Erasmus blog Kuopio
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Kuopio in general
From the end of August to December 20th, I spent four months in Erasmus in Kuopio, a small town in the middle of the region lakes in Finland. It would be wrong to define it as "small" for the people of the area because it is the largest town in that area and has 97,552...
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Housing and transport
Housing and transport: to find accommodation the easiest way is to contact the (almost unique) Kuopas agency. (There are also other agencies that offer flat but without any furniture, they will cost less but you have to buy everything, also be careful because not all...
0 0 , 5 years ago -
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Bod Dylan & Joan Baez- Blowing in the wind
Watch this video, makes me wish I was there to see them singing as they do... http://www.timsah.com/Bob-Dylan-Joan-Baez-Blowing-in-the-wind/edTrP0-ASys Lyrics by Bod Dylan: How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a man? How many seas must a white dove...
0 3 , 13 years ago -
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Bright Eyes- First day of my life
This group is great and the song is specially moving... watch the whole video! This is the first day of my life I swear I was born right in the doorway I went out in the rain suddenly everything changed They're spreading blankets on the beach Yours is the first face...
0 3 , 13 years ago -
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Big Star- Thirteen
Today's soundtrack is 'Thirteen' I got to now this group in a sad situation, when the singer Alex Chilton died a few months ago and a spanish group paid tribute to him making a beautiful version of this song. The guitar rythm is just touching... these are the...
0 2 , 13 years ago -
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Jukka Poika- Mielihyvä
I'll start this blog by saying that the objective is to share special songs that I find interesting. In this case this is a Finnish group called Jukka Poika, reggae is the style they play! I had the opportunity of seeing them live, but I messed it arriving late and all...
0 3 , 13 years ago -
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Indoor activities
As the good weather left already, now is time to reconsider doing some kind of social life inside, this might seem closed, but closed is a word which is far from telling the truth about the world of possibilities we have in Kuopio. From life concerts to starting to...
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Kuopio the city of contrasts
Today I want to offer you a piece of what I am living here concerning the weather conditions. As i said before the nature is permanently changing, but I didn't expect this. One day I just woke up and had lectures early in the morning, so I left without thinking, next...
0 1 , 14 years ago -
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Finns
Finns are said to be quiet and reserved people. Although one must be careful with generalizations, my experience so far confirm it. Just a couple of example to show it. At the Tampere railway station me and my friends had a doubt about the cabin and we walked towards...
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second hand shops!
Today I'll post something that I think that can be useful for everyone and that seems to be a parallel world, where almost everything can be bought at afordable prices. I couldn't image how successful this stores were in this country, until I could see it personally....
1 0 , 14 years ago -
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Counting Crows- Mr Jones
This song might be known for you, it brings me good memories and feelings, so here it is: And the great lyrics: I was down at the New Amsterdam staring at this yellow-haired girl Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation with this black-haired flamenco dancer She dances while...
0 2 , 13 years ago
