RIA Through the years • Au fil des années • Durch die Jahre
Ria Elena Repo was born in Rovaniemi on the arctic circle and grew up in Saarijärvi in central Finland. Repo means "fox" in old Finnish. She spent 3 years in Aix-en-Provence before moving to Paris in 2004. Ria likes yoga, chocolate, cats and fashion. She hates it when her husband says Finns are lutheran masochists.
Updated: Aug 02, 2008 1:25am PST
DAVID Vuosien saatossa • Через леты • 何年にもわたって
David Lane Anderson was born in Monaco into a family of classical musicians and was introduced early on to Nordic quirkiness by a host of Danish au pairs. In 2000 he graduated from the University of Minnesota and has since lived in France and Germany. David likes baseball, hockey and travel writing. He hates seafood and shopping.
Updated: Aug 02, 2008 1:35am PST