Sicily, 2nd mobility 15th-21st April 2018

at 23.12 at Vilma’s place

So… I just came home from a scout camp and now I have to pack. I hope that I have time to

sleep, at least three hours would be nice. Good night :)

First day

First we arrived at school Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Galileo Ferraris" in San Giovanni La Punta (Catania) and then we met other students from Italy, France, Denmark and Germany. Everyone

made their presentations and it was really interesting to hear about different companies and ways

to do business. Italian students showed us places around the school. The school was huge and

labyrinth like. Then we split into smaller groups and had some activities.

Second day

We had a roadtrip to Taormina and Naxos 💓.The views there were wonderful and weather was

incredible. We had a guided tour in the ancient theatre of Taormina, a Greek amphitheatre.

After the tour we explored Taormina and bought souvenirs for our families. Then we went to

Naxos beach and had lunch. After the lunch we returned back to school and went to our host

families.

Third day

We had a bus tour around Etna (the volcano) and we visited a company called ‘Bacco’ which

makes different products of pistachio. We also got to taste their products and they tasted very

delicious. After visiting the company we ate a magnificent lunch which lasted for almost three

hours. Then we went to see an old black church in Randazzo and took some group photos.

After that we went back to school and then home with our host families.

Fourth day

In the morning we Finnish students had a pre-selection test for polytechnics. Then we worked

with the blogs and ate lunch at King restaurant.

In the evening we had a farewell party at school. Host families brought delicious food, for example,

‘arancino’ that are stuffed rice balls coated with bread crumbs and deep fried with a filling of meat,

cheese and peas. There were a variety of pizzas, for example, pizzas with french fries on top,

a Sicilian speciality. There was a great band and students and teachers alike danced the night

away. Before going to our host families, we had to say goodbye to Danish, French and German

students and it was sad because we had already made friends with them. Bittersweet.

Fifth day

In the morning students from Denmark, Germany and France left back home. We Finnish students

got to decide what we wanted to do so we decided to go to the beach. We went to Ognina beach

near our teachers’ hotel. Vilma’s host Andrea came with us and he was our travel guide. We ate

lunch at a restaurant called ‘Golden’. There were many different food choices where you could

choose from. You could eat as much as you wanted but you had to eat everything you took from

the buffet. If you couldn’t eat everything, you had to pay some extra. After lunch we went to the

center of Catania to a park called ‘Giardino Bellini’. It was such a beautiful place. Then we bought

ice cream and went back to school with Italian teacher Mr Paterno Castello. In the evening we went

to the home of Hinni’s host family and ate together. The last evening was really nice and we had a l

ot of fun. There were a lot of different meats and salads prepared by Hinni’s host mother, Rosaria.

For example, veal meat with lemon and horse meat. There were also different sausages. As dessert

we were offered fruit and different pastries, everything was delicious = ‘era tutto buonissimo’.

Sixth day

Our flight took off at 8.50 in the morning. We were at the airport at 6 o'clock. Everyone was really

tired due to last week. As soon as we went in the plane everyone fell asleep. The flight went fast

and when we arrived in Finland we took the train to Tikkurila. In Tikkurila we got us something

to eat and then our journey continued towards Kalajoki by train. It was 20.30 when we finally

arrived at home. We were tired but really happy because the trip was a success. Missing Sicily!

La Roche-sur-Yon, France

12.11.2017 We arrived to Nantes Atlantique airport. Everyone was tired but excited and happy.

13.11.2017 On Monday morning we arrived to the school. We had ice breaking activities which included speed-meeting and planning choreography for a song. We also had a welcoming ceremony.

Lycée Notre Dame du Roc

La Roche-sur-Yon, la Place Napoleon

14.11.2017 On Tuesday we went to Nantes and ran around the beautiful city. We saw for example the beautiful ancient castle, Nantes cathedral, and the famous shopping centre. We ate our lunch at the local college. We spent the evening with our host families.

15.11.2017 It was the scariest day of the week. We had to show our presentations to the others. We also made the Europasses for every student. After the Europass workshop we had lunch at the catering restaurant Les Sorbets which was sponsored by the headmaster. The lunch was delicious and sophisticated and the catering students were skilled. After that we had four workshops in which we learnt different requires in the industry. In the evening we went to the creperie No Stress and food was good again. After that we went bowling together.

Our Kahoot about Grandezza

16.11.2017 On Thursday We visited on ATLANTIC, a local company that makes heating machines and other electronic machines. After that we ate lunch at school. In the afternoon we went by bus to Les Sables d'Olonne. There was a wonderful beach and small cute streets with pretty shell walls. In the evening we had party in which we could spend time with our new foreign friends. :)

17.11.2017 On Friday it was time to leave. We took bus to Nantes Atlantique airport with Danish and German groups. We flied from Nantes to Paris and from Paris to Helsinki. In Oulu we were late in the evening.

Nantes, Passage Pommeraye 

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Nantes

Blogpost by Anna, Milla, Tiia and Annika : Nordhorn, Germany

26.3. Sunday

At 2am we left Kalajoki for Oulu by bus. We flew from Oulu to Helsinki and from there to Amsterdam. We were in Amsterdam at around 10 am. We ate some pizza and got coffee from Starbucks. Then we travelled to Oldenzaal by train. We had to change trains and missed the last one, but we took the next one and made it to our destination almost in time. Our hosts picked us up at the train station and we spent the evening with our host families.

27.3. Monday

We woke up early for school and had the ice breakers and our presentations, which went well. We had lunch and were off to the city hall to hear a speech by the county council Mr. Kethorn. After that we headed to explore the town, ate ice cream and did some shopping. In the evening we all went to eat pizzas together.

28.3. Tuesday

We visited a shipyard in the morning. After that we went to the Netherlands where we ate pancakes in a boat, delicious! We also had time to explore the city of Groningen. We saw some of the most famous sights, like Rijks university and the Groninger Museum.

29.3. Wednesday

When we got to the school we had a volleyball tournament. Then we spent some time working with our blogs and afterwards went to an Asian restaurant to have lunch. In the afternoon we went to see the Bad Bentheim castle.

 30.3 Thursday

We worked at the school and then we had free time. We went to eat at Subway and took a boat ride. In the evening we had a farewell dinner with all the students, teachers and host families.

FRANCE HERE WE COME!!! :D

After a week we are flying to France, La Roche Sur Yon. Waiting for it!! Now we are searching for information about working conditions in France and making charts considering the turnover of Grandezza -boats and like that. And eating,of course.

Planning and eating :)))

Visiting Sievin Jalkine

Yesterday we visited the local shoe company, Sievin jalkine. We learned a lot about the company. We even got to see the production of the shoes.

A huge storage of shoes

Sicily 5th-11th November 2016

Thank you for an amazing week, Sicily!
Saturday 5th November

Today in the morning we left cold Kalajoki at 8 by a mini-bus heading to Oulu airport. The first flight from Oulu to Helsinki was fine as well as the second one from Helsinki to Rome. In Helsinki we had to wait for four hours and in Rome for three hours. We spent it by eating good food and entertaining other people with fedora flip, yoga and piano concerts. The last flight from Rome to Catania was a bit late but everything went fine. We arrived in Catania at midnight and met our host families. Obviously we were tired after a long day of travelling and headed straight to bed.

We were ready to board our first flight from Oulu to Helsinki.

                                 

Feeling happy when we survived the first flight.

We found our way to Rome! (All roads lead to Rome)

Sunday 6th November

Today we spent time with our host families. One of us visited the city of Messina and saw some beautiful places. Another had a big family lunch and got to taste great Italian food and in the evening went walking around Mascalucia. The rest of us were driving around the city with the host brothers and later enjoying a meal with the other students.

Pasta & Swordfish

This beautiful beach near Messina

Monday 7th November

Today we had to wake up very early, about between 6.30 and 7.00. At 8.00 we were at school and then the seminar started. We had a quick lunch after that and then the seminar continued, and that’s when we presented our presentation. After the seminar we were spending some time with the other exchange students and hosts, and also with some local Italians. In the evening we all went to a restaurant Milù. We had a fun evening with tasting many different pizzas.

Team Germany giving their presentation

The school looked a bit different than ours in Finland.

                              

                                      Teacher receiving little presents from the hosts.

Found the Finnish flag! (Torilla tavataan!)

Editing blogs

All students gathered together to enjoy real Italian pizza

Tuesday 8th November

In the morning we took a long bus ride to the Mount Etna. We had a four-hour hike up and down the mountain. We started from 1700 meters and finished at over 2000 meters. Hiking was quite tough and tiring but the view was definitely worth it. After hiking we had a delicious lunch. Then we went back to school and got home. We all needed some rest before heading to the town for some snacks and bowling.

Mount Etna

Ready to conquer Etna!

Our lovely teachers are ready to go, too!

Better version of Titanic

Team Finland won the race to the top!

Enjoying the unbeliavable view!

Wednesday 9th November

Today we went to the company St Microelectronics for a visit. We had first a presentation about the company, and after that we were split into two groups. The other group was taken to see the factory, and the other went to see the products of the company in auditorium. After the visit to the factory we went to the beach Playa to eat some more delicious food near the Mediterranean ocean. Some of us went swimming to the sea, and it was quite refreshing! After that we took our aim to the center of Catania, but first we had to stop by our families.

Enjoying the warm water of Mediterranean Sea

The nightlife of Catania

Thursday 10th November

On thursday we went to school and reprogrammed a robot to go circuit. We selected four groups and started competition, Germans won. After that we went to gym to play some sports and we had couple volleyball matches. In the evening we had a farewell party at school since it was our last night in Italy. There were good food, music and lots of tears.

Playing volleayball

The last evening with all the lovely students and families at school.

We miss you! <3

Friday 11th November

We were the first group to leave Sicily. We had to wake up at 3.30 because we had to be at the school at 4.20 to catch our bus to the airport. Our first flight to Rome left at 6.15. We had couple of hours to spend at the Rome airport and we almost missed our flight back to Finland. The rest of the journey was all ok and we back in Kalajoki around eight o’clock in the evening. Our trip to Italy was great! We met lovely people and got wonderful experience!

Team Finland landed Rome on their way back home.

Last selfie of the trip. Still alive after travelling for looooong time.