It was during a conference call at work that somebody said: “David, you should come for a visit to Tampere”. My heart just jumped. It was unexpected. And now that I am really here in Finland, it still feels like a dream, reliving those memories of when I was a young boy. It’s been more than 20 years and Tampere hasn’t change much at all, which is such a contrast to China were everything changes so quickly. Another major difference is how clean this country really is, which is something that struck me also the first time I visited Finland. So as I walked through the city all the memories came back sending shivers down my spine. I am staying at the same hotel as I stayed with Simone in 1989, the Scandic City right in front of the railway station. It’s cold as hell and there’s lots of snow, but my heart feels warm being here. I still hear the voice of John chasing girls and signing to them: “Don’t tell me you love me!” a famous tune from the rock band Night Ranger. I still remember with Paolo we all played soccer game in the streets, in the middle of the night with a gorgeous blond girl, a hostess from some Airline. And how can I forget when with Marco we camped outside in a park and suffered the most freezing cold at night. Lots of memories. I came a few times here, in the summer, during the Christmas holiday. As soon as I had a chance I ran away from Italy and immersed myself in a city full of beauties. Some of them loved Italians, some of them hated us because we had a (much deserved) reputation of being playboy. Nevertheless we travelled and came here, we had fun with girls and it was so fun and adventurous.  And as I looked around there still are a lot or pretty girls around. The Fat Lady disco bar is still there… It feels that the only thing that has changed here is my age. But time has passed, and as 40 years old the opportunity to do what I did when I was 20… are very few here… Plus I am not sure I could live in a place like this now, after leaving in big metropolis I would have a hard time to adjust to such a quite place like Finland. Maybe one day… But one thing that makes me really happy is that as young boy it was my dream to work for a Finnish company. I remember when I bought the sticker that it’s still on my guitar: “Tampere, my blue dream”. I still have it. And today, after so many years, that dream to work in Finland has finally come true. As I walked through the office of Nokia I felt an incredible sense of accomplishment. Life can be rewarding sometimes and it feels good.