Go, don't stop. Go, don't stop. Go, don't stop, now go!

 2011 Recap part 01. 

In January i was overly excited about my new music find, Childish Gambino. i went to the documentary film festival and saw I'm Still here. i got excited about Oscars and tried to watch as many nominees as possible. i saw Hurts live and ended up in the same bar as the guys from Hurts. had a Mojito night with friends and got sad when The Ark released a new single, knowing they were about to start their farewell tour.

Important things that happened
• On January 11th flooding and mudslides kill over 900 people in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
•  On January 14th a fter a month of violent protests Tunisian goverment falls and president Zine El Abidine  Ben Ali flees to Saudi Arabia after 23 years in power.

February was cold and we had a ton of snow. i had movie nights with my roommate, watched the Oscars, as always and went to London for an interview in an university i applied to.

Important things that happened
• On February 11th the president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak resigns after massive protests calling for his departure, leaving control of Egypt in the hands of military.

March marked an end of an era, when my favorite band, The Ark, which has been my favorite since 2002, started their farewell tour from Helsinki. i saw them twice with all my friends and also did my final project for school about it. and cause of that, i got to photograph the first gig and that was really a dream come true. i also saw My Chemical Romance, but after saying goodbye to my favorite band (tho i did get to see them three times in the summer, i just didn't know that then yet) it didn't feel so exciting to see a band that i don't like nearly as much.

Important things that happened
• On March 11th over 15 500 people are killed and almost 4000 are missing after a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the east of Japan.
• On March 17th The United Nations Security Council votes to create a no-fly zone over Libya in response to the governments aggressions against civilians.
• On March 23rd British-American actress Elizabeth Taylor dies.

In April school was almost done and we only had to finish few projects, one of them was shooting a song competiton called Ourvision. it was a great experience. also Doctor Who started, which made me very happy.

Important things that happened
• On April 29th Prince William marries Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London, Approximately two billion people watch the event.

May was the month when i left Helsinki behind and moved back home, so i tried to make the most of it. i went to the amusement park with Hanna and Helsinki looked more beautiful than ever. my sister came to visit me and we took the kids to the zoo. i packed everything i owned and got settled in my old droom.

Important things that happened
• On May 1st the president of the United States, Barack obama announces that Osama Bin Laden has been killed.
• On May 16th the European Union agrees on a €78 billion rescue deal for Portugal.

June was beautiful. i was getting used to living back at home and enjoyed the warm weather (which at some point got way too hot and i didn't really enjoy it anymore). the summer was beginning, and it turned out to be a pretty great one.

Important things that happened
• On June 12th thousands of Syrians  flee to Turkey as Syrian troops  lay siege to Jisr  ash-Shugur.

Why this is very midsummer madness.

lazy hazy crazy days of summer and all that whatnot in Helsinki. those days of soda and pretzels and beer, when you wish that summer could always be here.

you can run away with me, anytime you want.

summer is almost here and this weekend has probably been the warmest one we've had this spring. yesterday i spent a day with Hanna at Linnanmäki, an amusement park here in Helsinki and rode the Ferris Wheel, where you can see the whole city. it was a pretty awesome day. i've lived in Helsinki for almost three years now and i'm about to leave this Beautiful city, the capital of Finland, behind, and move back to the countryside, back to my parents house. but only for the summer, since i'm moving to England in September. so i'm getting ready to say goodbye to the city that i grew up kind of hating, cause it seems like everything that's ever been cool happens in Helsinki, so i guess i had some kind of jealousy towards to this City, but then i fell in Love with it. cause it's true, everything cool happens here. like a a finnish band, named after this city, Haloo Helsinki! says it, it's the most beautiful city in the world. and i really hope that one day i'll move back here. but soon, it's time for some new adventures, and i'm not ready to say goodbye, but instead, i jsut say bye bye, see you later.

 

 

i hope you had a nice weekend too.

you and me and the satellites.

this weekend i

took a train ride with my bike.

spotted Glee ads all over town.

admired beautiful views and dreamed of Ferris Wheels.

how was your weekend?

your string of lights is still bright to me, oh.

October night at Helsinki.

"autumn comes with these slight surprises where your life might twist and turn."

cause yeah everybody here got somebody to lean on.

the highlight of my busy summer will most definitely be the legenday music festival in Turku, Finland called Ruisrock. it's kind of a tradition, especially if certain swedes are performing there. well last Sunday was kind of a Perfect Day. weather was more than good, it was Hot Hot Hot but no-one got sunburned, i think. i saw some great bands and just had a great time. i'd love to share tons of pictures with you but weirdly, i'm like the worlds laziest photographers when it comes to events that i'm attending, so i'm just gonna borrow some pictures from Ruisrock's official page (don't worry, it says there that it's okay)..

(©Mari Herrala)

So, he is one of the swedes i was talking about. if you don't know what band i'm talking about, well they're called The Ark. seriously, check them out! they're Awesome.

(©Tomi Palsa)

i also got to see Florence + The Machine. three words; Oh My God. i was absolutely exhausted cause of the long day in the sun and The Ark kind of wore me out, but Florence was so awesome i still had to jump around. a good good show, really need to go to see them again.

i was kinda sad i didn't get to see Flogging Molly, i've seen them before once but i still would have liked to see tem. just had to stay in front of the stage where The Ark was performing, cause well i wanna be in the front row. but while waiting them i got to see some Finnish talents.. Popeda (i think i'm damaged for life..) and Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu. i really enjoyed the last one. they're kinda awesome. also i was sad not to see Regina Spektor, there was too little time between The Ark & Florence so i just skipped it. tho idk if it would have been a good show. Reginas cellist died few days before the gig and she and the band were really down. anyway, that was one awesome day, this week i've been back to work and it is so hot! i hate it. i want autumn and i want vacation (i don't hate work, i just haven't had a real vacation in a year). oh well, few months and i'll have mine.

also, i saw a hedgehog the other day! those are like the cutest things ever.

 or does someone disagree?!

when i saw it, or him.. or her(?) i was actually going to take pictures of the sky cause it looked awesome!

 sometimes nature can just simply take your breath away.

very random blog entry but i'm trying to post something more than once a month. haha. okay bye. 

that's the plan, rule the world, you and me, anyday.

even tho work has kept me busy it doesn't mean i havent had time for small adventures.

i got some visitors last week. my godson Jesse, 5 years, is an awesome guy to hang out with.

everyday things such as the underground seems so much more interesting through the eyes of a 5 year old.

and snakes on a train is so much better than snakes on a plane!

2 days in a heating city exhausted even the best of us.

so spending few days in the peace&quiet of the country side was not a bad idea.

Jesse's little sister joined us while we were celebrating Midsummer at my parents place.

and what's not more fun than sit outside and paint faces to rocks!

had to come back to Helsinki earlies this week but i hope to do more awesome summer stuff with these two who i absolutely adore. i hope everyone's having a nice July and that summer is shining where ever you guys are♥. next week this time i'll be at Ruisrock listening to some very good music! can't wait.