jessie_elicia

Ok, for my dedicated readers back in the Nolalu/Kakabeka/Thunder Bay region who have not stopped checking my blog since I stopped writing... here's a long awaited update. R and I are sufficiently settled into our new home and are loving it. The location is ideal, there is ample room, and we no longer have to trek our dirty laundry to the laundromat. We have a kitchen table and an office, and a huge bathroom... You could fit about four of our Ireland apartments in here. Anyway, check out the photos for a look at our sweet digs. In other news I am now working at CSV architects (www.csv.ca) which is great so far. I will be working there until the end of the summer, so almost one full year. Next semester I have two classes per ... read more

Hey everyone... I just logged on to travelblog to find that they had some server problems and lost a bunch of blog entries. Hopefully they can restore them, but if not, I hope you've read them all already. Anyway, I was unusually busy last month and the days have just flown by. I will try to condense my July travels into one blog entry. July started off with Canada Day of course. We had tickets to a Hurling match at the famous Croke Park that day so we went to see the match and learn the rules of hurling. Afterward we went to an Australian bar called the Wool Shed where we had Moosehead beer and Poutine...mmm... They were playing only Canadian music so we rocked out to Bryan Adams and Sam Roberts, etc. Two weekends ... read more

Well hello hello. Finally catching up with these blogs and hopefully this one will get me right up to speed. I arrived in Ireland laden with bags and walked directly into the welcoming door of my own home. It was such a relief that Richard had gotten everything arranged for our new place and had it all ready for my arrival. We have a tiny little 'bedsit' apartment about a half hour walk from work and downtown. Despite it's small size we are happy to have a clean warm place which is very conveniently located and are still laughing every night as we elbow our way into the twin bed. When the laughing stops it will be time to move to a bigger place but hopefully by then we'll be on our way back to ... read more

Short on time at this internet cafe so here's a synopsis... Took the ferry across the sea from Turku to Stockholm right after the exhibition opening. I had a bunk to myself right next to the engine room under the car decks, but it only cost me 10 euro! Taking the ferry was a great move and I arrived in Stockholm just in time for a 7am breakfast! I spent three days in Sweden before moving on to Norway... highlights included the amazing Woodland Cemetery with chapel by Gunnar Asplund. I stayed two nights in a smaller town called Uppsala just north of Stockholm as it was the only hostel I could find in Sweden. It turned out to be a great place as I got to see some viking burial mounds at Gama Uppsala ... read more

Veni, Vidi, Vici Europe » Finland » Helsinki By jessie_elicia May 23rd 2007 Jessie Smith Last night in Finland! It went by so fast, I feel like I just got here yesterday but really I've been here almost 5 months now. My new plan is to take the train tomorrow morning to Turku for a press conference at 1 and gallery opening at 6. After that I'll hop on the ferry headed for Stockholm and arrive the next morning ready to be a tourist again. I have a week to travel through Sweden and Norway before flying from Oslo to Dublin. I start my new job on the 5th of May! Yikes, so much going on in the next two weeks. Things I'll miss most about Finland: -wildern... read more