Exploring the World Around

A citation from a song "Kuoleman risteyksestä kolme virstaa pohjoiseen" 2003 of Finnish rock band CMX :

"Kaikki mitä teet on tehty, kaikki mitä näet on nähty
Kaikki mihin kosketat on monin käsin kosketeltu
Muttei sinun käsilläsi, muttei sinun silmilläsi
Muttei sinun sisälläsi ennen kuin on itse tehty"

Rough translation:
Everything you do is already done, everything you see is already seen
Everything you touch has many hands already touched upon
But not with your hands, but not with your eyes
But not within you before you have done it self


Hello gentlemen,

Too often during my studies I found myself fallen into a tunnel of duties and erred into a list of must-do things, being unable to see anything around me. Only thinking about how I can pass some exams, write some papers, clean a room, fix a bike, keep my body and head in shape. Running from a goal to a next goal eyes closed. Being always late from something. Stressing about things I hadn't done rather than enjoying things I did.

Now when I am done with my degree, it's time to do something for this grievance.

The citation above tells something about that attempt, trial, project or a new age of my life, I have named as Exploring the World Around, or shortly just EtWA. This blog is an essential part of EtWA. In this blog I am going to tell what I see, do and speculate what have I learned. Exploring the World Around is not a particular long term plan. It's just a whim. A thought to do something different. An excuse to write a blog with a pursuit, with a goal. The idea is to roam round the world in order to explore the world, which is around us. Eventually hoping to learn something about that what is within us. In a way to learn about life by actively living it. By seeing and doing things. To get into cool places and to do cool things. Not to get entangled for awhile. To rock around the free world. To do things connected to biology, nature and life. Learning more about life and more about how to study it.

This may sound stupid, hippyish or even childish, but in principle almost everything is possible for us, who happened to be born in the rich Western World. I simply wish to utilize this gift a bit. Of course I am not expecting that things are done for me. It's not about a holiday, it's about a pursuit of wisdom, about a learning process. I am ready to work hard for it, if necessary. Laziness is out of question, but I am also ready to enjoy every moment of my journey.

The first step is to take a plane to Bangkok, Thailand. Then I want to head to a tropical paradise island to learn more about diving and animals in the tropical oceans. The plane will depart Helsinki next Wednesday. The journey starts a day before, since I'll visit some old Svalbard friends in the Finnish capital.

Do not expect anything. I used to keep a blog in Finnish, which told about latest, now gone, age of my life. About the time I used to study biology on Svalbard. However, starting to write in English has been almost an overwhelming task. That blog lasted for more than two years, but this blog can be a complete failure. Exploring the World Around lasts as long as it feels right. This blog is mostly aimed for friends and others who know me. Someone, who could possibly be interested to read where I am going, what I am doing and what I see. Since I got interested in photography, I also hope to share some photographs through this application. Word of warning is needed into the end: I'll rape the language as I please, and as only a Finn can. If it annoys you, comments are always welcome. If not, please, feel free to comment anyway.

5 days for departure. Back in the business very soon. Until that: cheers..!


Some links:
Collection of my Svalbard photos
Studying the High Arctic (my old blog in Finnish)