after that, haitto and his family moved to switzerland and then mexico, where he got the position of the leader in the bellas artes symphony orchestra, but ultimately his wife filed for a divorce because of his alcoholism and gambling. a dramatic change followed: haitto left his family altogether, abandoned the violin and started to live as a vagabond in the u.s. and in canada. the wandering life lasted till mid-1970s when haitto met the journalist eva vastari and they were married in las vegas in 1976. haitto started to work as a musician again: he toured with his wife, accompanying her poetry recitals, first in the u.s., then they settled in finland. he played in the savonlinna orchestra and the joensuu orchestra and taught at savonlinna conservatoire. he wrote two volumes of memoirs, remembering his wandering years.