Daily reports

22.03.2016

On the very first day of our exchange, the alarm was set to a bit later than usual due to our late arrival at night. After getting a good breakfast we started the day with some get to know each other and icebreaker games. During the day we also got to talk about our fears and expectations concerning the exchange. The most common desire amongst our participants was to see the northern lights. Some of us got to fulfill that wish on the same night. We all participated in making the rules. Aino, one of our leaders, showed us around the venue. Then we divided our dance, photography, film, music, and social media groups. The cherry on the cake was that we had a welcome sauna at night, and some of us were even feeling brave enough to throw themselves in the snow.



23.03.2016

After having a good night's sleep, we worked in groups and had some energizers. Some of us went to visit the local school in Inari, which is located ten kilometers away from Vasatokka. The school only includes 136 students aged from 7 to 16, meaning it was a very small one. They went to present our exchange and Erasmus+ to 8th graders, and they also organised some games for them. The students were a bit shy at first, but they started to loosen up a bit as they were playing the games. The teachers and kids gave us some feedback which is always welcome. Later that day, the Hungarians were assigned to come up with some activities for us in which they totally succeeded. One of the activities was to get divided in groups of five and creating a spaceship. We were only given 15 minutes and had a limited amount of supplies, but everyone used their creativity and came up with unique creations. In the afternoon we played knots outside and had a snow race. Most of us gave up from the beginning, but others continued to the top. For dinner we had a barbecue night and cooked our own veggies and sausages in the cozy tepee. Some even stayed for dessert and baked their own pulla, which is a word for ''bun'' in Finnish.