Attending lessons On wednedsday morning the Belgians got the chance to attend some lessons. Some people I talked to where surprised by the fact that we call our teachers by their first name, and they also thought that our lessons seemed more "relaxed" than theirs. Study visitsIn the afternoon we got split into groups, and we were all given our own task or place to visit. Some groups visited art museums, one group visited the library, one group learned a bit more about Finnish design by visiting the store of Marimekko... We were tasked with taking photos and then making this into a presentation of sorts. BowlingIn the evening we all went bowling :)
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Next week students from Waregem, Belgium travel to Daugavpils, Latvia for a workshop.
DramaWe started the day per usual in the auditorium. We had a challenge for today, to know the name of everyone in our group, and some were quizzed on it. Everybody knew most names, but there were a couple hiccups :) Our first workshop was focused on drama, we learned the importance of body language, practiced small talk, got to ask each other a lot of questions, among other things. DanceThe Belgian exchange students now got to spectate part of a training session the Finnish 2nd Graders have for "The Dance of the Eldest", an event which takes place every year, centered (as the name indicates) on dancing and celebrating that they are now the oldest students. SaunaHere the Belgian exchange students got to enjoy a real treat, Finnish Sauna and winter bathing. With the Water a cozy + 0.5°C and the air a sweltering -5°C they still took it in stride. They really enjoyed themselves and got a lot of pictures taken ÖjbergetIn the evening we went to Öjberget, a local winter sports center, where you can do snowboarding, downhill and cross-country skiing and sledding. We started with sledding,
OpeningWe started the day with an introduction of the school and the general area. The Belgian exchange students were then showed the school. After the tour we worked in groups, discussing identity and tried to find similarities and differencies between us. Next up was lunch, the Belgians were very shocked to hear that the school luch is free for us students. SightseeingWe were then divided into teams who each took their own unique oath to see 5 different landmarks, and take a photo with it. Some of us also took a short walk on the ice :) VennIn the evening we gathered at Venn, to enjoy ourselves and get to know each other better. The locale was very nice, and I believe that everyone really enjoyed the evening. There were also some quite intense card games going on.
SaturdayThe Belgian exchange students arrived in Vaasa on Saturday (12.01) evening. We all went to the airport to pick up the person who we're going to be staying at our house. We we're a group of both nervous and exited students waiting for them to arrive. After picking them up we all went our separate ways. Later in the evening almost all of the group got together and hung out for a while. SundayDuring the day on Sunday we had some free-time with our exchange students. Many people took this as an oppurtunity to go skiing, ice-skating, walking on the ice, hiking, and other things you can do in Finland in wintertime. Later in the afternoon a big part of the group met up at Sweet Vaasa to spend some time together and experience one of Vaasa's most popular cafés. After that we went to the school to have some ice-breakers. After the ice-breakers we got some food, and later we gathered for a movienight. |
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