Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Photos

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

Long time ago, when I still had some free time, I considered photography to be sort of a hobby. I have what used to be a decent camera, well, still is, since it’s a DSLR and the lenses do not … Continue reading →

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Settling In

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

First week is almost done and I’ve just come home from my Korean language class. I’m enrolled in an evening class at the university language center to brush up on my language. I have class twice a week, Mondays and … Continue reading →

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Home, Sweet Home

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

Ah, I’m sitting on the balcony of our new home (well, temporary home, but you get my drift), sipping a cold one, and enjoying re-runs of MacGyver from Finnish TV. Does life get much better? Technically, I’m also enjoying the … Continue reading →

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Two-Typhoon Week

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

As I wrote in the last post, I’ve been busy running around getting things sorted out, but two little things have one some days kept me home, namely typhoons Bolaven and Tembin. Bolaven came closest to us on Tuesday, but … Continue reading →

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Another False Start and the Real Start

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

I’m sitting the in the lounge at Helsinki airport waiting for my flight to (finally) depart. Originally, in a fit of optimism (lack of realism?) I had booked my flights to Korea for Tuesday, that is three days ago. I … Continue reading →

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False Start

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

It’s past midnight and 17 hours before the plane for Seoul leaves. We’re staying up trying to think if we’ve packed everything and especially trying to figure out what we might have forgotten to pack. Strangely enough, neither my Better … Continue reading →

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Traveling the world

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Jussi Kangasharju

I decided to start this blog to chronicle my sabbatical year which will take me around the world. First 5 months in Korea, then 5 months in the Bay Area in the US. It is partly intended to show people … Continue reading →

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