tiistai 25. lokakuuta 2022

First Impressions on Finland by Assya, Caroline, Cyril, Marius and Méline

When we arrived in Finland our hosts families were waiting for us and they looked so happy!

Then they drove us to their home and showed us our bedroom. They were very kind and wanted to talk with us . We knew this before but the fact that most of them have a sauna in their house was still very surprising.

On our first day of school our correspondents showed us the school and our classes.

We were very well welcomed by the teachers and they even tried to speak in English for us.

There is a good atmosphere in the school even though most of the students look at us strangely because we are foreigners. But we still managed to talk with some people.

For our first class in Finland, i was surprised to see how cool is their system compared to ours.

They have the right to eat and drink whatever they want. also most of them are usually on their phone and the teacher doesn't say anything. I saw many pupils being 10min late and they just get in class and sit, once again the teacher won't say anything and you don't need any permission to go in class. And this happen in every classes.

They have different level for each subject like by example: easy English, medium and hard.

So of course we really had enjoyed classes that far.

Since we have have been here for only a week we haven't made much activities.

After our first day at school we went to do some bowling altogether and we also went a lot to the city center to do some shopping. There are really not much people in the street compared to Reunion.

We also did activities on our respective family by example Méline and Caroline went to the forest at night to grill sausages and marshmallow.

And Assya is able to train here, which is very nice.

The climate is very different from ours, well of course they have 4 seasons...

Someday it's very beautiful and sunny and other day can be the worst one.

It is very cold, specially the morning when we wake up. (for the moment it goes from-4°C to 6°C).

We haven't see snow yet but we hope to see some.

What surprised us the most I think is that Finnish people always eat like 24/7.

They eat a lot of different things of course but they are found of potatoes and meat.

And here people drink milk with literally everything. But the food is still very good!



Exchange Students Exploring Finland during Autumn Holidays

Northern lights in Oulu and Rovaniemi


















Santa Claus in Rovaniemi

Hailuoto Island in Oulu


Linnanmäki Amusement Park in Helsinki

Sushi & Salmiakki

sunnuntai 23. lokakuuta 2022

The very first exchange week in Oulu Finland

Our Reunionese exchange students have arrived! 🤩 🇷🇪 Warmly welcome to your new home in Oulu, Finland! 🥰💕



The kick-off of our arctic/tropical Erasmus+ exchange program at SPSU today. So proud of our brave and adventurous students and their ever so hospitable hosts.























































































Erasmus+ partners learning about the best sustainability practices in the education of Oulu. Thank you for your excellent presentation and great conversations Paula Ratava! 😘
Later on evening fun at the bowling alley 🎳 and with the Bobby at the Market Place.



Meline, Assya and Caroline's presentation on Reunion Island for Laanila students in English classes. What amazes them the most now is the differences in everyday school life. In their own lessons in Reunion they are not allowed to chat with their friends, to eat or drink, to go to the bathroom, to use their phones, to come in late or to go outside the school premises. Their school day starts at 7:30 and ends at 17:00, the breaks between the classes are only five minutes long and they get a lot of homework. In addition, they don't have art and music in their schedules. School lunches cost three euros per day.

Finnish lessons twice a week with a Finnish language and literature student Maria Beslic from Oulu University; "Terve! Minä olen Marius. Mikä sinun nimesi on?"

The Finnish-Reunionese family Kokko: Meline, Caroline, Fanni, Martta the dog, Riku, Tiina ja Hilja

Campfire at Koitelinkoski Rapids at the beginning of the autumn holidays.

lauantai 15. lokakuuta 2022

VIDEO INTERVIEW: LAANILA & SVENSKA STUDENTS' BEST ADVICE FOR LONG-TERM ERASMUS+ EXCHANGES

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