I acquired my tickets for Helsinki today, and will be leaving on the 21st of September for a visit to the earliest home of Sloyd. In addition, I've been asked by the editor of the Fine Woodworking website to post a blog of my travels, so I will get to share some insight into sloyd education and the woodwork of Finland with American woodworking enthusiasts. At some point, I hope the world really awakens to the wonders of the human hand, that we all realize that through it we are both deeply engaged in reality, and empowered in personal creativity.