After I left Turku, I headed over to Seinäjoki where I met up with some of the Perttu cousins. This is the area my family is originally from.
Esa took me to meet Seere, a very old woman who knew a lot about my family. They showed me 10 albums worth of photos and memorabilia dating back to the 1800s. Then I went and saw the house that my Great-Grandfather left Finland for America. They kept pointing out to me places in real life that were in an ancient photo they showed me.
Seere's house was incredible also. We drive up to an old house in the middle of Finnish farmland and the house seems typical from the outside. But on the inside it was incredible! It won a design award in 1974. She must have spent thousands and thousands on the interior. All the best furniture and famous modern art paintings decorated her home. It was a retro masterpiece!
Later on in the evening I went to go see Titanic: The Musical staring my very own uncle Esa! Although it was all in Finnish, I was able to understand a lot. The lead star is apparently a hot young Finnish actor, so the audience was abuzz with excitement.
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