I have been living in Los Angeles for years now. The biggest thing that is different when you compare LA to Finland and to Montreal is the weather. I cant even tell you how great it is to see the sun so often. You can go outside and just enjoy the day without having to put too much clothes on. I honestly cant see myself living anywhere else, the weather alone is enough to keep me here.

Another big thing is that nobody knows who I am. I can be like everybody else without having to worry too much about how I look or what I say. It´s not like hockey is not big in LA, but there is a lot more people who get more attention than hockey players.

Even to this day that makes me feel bit weird, I mean, our arena is pretty much full almost every home game, but still I have been recognized on the streets only few times during all this time I have lived here. Or perhaps the people in LA are just so cool and relaxed that they let everybody enjoy the day without annoying them by asking to take picture with them or sign something for them.

We got a hockey team here in LA as you all know, but there is also a lot of other things you can do in LA, from swimming to painting of a live model, whatever you like basically, so if you feel like doing so, you can spend each day doing something different. That is a quite important for me, I like to try new things and if I can do that without having to travel too far, I´m happy.

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