Autumn is Here!

There’s a chill in the air which can only mean that Autumn is truly underway. Kalajoki is all berries, yellowing leaves and slightly darker mornings. I love it.

This week was test week in the lukio and so I have found myself back in Pohjankylän and Raumankarin. It’s been strange (but wonderful) working with younger kids again. Since I’ve already told a lot of the students all about England, I decided that it was time to focus upon Scotland which is where I lived for four years as a university student. We listened to the bagpipes, marvelled at deep fat fried Mars Bars and even made our own kilts.

Prior to this week the International Studies 1 classes learning about the USA and doing further preparations for our big party. We’ve got some real artists! We’ve even been making some little trailers for the party so keep your eyes open for those.

In International Studies 2, we’ve come up with a seriously exciting project idea. What is it? Well, you’ll just have to wait and see! .

Last Saturday I visited the local energy event which proved to be extremely interesting. My favourite part was using the virtual reality console - so much fun! I played a toboggan game where you have to tilt your head in order to control the vehicle’s direction while riding along a busy road. I was a bit of a safety hazard…

Things are about to get even crazier though. Next week we’re planning for another lukio project and in two weeks I’ll be flying to Sweden with Tanja and four students for the Nordplus project. Some of us have never visited Sweden before – it’s all very exciting. We’ll be staying in Malmö which will be quite different to the small island in Iceland that we visited last time, I’m sure.

For now, I hope that you all enjoy your weekend!