Open Studio
A number of locals and tourists stopped by last Wednesday and Thursday to draw us pictures of nostalgic mementos. For those of you who can, please stop by next week at the same time to participate.
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We are really excited to announce that all the drawings we collect will be transferred on to a boat for a final event before we leave.
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On Friday, we met up with our new friend Tiina who works at an independent living complex for retirees. She knew we were looking for people who speak the Rauma dialect and introduced us to Antero. All three of us, with varying levels of Finnish proficiency (fluent, satisfactory, and nil) had no idea what he was saying. We have yet to ask our Rauma Dialect expert, but we are excited to hear his feedback.
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The Best Bike Ride....So Far
We heard that on Sunday Rauma would start a week of colder weather, so we decided to take advantage of the final day of heat and took a bike ride. Our method to decide where to go was reduced to looking at the map and finding the coolest looking place. So, we ended up biking to Pyytjärvi. We had such large smiles on our faces, that the locals were uncharacteristically compelled to say "hello" or give us a smile in return.
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Updated Google map: Use the link below to see the location of our open studio and Pyytjärvi
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It's been exceptionally warm here in upstate NY too. We're supposed to be flirting with 90 tomorrow. And we figure if it starts to cool off too much we can always light the Gulf of Mexico and huddle around it like a nation of homeless people.
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