1media/4830F1B3-6688-4F3F-A5DB-50C9B780843D_1_201_a.jpeg2019-10-10T23:13:45+00:00January - Nice meeting you all20image_header2019-10-16T02:24:57+00:00
So, it all began.
I met my tutor group. Seven of us come from five different countries, speak seven languages in total. We bonded with the help of Karl Fazer chocolate, Friends, boy band songs, and our tutor Sini's cat. We started to plan things that we need to do together during our time in Turku, even though it just started, and a few of us did not unpack at that time.
My work at Turku Teacher Training School started in a dark and snowing morning. After a 40 minutes bus ride from my dorm at the student village, I finally met my mentor Dr. Niemi and her class. As I received more smiles from students every day when they greeted me, I started to feel that things would work out just fine.
1media/2239B397-B3D9-455C-974A-E7575FFC2998_1_201_a.jpeg2019-09-15T22:22:58+00:00First Impression - January17image_header2019-10-10T23:10:58+00:00The thought of being the first student of a study abroad program is as exciting as it is intimidating. The excitement comes from the idea of being in Europe for the first time and working in classrooms with children. The scary part is a series of questions: how would I feel about the limited sunlight? How would my schedule look like? What kind of food would I find there?
Before I figured out my questions, I started my journey. On the first day of 2019, I landed in Helsinki and got on a train to Turku. As the view outside the window finally started to get brighter around 10:30 am, I took my first picture in Finland. First day
So, it all began. I met my tutor group. Seven of us come from five different countries, speak seven languages in total. We bonded with Karl Fazer chocolate, Friends, boy band songs and our tutor Sini's cat.