From Finland to Germany

When I woke up in the morning, I was excited about the day. I had to check that I had everything with me and then I left to Erkko-Lukio to wait for the bus. Bus was a bit late but when it arrived we were a little nervous. During the bus drive we were tired because clock was 06:45 and yesterday evening we had to stay up late packing our bags.

When we finally arrived at the airport, we had to wait a long time before we could go to the departure gate. It was the first time for me in an aeroplane. It was pretty exciting and i was actually kind of scared. After one hour of flight we changed planes in Latvia. We arrived in Munich at 14:30 and our train took off at 16:00. Before our train trip we ate at the airport.

During the train trip the weather was kind of bad, but still everything was alright. It was actually pretty strange because there was no snow at all. We were all much more awake at that time than during our flights.

We arrived at Burgkunstadt at about 18:45 and saw all our German friends again. First thing we did (at least most of us) was that we went to a pub called Nepomuk where we ate some food. We had great time there, and afterwards we would have wanted to go there again. From Nepomuk we went to our host families and the next morning we saw each other at school.

Joni Ahokas

Souvenir shopping and saying “Goodbye”

On Saturday we could sleep longer than the other days because it was weekend and our last day in Finland. At 12 o’clock we went to a shop where we could buy handmade candles as souvenirs. After that we went to a supermarket to buy some chocolate. At 4 pm we met at school to say goodbye to our finnish exchange partners and went by bus to Heslinbki airport where we took the plane to fly back to Munich. After our arrival we went back home to Burgkunstadt by bus and arrives there at 1 am on Sunday.

                                                                                                                  Sebastian Hofmann

The last day in the group

On friday morning we went to school in Orimattila like everyday. We had two german lessons and lunch.

When the school was over, we met each other and went to the bus-station where we drove with the bus toLahti.

First we looked there for some souvenirs and then we went to the Santa Fe– restaurant and had a really good meal together.

After the meal we drove with the guest-parents to the Sibelius hall, which is located next to the Vesijärvi-Lake inLahtito hear a Sting concert. The music was played by theLahtiorchestra and the songs were performed by the amazing singer Hannu Lepola.

It was a great day and we had a lot of fun.

Andreas Gagel

A nice trip to Lahti!

Our school day started as usual at 8 am. After the lunch, our finnish students went with us to the bus station in Orimattila. We waited  for the bus to Lahti. After a 30 minutes trip we arrived there and walked through the city to the Sibelius Hall. It was an very great impression to look outside the great halls’ windows to a big frozen  lake. We listened to the rehearsal of the orchester, whose concert we going to visit tomorrow. After that we went to Rax, where we ate lot of things for an cheap price. To make the day perfect we went shopping. After that and with loaded bags, we drove back to Orimattila and relaxed the rest of the day in each family.

Lena Bremer

A day at Finland’s capital

Today (Wednesday), we got some interesting and great experiences.

But at first, like every day, we had to go to school. Luckily, this time only for a few hours, because then we went to Helsinki, to watch some sights, like the Sibelius Monument.

After that, there was enough time for shopping. At least, the day ended very nice, with a concert at the Helsinki Music Centre, that is, by the way, a fascinating and good-looking building.

Marcel Schuetz

Getting to know Orimattila

On Tuesday we went to school at 8 am. After two lessons in the computer room, where we have done our music project, we visited a recording studio next to our school. In the afternoon we had our first German lesson in Finland. After school we did a ”sight-seeing tour” with the finnish students in Orimattila and later we went sleighing. Apart from the coldness, it was a great experience for us.

Tina Krause

Finland and its traditions

In the morning we all joined the classes our exchange partners are in. Having some free time, we took a walk around the school. Although it was not too cold outside (-8 degrees at 8 A.M.), the quantity of snow impressed us. In the evening the whole Comenius group went to Salusjärvi to have a traditional finnish Sauna (including a jump into an ice hole). We ended the day at the home of one participant, where we ate traditional food (Karjalanpiirakat). Later on some of the finnish students played songs on their instruments. All in all, this day gave us some nice experiences about Finland and its traditions.

Lisa Kraus