Onward!!

My name is Kai. If you met me and asked me where I’m from I would reply “Finland” but really that is just a convenient shorthand for “I have a complicated family and personal history that would a) bore you to tears and/or b) confuse you should I go through it, so I won’t”. So, I don’t really know where I’m from and where I’m going.

These pages hopefully document some of that, both for myself and for people I should be in touch with far more than I tend to be. I moved to London in 2006 to study for an Environmental Policy degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science. I’ve since then graduated and am now busy trying to find my niche.

Originally, my intention was to write about things I see and about adjusting to life in the United Kingdom. I don’t know if I have adjusted in the three four years I’ve been here – I suppose I have done in many ways. I still write about my observations, experiences and feelings. Sometimes I write about what I see, or the way I think things should be.

What does ‘roguepolitical’ mean?
The domain name came to me after weeks of on-and-off thinking. I didn’t want it to be specifically limited to the current content. I wanted a descriptive, non-obvious name that described me. “Rogue political”, I feel, does that – casting me as a dapper young man with opinions that don’t necessarily fit on the traditional political stage.

I have no plans to use this website as a soapbox to promote any kind of political agenda, despite its name. But I reserve the right to cast opinion. Make of that what you will.

You, dear reader, I ask to comment freely, in any language you will think I can understand (there are a couple).

(Updated Oct 20, 2009)