30

Today I'm 30.
Got a nice birthday cake from my mother, toasted with some good sparkling wine and realised that it might be the time for the important decisions.
Is the fact that I just bought an apartment a sign?

5 x 1000

Questo post è dedicato a chi sta in Italia.

Se ancora devi consegnare la tua dichiarazione dei redditi annuale (CUD, 730, Unico) e non hai scelto a chi devolvere il 5x1000 delle tue tasse, ti consiglio di scrivere questo numero nella casella relativa al sostegno delle ONLUS:

97165630589

In questo modo aiuterai le attività dell'Associazione di Volontariato Worklink, di cui sono fiero fondatore, che da 10 anni opera nel campo dell'orientamento e della formazione delle persone in cerca d'occupazione, e che sempre più convinta promuove la conoscenza e l'utilizzo delle tecnologie Open Source.

A tourist this time

These are busy and lazy times, and I'm updating my blog too rarely.
So I still need to tell you about my first Vappu in Finland as a tourist.

Helsinki really welcomed me, with wonderful weather and sunny days.
I'm happy I managed to meet many people, even though I still missed some.

Here are some of the things I did:

• Got the latest updates from my Italialaiset friends while sharing some good Italian food and wines, and had nice chats in Lauttasaari while drinking a beer, like in the good old days.
• I visited the Nokia canteen and had some real Finnish coffee with my former colleagues, talking about the present and the future of Open Source.
• I was in Merihaka for the Saturday match with my football friends (nice to see that jalkapallo is growing in Finland: when we started two years ago we could hardly get 10 people to play, now they are partecipating to a tournament with two teams!).

Then, the small ones: I met Tommi for the first time, and Kanta who now walks and touches everything.

I really felt at home those days: a further confirmation that friendship and love survive the distances.