Fitting your life into two bags is fun.
Anyway, in a few days time, I'll be moving it to Vuosaari, Finland for five months.
A quick search on Wikipedia reveals the following:
- It's east of the Helsinki city centre by about 15 km, and is by the sea. My favourite parts of Kingston were always by the water, so I think I'll like this.
- It is known for its natural environment, and its seashore
- It is considered to be relatively multi-cultural, for Finland, that is
- In WWII it was used as a "decoy Helsinki" to divert bombs away from the city
- There is a big construction development to build Vuosaari Harbour
I was really happy to get Vuosaari as my residence. I think I'll like it.
Right now I know two words of Finnish:
- Sauna
- Suomi (Finland in Finnish)
My knowledge of the Finnish musical scene is somewhat more substantial. Good to know I have my priorities straight...
In other news, I'm in soup deprivation mode at the moment. They really are the most fun of all foods to make. So when I get to Finland, here's what I'll do:
Make a nice bowl of hearty caldo verde if I can get my hands on some decent chorizo. Should be easier in Europe than in Canada, or at least you'd think so...
Now Listening To (in honour of Finland): Nightwish - Sleeping Sun
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i think you're overdue for an update.
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