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life style blogger reckons with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

by BARR GREGORY January 18, 2010 British Expatriate

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: With every thing that has been going on in my life in the last 4 years,I finally got around to thinking of my current situation and life style.When I say”I finally got round to thinking”,I meant the penny dropped.I have have been diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis,declared 100% visually [...]

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Lake Bodom murders gave rise to The Children….

by BARR GREGORY January 17, 2010 British Expatriate

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: The Lake Bodom murders were yet another fall from grace for Espoo,Helsinki,Finland.With the shootings last week in Espoo and a total of 6 deaths,it would give cause to not to want to visit Espoo,Helsinki.I say not true,personally I find Espoo to be a decent area with nice Finnish scenery and [...]

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6 people shot dead in Espoo,Helsinki Finland

by BARR GREGORY December 31, 2009 Finland

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Police have confirmed to YLE that a sixth person found dead in Espoo,western Helsinki on Thursday was the perpetrator of a shooting rampage at the Sello shopping mall. Four people were shot dead at the shopping centre on Thursday. A [...]

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Seasonal Affective Disorder in The Arctic Lounge of The North

by BARR GREGORY December 28, 2009 British Expatriate

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Firstly,I hope every one had a great Christmas.I am still munching on Reindeer Ribs.I was talking to friend the other day,who asked to meet me later that day in downtown Helsinki.I had to think about this and I came to the decisive decision that I was not going to step [...]

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A Saami Finland Reindeer Christmas

by BARR GREGORY December 22, 2009 Christmas

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: We are virtually snowed in here in Helsinki Finland,when my wife received a phone call this morning saying that our shipment  of poronliha,Reindeer meat had arrived and that they were free to deliver it any time.This was great news,as the Reindeer season is finished and we were fortunate enough to [...]

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Returning white cane changes life

by BARR GREGORY December 19, 2009 Helsinki

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Something I have become more aware of lately,iI must admit,I would be at the fs the amount of small things we become unaware of in our daily wanderings through life.I must admit I would be up there in the front of the queue if the day of [...]

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So you wish to learn Finnish

by BARR GREGORY December 16, 2009 Finland

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: A brief look at The Finnish Language Finnish is spoken by approximately 5.6 million people, mostly in Finland but also in the Canada,United States,Australia and Sweden,as many Finns migrated there in the 17th century.The Finnish language belongs to the Finno-Ugrian group of languages, which is spoken in [...]

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UK,come out of The Middle Age Lifestyle

by BARR GREGORY December 14, 2009 British Expatriate

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Finland has a population of 5.6 million,where as The UK has close 70 million.Why can the UK not get it right when it comes to public services and lifestyle? I am fortunate in that I have had the pleasure of living in both countries.I lived in the [...]

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