Nalle

We would like to introduce you to our newest flatmate, Nalle. He arrived week or a so ago in a little brown box, sent to us as part of a project that one of the girls in our sorority is doing for class. Our responsibility, as we have unofficially adopted him, is to allow him to accompany us on all our best adventures, and document them both in photos and his little journal.

Nalle is a 3-inch yellow floral Vera Bradley patterned teddy bear. We have decided that Nalle must be the resident man, to balance out the lack of testosterone in the flat. It is Nalle's duty to squish any bugs, should we find any, change the lightbulbs, bring home the bacon, and talk incessantly about rugby (though we're not sure his plushy physique is really cut out for the sport).

Nalle arrived to us nameless, and of course, he needed a Finnish name. Not being particularly familiar with Finnish names, we approached Nuppu, our Finnish teacher, who most conveniently has a 2-year old child. She knew what to name him immediately: "Nalle" is the Finnish equivalent of "Teddy."

Despite being a bear, Nalle was not quite used to the chilly climate, so Elizabeth revved up her knitting skills to make the tiniest hat and scarf ever. Incidentally, the only color of yarn she had was purple, so Nalle is looking especially masculine in his fringed purple scarf and pom-pommed purple hat.