What is there still left for me to dream about? As a researcher I have already achieved many of the things I have worked toward. I have learned to deal with disappointments but also to keep my feet firmly on the ground and my head cool in moments of sudden triumph. I dream that the teachers, researchers and administrators at the University of Helsinki have sufficient resources and peace of mind to develop the many wonderful projects and ideas that this community has produced.

After I completed my doctoral dissertation, I set out to make an old dream come true and started studying screenwriting. I warmly recall the now deceased dramaturg Anja Kolehmainen, who both challenged and inspired her students. The academic world has provided me with so much work that my screenwriting hobbies have been put on hold. It has, however, been extremely healthy to have studied a style of writing with completely different formal rules. Maybe someday…