Hello there, wherever in the world you might be! As you may already have noticed from the little picture up in the corner, I have safely reached Hawaii. In fact, I arrived in paradise almost two weeks ago. Things have been pretty hectic. Up until now, most of my time I have spent trying to find everything I need, such as pots, pans, towels, detergent, toilet paper, hangers, etc. A lot of my time has also been spent on the internet, trying to locate the neares...

How much do you think you can do in one day? A lot. Since flying from Finland straight to Hawaii seemed like a terrible idea, I thankfully had a one day "rest" in New York City, during which I stayed at a friends place. As both of our lives revolve around food, we planned our day accordingly. Starting off, with a bagle for breakfast. After our delisious bagles we went to roam around the city, with our first stop being Rockefeller Center. As you may know, t...

Yes, pre-departure madness. If you have travelled anywhere at all, you know what I mean. But for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, the pre-departure madness is the last few days when everything has to get done, and no matter how much you prepare, it never seems to be enough. So, what exactly have I done during these crazy days? I started off with going to the bank to deal with some last minute things, such as making sure my mail comes to Hawaii...

The countdown has officially started! And I am starting to get terrified. Even so, unless I have completely managed to miss something (which unfortunately is completely possible), pretty much all the paperwork should be done by now. At least the parts I can finish while in Finland. I have also registered for my classes, which I am really happy about, and at the same time a little confused. As it is now, my classes for next semester will be the following: S...

Hello there! It is officially time for my first post, and I just figured that I ought to welcome anyone who might have stubled across this page. :) So welcome! Also, I thought I'd give you an idea of everything that I needed to do before the actual adventure can begin, in case there is anyone who has had any kind of thoughts of doing whatever it is that I am doing. The application process itself was the easy part. All I needed to do was fill in a few forms, w...