Angelika and Saamu

Angelika's livingroom

We couch surfed again in Helsinki. Angelika and her 3-year-old son, Saamu, live in a nice cozy apartment just outside of central Helsinki. Saamu, believe it or not, is 3'8"! He's the biggest 3-year-old I've ever seen! Angelika said he was 4,600g when he was born. Now that's a big baby!
We've couch surfed twice now, but we actually haven't slept on a couch yet. Daniele had an air mattress and Angelika had a mattress, sheets, and comforters for us. I guess we've been mattress surfing.

Nina, Tammy, Sahe, Saamu, & Angelika

We spent two nights with Angelika and Saamu. Two of her friends came over the second night and we chatted over tea and chocolate. I wonder what it's like for Saamu to have strangers come stay at his house. Angelika has been hosting for quite some time now, so I guess it's just normal for him. I asked Angelika why she started to host and she said, "Well, it's just me and Saamu and so I wanted to make our home more lively." She's an unbelieveably strong woman with a beautiful little (or should I say 'big') boy!

This is Saamu trying to blow up a balloon: