keskiviikko 4. helmikuuta 2015

All things Canadian

Hello again!

Time is literally flying. With all the schoolwork and activities I'm rarely bored, and I even forgot to update my blog. Sorry about that!

Last Friday we went downtown to have dinner and a couple of drinks. We went to a pub called Foundry, and I fell in love immediately. They had around 20 different kinds of beer on tap, and all of them were quite reasonably priced (around five bucks for a pint!) I will definitely go there again!

Dinner at the Sovereign Room. I had a Pulled Pork pizza, and it was great! Also, David fell asleep apparently.


On Sunday we went to a Finnish-Canadian restaurant called Hoito. They serve Finnish classics such as Karjalanpiirakka, letut as well as other menu items. The pancakes (letut) were so good, just like at home! We also met a Finnish girl, Johanna, who works at the Finnish newspaper Kanadan Sanomat.

Happy people! :D

Superbowl XLIX also happened on Sunday, and man, what a game it was! The NE Patriots won the game with an amazing intercept at the last minute, even though everybody thought that Seattle Seahawks were going to win. Of course we had some food as well, such as chicken wings, nachos and pop.

Hobos in the corner
Next weekend we are going camping to the Fort William National Park and after that most students have midterm exams. I already had one midterm on Tuesday, and I can happily say that I nailed it. I hope I do well on the other exams as well! After midterms we have a reading week with no lectures, and we are renting a car and heading to the United States of America! More on that on the next post!

I wanted to do something different on this post as well. I will list some great things that are available here in Canada, and not in Finland (or if they are, they are hard to find or expensive etc.)


Great Canadian things:
1. Maple Syrup
You knew this was going to be on the list, didn't you? The iconic Canadian food that goes with everything; pancakes are way more delicious with this stuff, and the best oatmeal ever is maple-brown sugar!

2. Poutine
French fries topped with gravy and cheese curds. Greasy, salty and delicious; the perfect drunk-food!

3. Chocolate peanut butter cups
I think I mentioned that I love peanut butter in a previous post. These things are not necessarily Canadian, but available everywhere and in many brands and flavors. I only found these once in Finland, and they were super expensive. Pictured is my favorite kind so far. Addictive, delicious and dangerous as well, because I just have to finish the whole bag at once...

4. Rush
The pioneers of progressive rock music. One of my favorite proge-rock bands, made in Canada!

5. Stephen Amell
Green Arrow, king of Facebook, and the front-man of  charity campaigns such as F#ck Cancer and Sinceriously ran by represent, this Canadian-born actor deserves a spot on the list

6. Scott Pilgrim
Comic series written by Bryan Lee O'Malley about a Canadian slacker/brawler/part-time musician Scott Pilgrim, who has to defeat the seven evil exes to get the girl, Ramona Flowers. Available as comics, movie and an amazing 16-bit video game

7. Milk in bags
what

I hope you guys liked the post! Next post will include some photos of the camping trip and also more information on the upcoming trip to the U.S!

Thanks for reading!

-Teemu


Invisible airwaves crackle with life
 Bright antennae bristle with the energy
 Emotional feedback on timeless wavelength
 Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free


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