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.