Monthly Archives: May 2011

*Adapted from a speech delivered at the International Student Graduation Reception at the New School on May 19th, 2011 It has been almost two years since I left my home country, Finland, and arrived at the John F. Kennedy airport … Continue reading →

Many of you might not know this, but my little country Finland became the 2011 Icehockey World Champion yesterday, after 16 years of waiting for that title. Last time we won was in 1995, against Sweden, the arch nemesis – … Continue reading →

There is a quote going around the internet that is attributed to Martin Luther King, Jr. In reality, the exact wording that is circulating online is not a verbatim quote from Dr. King, but more of a combination of his … Continue reading →

Osama Bin Laden is dead. In a matter in minutes from the news being released, crowds of people poured out to the streets in New York and across the US, waving their star-spangled flags, cheering and singing, celebrating.  In many … Continue reading →