Hello world,

I am still alive and well.  I am in Helsinki, Finland.  Today I met up wtih Ulla and Arttu and we went out to lunch.  Later we went to the Eero Sarineen house, where he had a studio and was raised.  It was beautiful.  Afterwards we went by the Polytechnic University where their oldest daughter studies.  I saw the student center which has thousands of different sized windows and no two are the same.  It was a nice building, and was very studentcenterish.  I guess its not all that different from back at Rutgers.

I went to a hockey game here in Helsinki tonight.  So far I am 2 for 2 with hockey towns.  I really want to try to catch a game everywhere I go.  Although it is a bit expensive. I have gotten some of the required gifts for friends back home, so if I like you, you’ll be getting something… Otherwise, well uhh….. Nevermind!  The Helsinki team IFK lost 3-1 to the Tampere team.  I forget their name, but they’re the team that isn’t the Ilves.  I took some pictures, and a little video.  It was a great game!

Yesterday I went to the Helsinki Museum and the Fish Market.  Afterwards I went to the Church in the Rock, because I couldnt make it to the National Museum…  It had just closed.  The church is carved into a rock and is beautiful.  Pictures will be posted eventually.  I talked to John in Norway, and will be meeting up with him and crashing at his place next weekend.

Tomorrow I will make it to the National Museum and possibly to see some old traditional Finnish buildings, we’ll see!

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