Heidi Katri Marianne Tuomaala

I had to write that because it's the first full European name I can remember by heart. (I will remember yours once I get past your Arabic/Swiss/exotic middle-name, Nathalie)

This is Heidi. She is older than me, more educationally qualified than me, much taller than me, much more photogenic than me, much more hardworking than me, has a larger appetite than me, drinks more beers than me, knows her maps better than me, and is always feeling colder than me1.

We met at a breakfast table and have been almost inseparable since. Well, that's not counting next week when her boyfriend Antti comes; we'll most certainly be very separable then.

1 And she comes from Finland. The average temperature there is now 20 below zero.