went to stockholm for a week to hang out with karin, and it's definitely nicer than oslo as far as the buildings go... everything is clean and perfect looking.  i like oslo better though--it has skiing and is in a much prettier (and bumpier) setting ( Read more... )

so far so good ( Read more... )

yeeeeehaw ( Read more... )

so this weekend i sent a cover letter/cv to a norwegian company that does ski weather/snow forecasts all over europe ( Read more... )

so yesterday was pretty much the best day ever ( Read more... )

ok should probably post an update ( Read more... )

so lemme tell you a little story about guacamole.  down here they have the same avocados we have in the states.  BUT, in addition, they have 'avocates.'  and, uh, they are as big as volleyballs.  and every bit as delicious.  and R$0.86 each (like 50 cents US ( Read more... )

i can't even describe how cool rio is so i'll just refer you to google images searches for 'ipanema' 'copacabana' and 'thonged asses ( Read more... )

summited rainier today.  it was really good.  went with neighbor soccer-scott and some of his buddies.  really funny group--we laughed a lot ( Read more... )

skied adams...

skiing news:  it was really fun.  6500 vertical feet of corn (okay maybe with 1000 feet of icy suncups... :-) 
i skied the whole way up and it was much more efficient than hiking.  i wasn't even tired.  went with karin and johan as a last hurrah (they left today.)

but perhaps more interesting: a big-ass forest fire!

we saw it below ( Read more... )