Little bit of background.

I thought I might give everyone a rundown on where I am and what I'm doing at the moment because so far my blogging hasn't been very factual (or possibly interesting).

So...
I'm in Helsinki. That's in Finland. That's in Europe. That's almost on the other side of the world to Melbourne. Here I am.
It's nice here, as I have mentioned. It's starting to get dark earlier now... which makes me think I need to start saving for big furry clothes and boots. Almost every person I've met has warned me about winter. It can't possibly be that bad!!! But we'll see...

I am working in a Lebanese restaurant in the centre of the city. It's very fancy. It has table cloths. Apparently this is what seperates fancy from fast food here in Helsinki. It's actually not very posh though, not compared to most fancy Aussie restaurants I've been to. But it's the best ethnic restaurant in Scandanavia. This is what my boss told us all before we started... just so we'd feel comfortable and not under any pressure.

My workmates are pretty cool... but after only a month I'm down to half of what I started with. The serivce industry in Finland is not so great. It is not a coveted career path. This means I work a lot. My feet hurt. I may have mentioned that previously.
I really enjoy the job... apart for a few little things. Naturally. This is life.
One of my workmates is a wonderful Russian woman who is the most confidant woman I think I have ever met. She rocks!
She draws me diagrams on how to put on makeup and I buy her beer and make her go out dancing after work. It's a great relationship.

I have found an apartment to live in... I'm moving on the 6th of September. This is very exciting because I get to live on my own again and rejoice in my hermit style life. One of my new wonderful friends is sadly leaving the country for a few months and I get to rent her very cute apartment. It has a mezzanine bed and big windows. I am very happy about this, but disappointed that she has to leave.

And some friends I have met... Rowena from Perth who has her own business (see previous post) and is very inspiring. She is this gorgeous brave woman who gets to travel all around the world for her job and is in charge of lots of people and they all love her. She also has a wicked sense of humour. Kati... an international Finn who has lived in many glamorous places including Paris and Canberra. She looks like Julie Delphy and wants to walk across New Zealand as a statement. She is a photographer and translator and has excellent taste in music and beer. And she rocks the dance floor. Ilona... Russian princess as mentioned previously.

I'm amazed that I have met so many women. I know I have mentioned this before, but those who know me well will understand my astonishment.

I am also doing some recording with an electronic musician called Karri.O (check out his website). It's really different stuff to what I'm used to, but I think it'll be fun. And I can now play bar chords on guitar!

So... there you have it. My life at present. Not overly exciting or challenging. But big plans for the near future. I don't want to jinx them though but if anyone has a lot of money lying around that they want to invest... now's your time.