Wednesday, 18 August 2010

10.8 Tuesday - I worked until afternoon. After that I biked to Isak's place and we did some study work. I played with Ida. And then we had dinner, courgette creps made by Jonna. Then I biked back home. My back brake was broken on the way to Isak, Ida and Jonna.


11.8 Wednesday - I worked the day and after that I read at the library for my project exam. After that I went jogging for an hour. I went swimming in the middle of the jogging. It felt really good.


12.8 Thursday - I worked during the day. After work I read at the Richardsgatans library. packed my back partially, late in the evening.


13.8 Friday - Woke up at around 8. I had breakfast, ironed a shirt and packed my bag. I took the bus and worked until 15.15. I walked to the train and met Titus. We took the train to Wasa and arrived 19.18. Isak was there and we drove to Prisma and bought food. Then to the flat in the city. We walked down to the harbour and I drove to Torskär Island. Ida and Jonna was there. We made creps filled woth salty stuff and then sweet jam. Then it was time for sauna. Sauna and sleep then.


Heavy bag struggle

VR is cool

Isak at Skolhusgatan 46

Driving boat

Coastal guard did not harass us

Driving is fun

Half built wharf with Jonna

Sun set at well

Halfmade

Creps

Night

14.8 Saturday - Woke up at around 8.30. Scrambled eggs and more nice breakfast. We enjoyed the very nice morning. We started building and went through the nets once in a while to see if something was caught. We had bbq. Corn, Courgette, spears with beef, bacon and onion. Boiled and then bbqued. After dinner we swam for a long while. Then we continued building and Titus left for Wasa. Isak and me continued until 10. We had blueberry pie. Then sauna in dark autumn feeling even though the water was warm. But it was windy and cloudy. TItus came back and then it was sleeping. Wow I slept well, in clean sheets.


Mmmmm

Scrambled eggs

Good morning

Hmmm eating parents

Eating hand

Morning

Morning 2

Life from above

BBQ of course

Festari food

Sun starting to set

Mida

Stora stugan in night

15.8 Sunday - Woke up at around 9 when Jonna came into the kitchen to make breakfast. We had breakfast. After breakfast we continued the construction at the wharf. But before that we prepared the fish we got in the net, 20 perches. It was done in 2-3 hours. We had a Heineken and crisps. Then we made lunch-dinner. I carried around Ida and a carrying bag. Smoked perch, boiled potatoes and a sauce with smetana, gräslök and something else. Then we had coffee and blueberry pie from yesterday with vanilla sauce. Then we went swimming for 30 min. Then it was time to leave. I drove to the inner harbour and Titus and me walked to the train station and stopped at McD and shopped at a shop. Train 19.35 was 20 min late. Now we are between Riihimäki and Helsinki.



Done

Celebration

Happy also

Inside

Photo 1

Photo 2

Big hands

Smoking fish

Wharf

Fattigvikens Castle

Settled

Resting

Smoked perch

Two smoked perches

Mink (American mink) (Amerikaanse nerts)

16.8 - Monday - I slept deep and woke up around 8. I worked until afternoon. Then I biked to Richardsgatans library and read until 19.30. After that I biked to Stockmann and bought a bread, tooth paste and some more stuff. I biked home. I skyped with Maria


17.8 - Tuesday - I woke up at 8.15 and went to work by bike. I worked until 4. Then I went to uni and met my advisor for my Master's thesis. She gave positive feedback. I went back to work for a while. Titus brought my football shoes and socks so I met him in front of the bank. Then I biked to Blåbärslandet and played my first match in NIBs football team. 0-0 and we were lucky to get that result. Our keeper was good. I played defense and OK, I think. Someone out there might be of another opinion. I bought some food on the way home and made tomato chevre pasta. I skyped with Maria.


18.8 - Wednesday - Today I woke up at 8.15. I had a two slices of bread. One with cheese one with jam. I took the bus to work because it was raining. I think it was the first time that it was raining when I have been going to work these three months. I worked and studied until 6.30. Then I walked home all the way. I stopped at a place called Nerone and ordered a 4 Staggioni. I ate it at home watching Die Hard 3. I only watched a part. The pizza was 2/5. And 9 euros! After that I've been sitting in a sofa chatting, skyping, studying, working, drinking, eating and resting. Now it's 11:21


Monday, 9 August 2010

Last Bits of Finland

15.7 Thursday - Picnic with NIB


It got grey on the way out to Sveaborg


Escaping the rain


MICROSOFT's number two guy's boat.


16.7 Friday - I woke up in Helsinki and went to work with my bag with me. I worked until around 3. Then I walked to the station and got on the train. I studied and watched the film Shaun the Dead (3/5). I arrived to Vasa and Pekka was at the station. We walked to Skolhusgatan 46, my old address when I studied in Vasa.


Marketplace in Wasa

A Frame

Biking into darkness

In front of the city hall

Hospital or technical building

House in leafs and their shadows

Almost home


At the flat I met Mamma and Titus. We walked to the boat and drove out to the cottage. The wharf had been repaired again. We went to the sauna and had dinner.

Everyone is happy

More speed

But not fast enough

Happy anyhow

Swimming from Sauna

Sleepy

17.7 Saturday - Woke up in Lillastugan. It was hot in the night and hot in the morning but I slept quite well. A nice big breakfast with Vöråpojoken bread and Swedish radio P3 on, NICE. You can listen to Swedish radio because the island and Vasa in general is not far from Sweden.


Pekka resting a bit more

Having a look

Barbro and Anders arrived in the afternoon and we ate bbq. Then coffee and it was a long meal. A walk in the woods is a tradition as well so that we did. This was followed by relaxing and then sauna. T

Eating

Eating II

Preparing for sauna

The sauna was followed by tea. Then they left. and it was sleeping time.

Leaving

18.7 Sunday - Woke up in the morning in Stora stugan because it was hot in the Lilla stugan. I walked around 6 in the morning to Stora stugan and slept there. It was time for breakfast and then I made a small film starring Margareta, Pekka and Titus, and me! Then we had lunch and more enjoyment at the island. In the evening sauna and cleaning.


Pekka and Titus

Beach and cleaning beach

Swimming

Swimming out

Swimming in clothes to avoid sunburn. Practical.
Cooling down more

Pushing up

Eating

The Swedish Wedding

Reading

19.7 Monday - We woke up 4.45 or similar and drove to Vasa with the boat. Me and Titus walked to the train and got on it. I slept from Seinäjoki all the way to Helsinki around four hours. It was nice.



I slept in a sleeping bag. Then I went to work and worked.


20.7 Tuesday - at least work


21.7 Wednesday - at least work


22.7 Thursday - at least work. I went to the beach with Isak, Jonna, Ida and Titus.


We ate food after the beach at IIJ's place.


Ida's first photo with a bit of my help


Ida and me on the beach.


23.7 Friday - at least work. Then I biked to Jorvas and made a bit of music. Titus didn't come home.


24.7 Saturday - Woke up at 10 something. Breakfast. I biked to the library in Kyrkslätt and studied on my thesis. After that I took some photos and bought food for home. Me and Titus ate tortillas with chicken.


Beautiful Kyrkslätt

Here I spent my childhood

Sweet life

Transporting toilet paper

Walking man

Buy food here
Beautiful architecture

Old & new

Bar Pearl

Small car

Alley dog

25.7 Sunday - I biked to Helsinki. I stopped at Drumsö and played Volleyball.


Teach beach looked like this

Isak had sweets

Woman with lady

Biking Girl

Running

Who needs more support

I ate this. IT WAS TASTY!


26.7 Monday - At least I worked.


27.7 Tuesday - at least I worked. Then we played minigolf.




28.7 Wednesday - I worked and went home. From there I took the bus to a hospital and Kai picked me up. We drove to Noux after buying food.


Kai's cottage

Swimming towards there

Like a fish in the sea

Swimming

Jump 1

Jump 2

Jump 3

Jump 4

Climb 1

Jump 5

Jump 6

Hand

Titanic?

Thinking all the way

Swimming from above

On the way back.

We drove back after eating. Police stopped us on the way home but everything was ok.

29.7 Thursday -


30.7 Friday -


31.7 Saturday -


1.8 Sunday -


2.8 Monday -


3.8 Tuesday -


4.8 Wednesday -


Me and Ida

Eating and Interested

Lekker

Neutral about the bean

Cutting edge

Eating hair

Chewing

Moving

MmmmmM


Sweets on table

The always nice looking computer room.

The always nice looking computer Maria.

5.8 Thursday - I met Ida. How nice.



6.8 Friday - I woke up at 8 and left to reach the parliament library. There I checked some sources. Then I went to work. In the afternoon I went to the political sciences and law library and checked some more sources. After work I biked home, around 6 after buying some food from lidl. I had sausage, potatoes and carrots. Then I skyped with Maria for three or four hours, nice. Sleep.


7.8. Saturday - Woke up 10.30 and had a good breakfast. Then I finished my last two footnote in my thesis. I took 2-3 hours. I dare declare here my thesis is as good as ready. Around 3.30 I took the bus to Jorvas. Titus was there. I plowed through material to see if I forgot something. I ate snålsoppa at the patio and took the bus back to Helsinki. Almost immediately after coming home I started biking towards Helene's. My bike is only running on gear 1 now and my back brake is out of order. I lost my way very close to her place. My package with eight beers fell a part so it was trouble. I asked for the way twice. And old man more interested in talking and a man who explained for 2 min and then his two sons said isn't it just easier to follow this way straight. I reached the place and the Brit Henry. We ate and talked until 2.30. I biked home in the middle of the night.


8.8 Sunday - Woke up at 11 and had breakfast and cleaned a bit. Then I biked to the bus stop. From the bus I can see the smoke coming from the fires of Moscow. There is a thin fog in the air and the air is very warm, not because of the fire. In Jorvas I worked last bit on my thesis and saw a thunder storm arrive.


Hazy air

A cup of hot chocolate

A very nice sandwich

Storm coming in

I managed to get a lightning

I ran to the bus in the storm and got of at Gräsviksgatan.

A walk

Man under umbrella at petrol station.

9.8 Monday

Surveillance

I went for a walk and read an article.

Walking somewhere

Doll 1

Doll 2

Doll 3 and 4

Picking sweets

Tough girls

Man