Internet exploded and suddenly the world was a like a void that needed us
desperately. So we got involved in all kinds of projects, met many people and
started travelling around teaching, consulting and helping companies and other
organizations to build new systems. Mostly we around Finland, that was our
world.

While staying in Helsinki I felt pretty much the same: I could do anything I
wanted to, go whereever I felt like and meet and talk with whoever. That came up
to mean people from important companies, politicians, artists, writers ...

Then I wanted to go to Malaysia to Inet'97 to check what ISOC and the world out
there looked like. Some planning and e-mailing and that was it (well, ok, it was
quite hard and troubleful but still). Arringing the stay in Amsterdam was, say,
trivial. Some mailing, checking things on the web and then the flight.

Life started to feel like world surf.

Is that what we've learned? Change context in a flash? Understand aspects? Know
what's needed and where? Learn fast and forget even faster?

..?

Of course nothing of this would be possible without something stable behind.
We need something to attach to and the Internet seems to be perfect -- it's always there. I'd guess that's the reason it seems like a good thing to live around and where to build a home. It makes me feel secure. No matter where I am I can always log on and my friends, family,

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Did I come to central Europe to win time? They are behind in the development so
it's even easier to be an evangelist here.

Sometimes I dream of being a musician who can go anywhere, just any place, and
just take his guitar, play a nice song for the people there and make a nice
atmosphere for everyone to enjoy. Did this dream become true on those travels?