I say YES to Nordic Walking!

I am thinking you are all having a wtf moment right now. People who haven`t heard about it wonder what it is , people who have heard about it don`t know the english translation for it. In Estonia we call it kepikõnd. So to those who have no idea what I am talking about it`s pretty much like powerwalking but with sticks. Since one of the purposes of this blog was to experience new things I tried it this saturday. I have wanted to try it for a while now but never gotten around to it. When I discovered there were some leftover nordic walking sticks hanging around in my workplace I took them with me and took my mother along and went walking. And loved it! Really, it`s much more forgiving to your knees than running and considering I need healthy knees in my job, walking is a much healthier choice. But it does really work your upper body too because with the right technique it`s quite a hard workout. There is a 10 km marathon coming up this Mother`s Day and I think I might spend it with my mom nordic walking in the marathon. She doesn`t know the plan yet so I`ll have to break it down for her gently. But she loved it too so I´m guessing she will agree to take part of the marathon with me. I`ll let you know how the plan worked out. ;)

Kris.

I say YES to Bon Iver!

  I`ve discovered a new band for myself. I normally don`t have too much time to search for new bands but I`ve had some great discoveries over the last 6 months so I have decided to make more of an effort in finding new music. I came across Bon Iver last week. I know they have existed for a long time but as I said I discover the bands rather randomly. I saw a video of them performing at the Coachella weekend and I was hooked immediately. Their music is alternative and kinda melancholic but at the same time hopeful. My moods have been really up and down lately because I am experiencing some kind of a life crisis (which I will talk about at an upcoming post maybe) and their music really suits my life right now. :p I also recently discovered that they will be performing in Helsinki @ the Flow festival which is really close to me. And since it`s the year of the YES I think I should really make an effort to attend.

I say YES to Bon Iver!

Kris.

I say YES to Simple Session!

    Okay, so first this post is really late but I don`t care because it`s an important one. Namely it`s about an important event in my life which is called Simple Session. Everyone who knows me well knows I have been to that event for 11 years now. First just as an onlooker and the as a volunteer who worked there for 7 years. I have made some great friends and met some incredible people. I pretty much remember all the stuff that happened during the whole year with the help of this event. Okay and I mostly remember the different years thanks to the different guys I`ve met there. :D Oh well...ce la vie.
    Anyway this year was no exception. We haven`t worked there for the second year in a row now because I think we`ve kinda grown out of it sort of but we still go there to support our friends and cheer on the riders. And of course take a chance to enjoy some partying as well because the party scene during Simple Session is worth mentioning. So during the years we have seen a lot of crazy shit go down on that course and every year we wonder if this will go any wilder and every year it does!
    I really loved being a part of the crew that organized the event and help run it. My job was to greet all the riders and press and VIP guests so I got to meet a whole lot of amazing people and have so much fun. If I would live in Tallinn I would definitely wanna be part of the crew and help organize the event more but I don`t live there so it`s a little bit harder. But who knows maybe life has plans for me and some day I will end up working there again.
    This year we just went and enjoyed the event. We got to see all the riding, all of our old friends and have a bloody good time :D And every year we kinda mention we might not return because the "normal" life has gotten much more real over the years, it`s harder to get off from work and plus we seem kinda old for it too seeing all the 15-18 year old girls running around that event. :D But I think as long as they keep having Simple Session we will go there no matter what because it has been such a big part of our lives for such a long time and it would be weird to miss it... :p

So everyone who is interested in extreme sports and the Simple Session brand, go to their facebook page www.facebook.com/simpelsession They update it often and have some cool videos and stuff on there. ;)


Kris.


Check out the skateboarding finals highlights here and check out the video below to see BMX finals highlights.