Pleasures

Posted on July 17, 2010 | by Markus Stocker

Discovering author after author who master an ability for presenting with beauty and simplicity thoughts of which many I had been exposed in unclear and overly complicated ways in the past, most notably at school. High school. One of the latest is Frank Close in a gem of a little book [1] that embraces with [...]

Kiitos

Posted on June 15, 2010 | by Markus Stocker

The single most important reason why I consider living abroad interesting is because living and working abroad is more, at least to me. It is even more the more intimate your relationships with locals grow. It is when being for a few days among a dozen people who share a language you don’t isn’t an [...]

When «li-mo-ne» Gets «limone»

Posted on April 13, 2010 | by Markus Stocker

I’m known to be, at least to myself, capable of sprouting overly enthusiasm for almost random thoughts that in my own small personal world at times feel to be like the greatest ever. Remember the feeling when you got together your first sand castle or snowman and you called for mom «watch!» or when you [...]

Winter Suomalaisittain

Posted on March 28, 2010 | by Markus Stocker

What is that falling from the skies? Wait a moment, water? Markus, where have you been lately? Don’t you remember what rain looks and feels like? In four months only snowflakes had been falling from the skies; coming back to a wet umbrella seeking season feels, indeed, like if I had been an actor in [...]

To Relocate. Or Not.

Posted on March 15, 2010 | by Markus Stocker

When I first entered my room with private bathroom after moving to Finland — and first saw what had been quietly enduring my repeatedly delayed departure — I thought, “OK, but as soon as I get a chance I’ll move out again.” The room wasn’t, and still isn’t, exactly welcoming. A cheap student flat but, [...]

Äiti!

Posted on December 15, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

Slowly, I walk down the grocery store’s aisle. A few frost proofed layers are laced up when, some steps away, a little girl points over her left shoulder calling for — Äiti! — and smiling back at her mother. The exclamation felt to me as if it was my very own first time calling for mother and instantly [...]

The Warmth Of Flames

Posted on October 11, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

The air is chilly. The handle of the thick hardwood door cold. Halfway open, the indoor warmth of a few dozen people and flickering flames begins to melt the ice crystals of my exhale. The romantic light blends with the golden ornaments. The people standing, facing East, seem to blend with the walls of the [...]

A Curious Detail

Posted on October 1, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

Recently, I discovered a curious little detail about Finnish grading that seems to be true at least for the university at which I’m currently a student. The grading scale goes from 0 through 5 (best), integers only. Up to here, not a lot different to the Swiss system which goes from 1 through 6 (best) [...]

Ginger Tea. The Gap. Dwindle Away.

Posted on September 3, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

Dear reader, you might have read the story featuring The Best Ginger Tea Ever & me, struggling to replicate it — rather unsuccessfully. One of the most delightful secrets of life is, I believe, how beauty is hidden in simplicity. My dinner. Couscous mixed with cherry tomatoes, onion, tuna, red pepper, spicy olives, some black pepper, [...]

The Best Ginger Tea Ever

Posted on August 28, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

Around the turning point of 2008, in a somewhat turbulent phase, I was a regular customer at a neighborhood café of the city that was then my home. In the midst of a sense of loosing too much, there, I found something: The Best Ginger Tea Ever. Since then, I moved twice, across oceans and [...]

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