So what else have I been up to besides putting my digital camera in jeopardy? I visited one of my best and longtime friends Jesse in Antwerpen. We had a great time as we hadn't seen each other in over a year. I met his beautiful and lovely fiance Reika. And we drank too much excellent Belgian ale. Thanks for inviting me Jesse.
Here's a picture of the house we stayed in. We didn't just stay in one room of this building, but the entire building was the house. All of it. It even had a small backyard with a porch. Very cush.
I also spent some time in Kuopio, Finland which is in the more eastern region of Finland and much further north. Elina's mother's family comes from this area of Finland. It is one of the few hilly areas. For me it was a different landscape of Finland than I had known. Here's a picture of one of the lakes we visited.
Here's a picture of an older building in the town of Kuopio.
Here's a picture of the lake that surounds most of the city of Kuopio. It's almost like a sea.
Life in Helsinki is quieting down. Elina's parents were here in Finland for the last 4 or 5 weeks (the last week in our small one bedroom apt.), but they flew back to Atlanta on the 31st. They are great and I loved spending time with them in Finland. School has begun for the students and all the families are back from their summer holidays and returned to work. And most of the tourist have left too. The summer has left and the fall has set in. Trees are already beginning to change colors and the sky is brisker. Elina is teaching some art classes at Espoo International School and I'm still completing my application for residence. I believe my summer holiday adventures and travels are over. Things are settling down at our apartment, with no more guests to entertain. I probably be spending more time at home now, updating my blog more frequently with less interesting material (sorry). I will enjoy reading the comments you post.
Hello to my family: Sid, Will, Kakyn, Mom, Dad, Rebecca, Ella, Ty, Cindy, and Andrew.
Hello to everyone at Trillium: Stephanie, Polly, Rob, Zach, Earenya, Kerry, Yoko, Kirk, Beth, Raina, Nick, Ken, Elizabeth, Andrew, Eddie, Arianne, and all the students.
Hello to my friends in different placesJuan, Jabo, Wes, Falco, Digital Don, Ratface, Lar L, Mat G., Jenna, Marlea, Mr. Sellsmanburger, and many others.
Below is a movie of my bike ride to the market I made yesterday. There was a beautiful russian mandolin for 20 euro that I didn't buy because I thought, without checking my wallet, I had only 5 euro. Later that afternoon I noticed I had 25 euro in my wallet. I went back to buy it, but it was gone. So I refocused my energies on this short movie.
Bike Movie
So what else have I been up to besides putting my digital camera in jeopardy? I visited one of my best and longtime friends Jesse in Antwerpen. We had a great time as we hadn't seen each other in over a year. I met his beautiful and lovely fiance Reika. And we drank too much excellent Belgian ale. Thanks for inviting me Jesse.
Here's a picture of the house we stayed in. We didn't just stay in one room of this building, but the entire building was the house. All of it. It even had a small backyard with a porch. Very cush.
I also spent some time in Kuopio, Finland which is in the more eastern region of Finland and much further north. Elina's mother's family comes from this area of Finland. It is one of the few hilly areas. For me it was a different landscape of Finland than I had known. Here's a picture of one of the lakes we visited.
Here's a picture of an older building in the town of Kuopio.
Here's a picture of the lake that surounds most of the city of Kuopio. It's almost like a sea.
Life in Helsinki is quieting down. Elina's parents were here in Finland for the last 4 or 5 weeks (the last week in our small one bedroom apt.), but they flew back to Atlanta on the 31st. They are great and I loved spending time with them in Finland. School has begun for the students and all the families are back from their summer holidays and returned to work. And most of the tourist have left too. The summer has left and the fall has set in. Trees are already beginning to change colors and the sky is brisker. Elina is teaching some art classes at Espoo International School and I'm still completing my application for residence. I believe my summer holiday adventures and travels are over. Things are settling down at our apartment, with no more guests to entertain. I probably be spending more time at home now, updating my blog more frequently with less interesting material (sorry). I will enjoy reading the comments you post.
Hello to my family: Sid, Will, Kakyn, Mom, Dad, Rebecca, Ella, Ty, Cindy, and Andrew.
Hello to everyone at Trillium: Stephanie, Polly, Rob, Zach, Earenya, Kerry, Yoko, Kirk, Beth, Raina, Nick, Ken, Elizabeth, Andrew, Eddie, Arianne, and all the students.
Hello to my friends in different placesJuan, Jabo, Wes, Falco, Digital Don, Ratface, Lar L, Mat G., Jenna, Marlea, Mr. Sellsmanburger, and many others.
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