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New York City Round 1 and 2

As some of you know I’ve found myself in New York City twice in the last 6 weeks. The first trip was for my birthday and New Years, and the second, a few weeks later, so my best friend Tara could cross meeting Alan Rickman off her bucket list.

I’ve been meaning to write this entry for weeks now, but just hadn’t gotten around to it! But I’m now leaving for London in 3 days, and figured I ought to get it down now before I move on to the next big trip! Plus, I’m procrastinating from studying for the 5 exams I write before leaving for London…

For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to go to New York City at Christmas time and see the tree in Rockefeller Centre, but the timing/prices have never worked out. This year I decided to just go for it. And thankfully Vi was in town as well! So a nice little 25th birthday/New Years trip was planned.

Of course, my first stop had to be 30 Rock. And that beautiful tree did not disappoint!

(As always, click pictures to enlarge)

While there we also saw two shows: The closing performance of Bonnie and Clyde, and Daniel Radcliffe’s last performance of How To Success In Business Without Really Trying. I didn’t love Bonnie and Clyde, but absolutely adored How To Succeed. And seeing Dan Radcliffe wasn’t too shabby either!

We also went to see The Artist at the Paris Theatre, which was great. The film was wonderful, and I ran in to Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Twice!

It was so nice to see the city completely decked out for the holidays! There were snowflakes, candy canes, and red and green decorations everywhere!

The second trip, just a few weeks later, was a jam packed weekend. Tara and I left around 4am on Friday morning and were in the city by 10. We checked in our hotel and dumped our bags before heading out in the pouring rain. We wandered around the stores in Times Square, grabbed lunch, and took an afternoon nap (I mentioned we left at 4am, right?)

That evening we grabbed some snacks and headed to the theatre to see Alan Rickman’s play Seminar. The show itself wasn’t my cup of tea, but it was fun seeing him live! After the show we waited by the stage door so Tara could meet him. He was quiet, and didn’t take pictures with anyone, but that’s okay. He signed our playbills, smiled at Tara when I said we came down from Canada just to see him for her birthday, and we took sly pictures with one another in the same shot with him. Heh. It worked!

On Saturday, our one full day, we wandering the city. I heard about The High Line from a friend, and decided to check it out. It was so neat! It’s a park that extends numerous blocks down the lower west side of Manhattan, about a story above ground level. It swerves around buildings, and even through them at some points. It was very cool!

After that we walked to Washington Square Park and then down to SoHo for some shopping and lunch.

After that we headed back to Times Square for a bit of a rest and then headed up to Central Park. We had such a gorgeous day. It wasn’t too cold, the sun was shinning. Perfect day!

That evening we went to see Porgy & Bess. Oh. My Gosh. It was without a doubt one of the best shows I have ever seen. I was familiar with it beforehand, but seeing it live was a whole new experience. I started crying about halfway through the second act and couldn’t stop. I was a hot mess by the end! Seriously, such a moving and incredible show. After we stage doored and met everyone. I was still a bit of a hot mess ;)

On Sunday we needed to be at the airport by around 2, so we headed out in the morning. We got breakfast and saw Grand Central and the New York City Public Library. Gorgeous architecture!

So, that’s been 2012 thus far! All that’s worth mentioning. Most of the time is spent on school work, or Twitter. Jenna Fischer just joined Twitter, so it’s been a pretty even split as of late ;)

Anyway, as I said, off to London in a few days. And I am so excited! I may blog mid-trip. We’ll see!

Happy Saturday,

Spencer

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Veggie Tale: My big switch to vegetarian

As some of you know I recently made some massive changes to my diet. I cut out meat, severely cut down on dairy, and joined Weight Watcher’s in attempt to shed some of the large amount of weight I’ve gained over the past couple of years.

It hasn’t been easy, but after a few weeks I think I’m starting to adjust. My biggest concerns in cutting out meat and cutting down on dairy were not getting enough protein and calcium. But, I think I’ve found enough alternatives to making getting both easy. I thought I’d go ahead and list some of the biggest food changes:

Skim Milk -> Soy Milk

I like soy milk. Not as much as regular milk, but well enough. It’s loaded with calcium, which is great too. I’m thinking of maybe giving almond milk a go too in the next couple weeks.

Meat -> Non-meat

This has been a little more iffy. I had my first veggie burger, and really enjoyed it. I then tried vegan chicken in a dish, and again, not too bad. Tonight my aunt tried some veggie beef, and, well, it was terrible. But, it’s all trial and error at this point. I would like to try tofu, but I’m not sure what dish would be best as a starter. Maybe a stir-fry. We’ll see.

Cheese -> Vegan Cheese

I’m not sold on this one yet. I’ve heard good things about Daiya, so I found an organic market that sold it and picked some up last night. I tried it this afternoon, and I can’t quite say I liked it. I might have been more put off by the texture than the taste, I’m not sure. I’ll give it another go, but as of right now, I’m not a fan.

Fortified Foods

I switched to Kashi cereal, which is delicious, btw. It contains a ridiculous amount of protein, that I’m fairly certain has more than I was getting while eating meat. Which is excellent. I have a lot more energy than before! I also switched to calcium enriched orange juice. Which seemed really random when I first saw it, but I’m now loving it. I already have a heightened risk of osteoporosis, so I was to get calcium in wherever I can.

Vegan?

I’m seriously considering going full on vegan, at some point. I’ll wait at least 6 months to see if the vegetarian diet makes significant changes, and then consider it a bit more. Money is a pretty big factor at this point, as a lot of vegan products are more expensive. So, maybe I’ll change the consideration from 6 months to when I find employment (at least 8 months away). The idea of completely giving up any products that contain milk and egg products seems daunting at this point, anyway. But with all the health issues I’ve had over the past 10 years, I think it would be for the best to go as natural as possible. Between ulcerative colitis, IBS, anxiety, depression, and my ridiculously high risk of developing colon cancer, I certainly don’t think it will hurt. As long as it’s done healthily. But, again, that’s a long ways off.

Right now is about no meat, and less milk. And so far, that’s been going well!

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New Year, New Blog

This blog has been slowly morphing from ‘Spencer’s Travel Blog”, to “Spencer’s Random Posts”. And I think I’m okay with that! Now, don’t get me wrong- There will be travel posts whenever possible. But, now there will other, possibly less exciting posts to fill the gaps in between the travel (Upcoming: New York, London, Chicago, St. Louis, Boston, and much more).

As such, I’ll need a new name for this blog. I took out “Travel” already, but don’t like it. I need something more catchy! Ideas?

I already have a few ideas on what to post about, so it may become more of a lifestyle blog, I suppose. And I’m using the word “lifestyle” in the loosest possible terms, leaving myself open to talk about whatever I want, really!

Anyway. Any name suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to comment, email, or tweet (@spencersloane)!

Also, please check out Ending The Stigma. It’s been slowly fading, and that makes me sad.

~S

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Wannabe Urban Explorer: Take 1!

Over the past few months I’ve been fascinated by this idea of “urban exploration.” If you’re not familiar with the concept, it’s essentially going in to abandoned /off-limit spaces to look around / photograph / explore, without disturbing the space itself. The adventurous side of my brain has been reeling with the idea of getting to see these normally unseen spaces. However, the practical part of my brain resists, as urban exploration tends to be, well, illegal. I do justify it with my belief that, while it is trespassing, it’s trespassing with no intent to harm or steal from the space. It’s simply for observational purposes. While of course if you were to apply this logic to someone’s personal space, i.e. a home, it’s wrong and creepy and all that jazz. But urban exploration isn’t about that. It’s about the forgotten spaces. The abandoned spaces left to time and the elements to rot and whither.

Here are a few of my favourite urban exploration pages:

8 Abandoned Theme Parks “Open” for Exploration

Afflicted: 11 Abandoned UK Asylum’s “Open” for Exploration

10 Creepiest Abandoned Water Parks On Earth

Underground History: Disused Stations on London’s Underground

After finding myself in a bit of a mental rut recently, I decided I wanted a little fun to take my mind of things. And thus came a plan for my first stint in the world of urban exploration. I decided to play it safe and go to a place that was close, accessible, and heavily trafficked by the “wannabe urban explorer”, such as myself. So, on a brisk, but sunny, December afternoon I found myself on at the abandoned Wet ‘n Wild at Prudhomme’s Landing.

If you’re not familiar with this park, it was great at it’s peak. I spent a great deal of time here growing up. It was only a 20 minute drive up the highway, reasonably priced, and a good size for families with younger children. I recall it having 3 water slides, a wave pool, a lazy river, kiddy pool, and then some additional attractions outside of the water park area (go-karts, bumper cars, a maze, electric tubes [not sure what they were called!], and a huge children’s play place). It wasn’t a huge park, but I remember going there frequently with friends and cousins and having a blast.

Anyway, going back to a place you loved as a kid and finding it in ruins is a bit sad. Of course nothing is forever, but it was strange to wander around the now mostly vacant land remember what I think use to stand there. I went online and found some pictures of the park in it’s heyday. It makes it even sadder to see them side by side!

Walking in to the park. This was the path that took you from the front entrance to the water area. I remember there being an ice cream stand along here:

The overgrowth in what was once the wave pool:

The control room for the wave pool:

A tunnel that one of the water slides use to run through:

The end of the last remaining slide:

The staircases long ago collapsed:

The old Go-Kart track:

The kiddie pool seems to have become a make-shift fire pit:

I so remember racing to these down the path from the front entrance!

What was the font entrance:

Well, that’s it for that. It was cold, muddy, reminiscent, and fun. I think I might need to try a bit more of this urban exploring! I don’t know where or when, but, I’m sure I’ll think of something.

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Stationary

I haven’t been able to update this blog in almost 5 months, and that makes me sad. 2010 was such a great year of traveling, but 2011 hasn’t been the same. I did get to New York and Boston, as posted about, but, that was it.

However, I can’t complain. This year has been filled with other important things. The spring and summer were spent working a few different jobs to help pay down some student debt. Two of my closest friends, Kristy and Tara, each got married this year, and I was lucky enough to be in both bridal parties. Tara, and her husband Mike, also welcomed a beautiful daughter, Lily, to the world over the summer. They asked me to be one of her guardians, which was an enormous honour. I’ve been trying to see her whenever possible! And, because she pretty much owns my heart at the moment, I’m going to make you all look at pictures ;)

I also started a grad program in International Development in September, which has ensured a stress filled fall for me! It’s been going really well though. The program is great and I’m finding it to be a great fit. For those of you who know my past experience with school, this is a pretty big deal! The course is a full year, followed by a field placement, which I’m excited about. My dream is to find a placement in London (England) and settle there. However, I’ve learned that long term plans never work out as expected, so, I’m trying to stay open to all possibilities. We’ll see how things unfold over the next 10 months.

I am happy to report that there will be a bit of travel during said 10 months! And I could not be more excited. At the end of the year, for my birthday, I am meeting up with Vi in New York City for a fun-filled few days. Birthday, New Years, Dan Radcliffe- It doesn’t get much better then that!

The big trip is coming up in February though. London. My favourite city in the world. Orla, Aideen and I will be meeting up for a certain someones, certain something birthday. And it’s going to be fantastic. I’m also planning to peruse some development agencies while I’m there, but I won’t hold my breath on getting too far with anything at that point. But, again, you never know!

Anyway, this blog was rather pointless. I can’t sleep, and am bored, so, here we are.

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Boston, MA

Earlier this month I went to Boston for a few days. It was my first time in Boston, and I had a great time. It was a fantastic trip, and I definitely recommend that everyone visit there at some point!

I left for Boston early Sunday morning. I landed at Logan Airport and made my way to South Station in the downtown area, where I met up with Sally, Michelle, and Moxie. Jennifer was also planning to come to Boston for a couple of days, but was, unfortunately, unable to make it. Next time! We went to lunch at the Cheesecake Factory (yum!) and headed to Harvard Square, where we took in the atmosphere, and wandered around some shops.

That evening we split up, and Moxie and I went to the Paradise Rock Club to see Death Cab for Cutie. The concert was amazing! I’m so happy I was finally able to see them live! The venue was very small, and general admission, but we got there early and nabbed perfect seats.

On Monday Moxie wasn’t feeling well, so I headed in to the city solo to meet up with Sally and Michelle. We started the day off with the Swan Boats in the Public Garden. Inexpensive, fun, and different!

We then wandered through the Boston Common, saw the start of the Freedom Trail, City Hall, King’s Chapel Burying Ground, and then grabbed lunch. That afternoon we walked down to the harbour and to visit the aquarium. It was so much fun! We saw penguins, turtles, and fishes. Oh my! We even made a few friends!

Later that afternoon we saw a film about whales at the aquarium’s Imax theatre. Meh. We then walked back to South Station and said our goodbyes for the day. I took the train back to Harvard Square and decided to have a better look at Harvard.

After that I continued on back to Moxie’s house, where we ate dinner and I spent the evening being thoroughly entertained by the comedy stylings of Benjamin and Miranda!

Very early Tuesday morning I set out for Sally and Michelle’s apartment. I dropped my stuff off, and we headed out for a day trip to Salem. It was a long, but fun filled day!

Our bus driver, Bob, spent a large portion of the drive there pointing out spots where people he knew (but never actually him) had met or seen celebrities. He stopped first at an island that had a lovely spot called Castle Rock, and numerous Adam Sandler anecdotes. At Castle Rock Michelle and I were the only souls in whole tour group brave enough to hike up the rock. Thankfully we were rewarded with a great view!

The next stop on the way to Salem was at Abbott Hall, home of “Spirit of ’76”. Being that none of us are American, we didn’t have the slightest clue what any of this was. But, by the end of our short time there, at least one of us had felt it. ;)

Oh, and Sally also wedged herself between two houses at this stop (Bob is to blame for this, honestly):

We finally made it to Salem! We had lunch and then toured The House of Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s home, the Salem Witch Museum, and the Salem Dungeon. Our driver, Bob, seemed to adore us and drove us around Salem throughout the day (as well as two other couples). The other 20-something tour goers had to find their own way around. We were quite thrilled with our luck!

It was a long bus ride home, as we hit rush hour, but we eventually made it back. We spent the evening gorging on pizza, Dunkin’ Donuts (Boston Cream!), Diet Coke, and watching Nancy Grace. We also did a photo shoot in out awesome shirts from Jennifer Eolin’s Cafe Press Store!

On Wednesday we headed back to the Boston Common area for lunch at Fajita’s and Ritas, which was delicious. Next door we found an awesome book shop, in an alley way!

We then headed for the post office where I discovered just how inexpensice USPS is (or just how expensive Canada Post really is…) for any sort of international shipment. I sent parcels to the US, Australia, UK, and Finland for a grand total of… $9. What?! Yes, I’m sure no one needs to hear my glee over the cheapness of a post office visit, but, c’mon! $9! Still floored by this! (For reference, this would have cost me at least $40 at home)

Anyway! Moving on!

We then headed to the mall. To buy shoes. We really know how to live it up, we know! It was then time for me to head home. Sigh. I made my way back to the airport, and, eventually, got home.

I can definitely see another Boston trip in the future. Good food, shopping, and plenty of sights that we weren’t able to fit in. Yes, Boston 2012 is a must, I think!

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New York City, 2011

This may not be a first trip to New York, but it’s a first blog about it!

I had a great time this past weekend. I left horribly early Friday morning, but was sitting in a coffee shop in Manhattan by 10:30am. All was right with the world.

I soon after met up with Vi and tagged along as she ran some errands. One of said errands was in Limelight, which I’d never been to before. It’s an old church that’s been turned into a shopping centre. Very strange, but very cool. We also went to a Japanese restaurant for lunch.

That evening we headed to Times Square, grabbed dinner with a couple of Vi’s friends, and then went to see American Idiot. The show was excellent, as always, and after we were given a backstage tour by one of the cast members. Very surreal.

On the stage:

With Christina (Cast member/Tour guide!):

After the show we decided to do what any one who has been running around all day and has not slept the night before does: We caught a midnight movie. The King’s Speech. It was fantastic.

On Saturday we had a bit of a lazy morning and then headed out for lunch. At 2pm we saw a play at a tiny off Broadway theatre, called Three Sister’s. It was starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard. The show was quite long, and a bit confusing, but we enjoyed it.

Classic Stage Company:

After the show we headed back to Times Square and got dinner. That night we boarded a subway and went to Long Island City. The is probably the sketchiest part of New York I’ve ever seen! Lots of barbed wire fences, chained up doors, and boarded up windows. Also, all of the cross streets we passed had the same name. Seriously, weird.

Why were we wandering around Long Island City? We were going to see the awesome and uber talented funny lady, Jennifer Eolin perform in the Long Island City Theatre Festival. It was so nice to meet Jennifer, and she was great in the show!

With Jennifer after the show:

After the show we headed back to Vi’s place and I tried my very first bacon brownie. It… Did not go well. Heh. At least now I know, such things are not for me. I love bacon, and I love brownies, but I’ll continue to keep them separate.

On Sunday we got up early and headed to Penn Station to pick up Sara, who had come in from Long Island for the day. After (finally!) finding her, Vi headed back to the apartment to get her forgotten wallet, and Sara and I headed to Brooklyn for lunch with her friends Jessica and Courtney. That afternoon we headed back in to the city, found Vi at the St. James, and then got dinner.

Sara in Brooklyn:

Back in the city:

That evening we went to the Rockwood Music Hall where we saw one good band (NICKCASEY), one fantastic band (Jones Street Station), and lastly, the ever awesome John Gallagher Jr.

Myself, Vi, and Sara and Rockwood:

Jones Street Station:

Johnny:

Sara headed out to catch her train back to Long Island around 1am. Or, so we thought… Poor thing missed the train and was trapped at Penn Station all night. As my phone doesn’t work without wifi, and Vi’s phone died, we didn’t learn this until the following morning. So sorry, Sara!

On Monday morning I slept in a bit, got ready, and then headed off the airport around noon. I would up on an express train, once again, and was at the airport quite early. I’d rather be early than late, of course! I was just surprised to have gotten express trains both ways!

Anyway, there was some drama at the airport. Delays, cancellation of delays, more delays, gate changes. We left late, but got in to Buffalo early. Oh, JetBlue.

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FINALLY! Canadians For A Saner America

This is moooooonths late, but I figure I should at least get it posted before 2011. Better late than never, right?

So, Washington D.C. The end of October, I believe.

I had such a great time! Saw all the sites, got to see lots of friends, and spent two glorious hours with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. As it’s been months and months, I can’t remember all of the details, but I have pictures!

I flew into Dulles, and the ever awesome Vi came to pick me. We drove into the city and found Pippa sitting on the steps of that Air and Space Museum, after which we all went out lunch. Vi drove us around to do a bit of sightseeing, and then dropped Pippa and I off at the Canadian Embassy so we could ask about getting into the White House. We then went to the Museum of Natural History, and then to find Emily, who was sweet enough to let us stay with her. When she finished work we all went for dinner in China Town, and then headed back to her place.

Day two was Pippa and I’s epic sightseeing day. We took the train in with Emily, and she went off to work. After grabbing some wifi time at Starbucks we started our journey. The first stop…

The White House

We then headed towards the National Mall.

Vietnam War Memorial (and National Monument):

Lincoln Memorial:

National Monument:

We later ran in to the setup for the Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear (and the Capital Building):

Capital Hill:

That day we also had lunch and wandered around the National Museum of the American Indian. We couldn’t get into the Capital Building, but we spent some time in the visitor’s centre and little museum they have there. We also went to the National Archives and saw the constitution.

Day Two was the Rally to Restore Sanity And/Or Fear. Pippa, Emily, and I headed into the city bright and early to get a spot. There were already thousand of people there. Thankfully we found Moxie, who had scored some awesome seats, and let us share her space. We then buckled down and waiting the four or so hours until the Rally Started.

Jon, Stephen, and Anderson Cooper’s Tiny T-Shirt:

Stephen, and puppet Stephen:

After the Rally we then wandered for a while trying to find Sara. She took the Huffington Post bus from New York City and missed the Rally. As the Huff Bus plan turned out to be horrible.

And we finally found her in Union Station! Sara and I’s group costume was complete! Jane and Daria:

We then wandered, found food, and saw Sara off to the bus station.

On my last day, I drove with Emily and Pippa to see Pippa off at the airport. Emily and I drove back in to the city where I met back up with Vi. We drove around and saw some last minute sights.

Washington National Cathedral:

View from the top of the cathedral:

We got lunch and then drove around a bit more. Saw Georgetown, went into the Kennedy Centre, and then headed back to the airport.

So, yeah. It was a really great trip.

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When September Ends

Well, it took me a week, I’m back with a final post! I wanted to give myself a few days to relax and reflect and all that. And then I just sort of forgot… Woops! But, then I remembered and here we are! I’ve been home a week and have honestly spent most of it doing a whole lot of nothing. Saw people, slept, ate. Pretty good week to me. I even had a job interview this morning, although I’m not too sure how that went.

I’m not sure why, but I’ve been having trouble talking about my trip with people. Everyone has been asking, as I expected, but I think my brain is so overloaded with everything I did that I don’t know how to respond. There was just… so much. And everywhere was so different. They were all great in their own way, but I’m having trouble describing everything. As most people know, explanations aren’t my suit!

The one thing I can say with certainty: The trip was two weeks too long. A month is a fantastic amount of time for a trip where you’re bouncing from place to place. 6.5 weeks is a little much. I figured this going in, but I was feeling ambitious, and it’s likely the only time I’ll ever do this, so, I figured to hell with it. I didn’t want to regret not going somewhere, and with it being slightly too long, I did come home feeling like I couldn’t possibly have done anymore. I’ll still wish I got to Poland, but it wasn’t in the cards!

I did find that as nice as some places were, I don’t feel the need to go again. Prague, Venice, and Stockholm were all beautiful. I’m so glad I got to see all of them, but I feel like seeing them once was great and I don’t need to go back. Maybe someday, but, for now I’m happy having seen them. Barcelona I’d like to revisit, even to just wipe away any bad thoughts I have about it. This tactic worked for Dublin and Edinburgh! I know adore both cities. And I’m pretty sure the same thing could happen with Barcelona. Although, should I ever go again, I’ll need to, without a doubt, go with Sara!

The first two weeks of my trip were definitely a highlight. My amazing travel buddy, Orla, and I went to London, Edinburgh, Belfast, and Dublin. All of which were fantastic. We had perfect weather (most of the time!), little travel issues (aside from one flight “delay” with easy jet), and saw so many awesome things that I hadn’t gotten the chance to see in those cities before. The first two weeks were the original plan for the trip and I’m so, so happy that everything worked out and we were able to go!

I’m also so glad to have been able to meet up with Aideen, and Raisa & Mikko along the way! You were all such wonderful hosts and tour guides! Thank you!

I am hoping to get back to the UK/Ireland at some point. Not soon, but, some day! As I now know that flights out of Buffalo are half the price of flights from Toronto, it actually wouldn’t be too ridiculous to go back one day! /Wishful thinking.

And I’m happy to report that all of the hiccups in this trip have not put me off traveling! Heh. I’m off to Washington, DC at the end of the month and I’m very excited!

Anyway. This post was quite ramble-y. I’ll stop now! Just want to thank everyone who followed along!

I might keep the blog going and update with any smaller trips I do. There won’t be many over the next while, but, why not.

Thank you again for reading along! Take care!

Spencer

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Land of the Fin

Apologies if the following post is less coherent than usual. It’s 4am and I’m sitting in the London airport waiting to fly home. I just flew here from Finland, which was great.

On Thursday night I boarded a ferry from Stockholm, Sweden to Turku, Finland. It was a 12 hour ride and the ferry had sleeper cabins, which was great. Well, until I realized that my room was directly under a night club! But, I chose the cheapest option, so, I got what I paid for.

Raisa and Mikko, my wonderful hosts, picked me up at at the boat terminal at the horrific hour of 7am. They drove quite a distance to get there, so I am quite grateful! The took me into Turku and we wanderd the town a bit. I tried an ATM and discovered my bank card works! Huzzah! And then we went and toured a very cool castle:

On Saturday morning they showed me around the village where they’re living. It is really lovely!

On Saturday we drove 3 hours to Helsinki. We stopped for dinner at a restaurant called Grandma’s (well, the Finnish word!) and I had delicious meatballs and mashed potatoes. Yum. Once we got into the city we dropped our bags off at the hotel and went to see a movie. Vaihtamalla paranee. Also known as The Switch. They have assigned seating in movie theatres. Crazy!

On Sunday Raisa and Mikko had to be somewhere so I did a bit of sightseeing on my own. I took a tram around and saw a lot of city. It’s so beautiful!

After that we all went to dinner, and then they were kind enought to drive me to the airport. My flight ended up delayed for about two hours, but I was fine with that. Meant two hours less at the next airport! Where I now sit.

I want to do a bit of a final post. But I’m way too tired to think of what I want to write! So, that’s coming. Thank you to everyone for continuing to read!