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Week 36 in Helsinki (Elder Bolingbroke found a selfie stick; Dear every other missionary: Your distr
Case in point (see following pictures): We're cooler than you. Well well well... it's the end of another transfer! Guess where I'm...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Apr 11, 20181 min read


Week 35 in Helsinki (All of the Easter puns are killing me...)
Dear everyone, This week's been a crazy, fast, running-around-sprinting-to-catch-every-bus one. We had conference, with all the crazy...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Apr 3, 20181 min read


Week 34 in Helsinki (Ah, who needs shoes anyways?)
Firstly, here's this! (Recording) It covers the last few days, but let me go over them again: -Yesterday, we set 2 baptismal dates! Our...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Mar 26, 20181 min read


Week 33 in Helsinki (Doesn't everyone exercise with Motab in the background?)
Dear everyone, The summary of my pictures for this past week are as follows: (I'm sorry Mom I'll take more pictures next week I promise....
Jeff Bolingbroke
Mar 20, 20182 min read


Week 32 in Helsinki (Can anybody else say they're serving in their country's capital city?)
Well well, welcome to Helsinki, everyone! Let me hit you with all of our pictures first (and here's a link to a video): Let's sum up real...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Mar 13, 20182 min read


Week 31 in Kouvola (You didn't see that one coming?)
As the recording above details, if you listened to it, we've got a bit of a bombshell this week: I'm getting E-transferred to Helsinki!!!...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Mar 7, 20182 min read


Week 30 in Kouvola (Far over the Misty Mountains cold...('cept there aint no mountains, just mis
That's right, folks. Guess what happens when the wind blows in from the Northeast? That's right. That cold, frigid, arctic(did I mention...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Feb 28, 20182 min read


Week 29 in Kouvola (Happy Friend's Day?)
Well, ladies and gentlemen, it's been a busy week here in Kouvola, and we're having fun! Fun fact: the city does not have 134,000ish...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Feb 20, 20182 min read


Week 28 in Kouvola (Livin' it up in the big(ish) city!)
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Kouvola. Say it with me. KOU-vo-lah. KOU(like cold) VO(like row row row your boat) LA(do re mi fa so LA...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Feb 14, 20181 min read


Week 27 in Savonlinna (You know your life is strange when all of your belongings can fit into 3 suit
"Kyllä, nimeni on outo. Bowl. iing. bröök." "Ei, emme nähneet Super Bowl... Ei, meillä ei ole TV..." "Liian kylmä? Liian myöhää!" Common...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Feb 5, 20181 min read


Week 26 in Savonlinna (Zombies and Kebab and Buses, oh my!)
That's it. That was our week. Those three things: Well, as usual, here is the recording (Click Here), summing up my week - however, I'm...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Jan 30, 20182 min read


Week 25 in Savonlinna (The Elders' New Groove)
"Oh no..." "Lemme guess.. We're going biking tonight?" "Yup." "Probably gonna freeze to death?" "Most likely." "Bring it on."...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Jan 23, 20181 min read


Week 24 in Savonlinna Eteenpäin kuin mummo lumussa)
Yes, that is an actual Finnish saying. You can Google translate that one, it should work out fine. Good Finnish Morning, everyone! My...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Jan 16, 20181 min read


Week 23 in Savonlinna (Hurskastelevaisuuksissaankohankin, I dare you to Google Translate that one)
For the record, no, it doesn't translate. And also for the record, yes, that is one word. It's also a good example of the nature of...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Jan 9, 20181 min read


Week 22 in Savonlinna (Five Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand, Six Hundred...)
What does that number mean? Is it the number of baptismal dates we have? Ha, of course not! Is it how many times I've slipped and fallen...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Jan 7, 20181 min read


Week 21 in Savonlinna (Christmas Goat!)
Yup, that's right. Here in Finland, Santa Claus, or Joulupukki, is Christmas Goat. Why not? Well, ladies and gentlemen, it's been an...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Jan 7, 20181 min read


Week 20 in Savonlinna (The Prodigal Tag)
n my recent adventures as a lähetysaarnaja, I have become well acquainted with Exhaustion. He and I are good buddies now. Listen to this...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Dec 19, 20172 min read


Week 19 in Savonlinna (Patriotism is a relevant term)
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, EVERYONE!!! You might be confused by that sentence. After all, independence day is July 4th, right? Wrong. Over...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Dec 12, 20172 min read


Week 18 in Savonlinna (Surprise! Yes it's Monday)
Hyvää joulua, family and friends! (that means happy Christmas) I hope everything's well at home, and that you all are happy. I'm doing so...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Dec 5, 20171 min read


Week 17 in Savonlinna (Christmas trees, old couches, and my knight in shining armor)
Well, here we are - it's almost Joulukuu! (that means December - well, it means ChristmasMoon, but hey, same month) I've been able to use...
Jeff Bolingbroke
Dec 5, 20171 min read
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