Kuopio Fun
Going Away Party
Sadly, I had to leave
Todd really did come to visit me!
Here's the proof!
Ilosaarirock
Weekend of fun
The Family's Visit
Welti's 2005 trip
St. Patrick's Day Party
Me and Brent
Dancing with Gaetano
Enjoying the party
Vera's Going Away Party
The survivers - Margit, Vera, and I
Vera, enjoying her presents (notice the great mittens and sperm bottle opener)
Vera, starting at 6pm
My bad influences
We made the dead soldiers happy with McDonald's flags
Margit, Gittano, Me
The JP collection (from Vera's party)
JP from the side
JP being American
JP confused
JP normal state
JP being Finnish
JP being blue (with Sini the Indian)
Summer Fun
Ben, the other American
Rob, the Irish guy, and me
Sam and I are so beautiful!
Twins
Sam, Rob, and I
Sam, Rob, me, and Sami from Lepp�virta
Sam and I giving Rob his birthday present
Sam's boyfriend, Rich, and me on the square before I realized I had no wallet
Well, at least we'll always have each other
Summer time in Finland
The most important place for Weltis-our island
Vuohisaari from the lake
At our most natural
Mom and Dad
Evening on the island
Dad, captaining the boat at midnight on midsummers
"Sunset" on midsummer's night
The Saaritonttu (Island gnome) who protects it when we're not there
My most favorite place on the island
Antonio and his brother on the island for midsummers
Lilly and Johanna enjoying sausages
Nektaria on the island
Hannu and Kaisa, the lovebirds
Kaisa and I at the Savonlinna Opera
Trip to Lapland
The Artic Circle
Lilly and I on the Artic Circle
Me in the Santa Village checkin out the distances for my next move
Mountain landscape
More Mountain landscape
Lapland Wilderness
Even more wild than before
Ohh...more Lapland landscape
Guess what this is
Its so cool there!
Its too hot for clothes in Lapland
We had lunch here
They've got amythest fever!
Trip to Helsinki
Cool Euros on the Cathedral steps
Where Finnish pea soup comes from
Johanna's B-day and Sev's Going Away Party
French-American crepes-pancake war
Sev and Antonio
Sev was happy with her bananna
Spring Time
Spring in Finland and we're in our t-shirts (its 9C/48F)
Lilly and I have spotted the first flower of spring in Kuopio!
Firday night!
Johanna
Lilly
Sini
Mia
Trip to Karhonsaari
Our wonderful snow-woman Heidi
Molesting Heidi
I'm so cool
Sev and Heidi
Sev has become really Finnish!
The amazing igloo
Antonio, an igloo architect
The scary igloo guard
Me in the igloo
Our boys being manly
Manly international students
Only in Finland do you have to wear your coats to eat lunch
All the girls in front of the sauna
Johanna and Lilly
Mia, being oh-so-polite
Karhonsaari
The lake at sunset in front of the sauna
Peace Rally
The Finnish banner (Rauha=Peace)
Our Peace banner
Ski Jump Competition
The Austrians
The Finn kids that stole my flag!
The Poles (there was no polish jumper)
Who says I don't love my country?!
The only time the American jumper was on the board (right after he jumped at #7)
Misc stuff
Salut Alex!
Sam's emo pic
Lilly's Bike
Who says I don't love the US?
XXX Sauna party after the Rector's Reception XXX
Me swimming
In the lake a 2nd time
Alex in the lake
Sev in the lake
Johanna in the lake
Helsinki
My godmother, Vieno
My godparents,Reg and Vieno
Helsinki Harbor in spring
Me at the harbor
A splash of color in the marketsquare
First flowers coming up!
At another Euro-posh bar in Helsinki with Taneli
At the same Euro-posh bar in Helsinki with Linda and Max
Helsinki Botanical Gardens (notice the lack of flowers)
Where God's Gas lives
Picture of Helsinki streets
Helsinki World Trade Center
Another picture of Helsinki streets
Park at the botanical gardens
Statue in front of the main cathedral
Me in front of the main cathedral in Helsinki
Sign from the St. Petersburg-Helskini train
Parliament steps in Helsinki Sunday after a snowstorm. Two guys are cleaning half of the steps for Monday.
Laskiaissunnuntai (Sledding Sunday, aka Shrove Sunday) at Antilla and Vouhisaari (Goat Island)
Making sausages and tikkupulla on the island
Fire+Food=Good
Traipsing around the island
Woods....ooooohhhh
Snowballs are always fun
On the dock
In the living room in the island house
Sledding at Antilla
And the sledding continues....
Tacos at my place
He was happy when he found the remote
Totta Kai! Its Antonio (Italy)
Its always more fun with italians
Me and Sev
The girls
Johanna
Lilly and Heinz
Margit, as usual
Me and Andreas
Lilly and I
Mia and her throughtful Andi
Oliverio (Italy) aka Cavy's brother
Piotr
I'm not the only one that falls asleep early!
So attractive
Tacos at my place
The thinker
First Days
Lilly (Austria), Severine (France) & Me at the winter market
Lilly, Mia, (Austria), Severine, Andreas, Johanna (both Austria)
Mia, Severine, Lilly
Lilly, Taina (Finn!), Piotr (Poland), Margit (Austria)
Margit, Johanna, Anna (Holland)
Andreas & Sev
Johanna and David(Germany)
Teeth!
At Taina's
We love a Finn who talks
See, she really does speak!
Pics from around Kuopio
The university and Pujio Tower in the back
Why you should put your bike in the garage
11 am out of my window
Pujio Tower at sunset (3:30 pm)
Winter Market
Mom wants these
This guy was the loudest candy man I've ever met
8 am (sunrise!!!)
Another AM pic
This car has newspaper as windows. I'm waiting for the snow to cave in.
Random Family Pics
Antti and Ari on the island
Hannu and Kaisa on the dock
Mmm.....sausages!
Nellie standing still enough for me to grab a photo
Nellie (My cousin Merja's 3rd kid)
Nellie's mouth
Otto, the Immonen Dog
Rikku (My cousin Merja's 2nd kid)
Suvi (Merja's eldest kid)
Linda in front of her building in Helsinki
Me and Taneli
Pekka's Birthday Party
Ari, Paivi, and her kids, Sindri and Iris
Johann and Iris
Too much to eat!
Hannu
Maria Leena making the birthday cake
Merja and her kids
Pekka, Maria Leena, and Mummo
Mummo with kids
Mummo with more kids
Me and My grandma, Mummo
Paivi and Mummo
Birthday Boy
Pekka managing the preparations
Uki-Pekka, Johann and Sindri
Food Preparations
Fun in the kitchen
Paivi decorating the other cake
Sindri and Merja
