Comments on: Frozen brazilian

By: Andy Wingo

Andy Wingo — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Nice photos! Keep us posted about what you see, foreign eyes always see interesting things :-)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m sure you are going to enjoy -25C and windy weather :) (seriously, it’s _really_ refreshing).

Hopefully we will get lots of snow this winter.

By: Rytmis

Rytmis — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Finland! I hope the culture shock hasn’t been too bad. :-)

Matinkylä really is a rather nice place, I live a couple of kilometers west from there, in Espoonlahti. Every now and then I shop there at Iso Omena (that’s Big Apple for all you nonfinnish people :-)).

It’s nice to see more Gnome developers in Finland (sadly, I’m not one of them due to a chronic lack of useful skills).

By: Og Maciel

Og Maciel — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hey Lucas,

Congrats on your big move and best of luck in this new adventure that unfolds before you and your wife! I experienced first hand the culture shock when I first moved to the US about 16 years ago, and can totally relate to you!

Enjoy the new country/job/life style and keep on hacking!

Cheers,

Og Maciel

By: Juri Pakaste

Juri Pakaste — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Finland! You really, really should have picked a different time of the year – November, and how horrible it is, is the classic response by Finns (and especially Helsinki residents) to foreigners telling us what a nice place it is. It’s not too bad at the moment, but it’s not usually quite this cold – when it goes back and forth between thawing and freezing and the ground is covered by slush, then it’s proper November :-)

But it’s better once we get to the proper winter, with enough snow and sun that stays up longer every day.

By: Janne

Janne — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Heh, I used to live in Matinkylä few years ago (about 1 kilometer south of Iso Omena) :). These days I reside about 35 kilometers north of Helsinki, but I come to Helsinki every weekday for work.

A hint: In the summer, walk to the seashore and to the Haukilahti marina (and proceed to Westend if you feel like it). The scenery is beautiful, and the walk is very refreshing. I used to do that all the time back when I lived there.

Few more things: since you are used to the Brasilian summer, the Finnish winter (which we are heading towards) might seem overwhelming at first. But hang in there, it’s worth it. The summer is beautiful. And since I have seen an Indian guy (who stepped in a plane in middle of summer in India, and stepped otside the plane in middle of winter in Finland (february)), survive Finnish winter, I’m sure you will do fine as well :).

By: Rafael Gomes

Rafael Gomes — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Interessante ver você trabalhando logo na Finlândia, lugar onde muitos fanáticos por Linus adorariam estar, mas ver você trabalhando em uma grande empresa no que sempre gostou de fazer é no mínimo motivador.

Estou escrevendo em português por dois motivos, o primeiro que meu inglês não é um dos melhores e que queria que você soubesse que nos brasileiros sempre estaremos torcendo pelo sucesso da nossa gente em qualquer lugar do mundo. Sucesso meu caro.

By: nonnano

nonnano — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Freezing? Wait until the winter… Lol

You will experience your first real blizzard at -30C ;-)

By: Henri Bergius

Henri Bergius — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Finland, Lucas! You're actually living very close to our office...

http://flickr.com/photos/bergie/158703772/

By: Alberto Ruiz

Alberto Ruiz — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Congratulations, you seem very excited and happy with your new job.

I wish you the best and I’ll be waiting for more postings about how you adapt to the new situation.