This last weekend (29/30) everyone in D1410 met in Pori for our inbound camp. There were 29 students, most who had come in August and were in Karkku and then a few from Australia and one from South Africa who came in January. It was also Porin Päivä (Pori day) so there were lots of things happening in the town center. We had a tour led by Kari (our youth coordinator) for the first part where we went to a very old fire station (Pori has burned 9 times) and by the river, old courthouse, and church. We saw a basket throwing competition which apparently can be a pretty big deal. Basically you throw a basket and see how far you can get it. One boy from Brazil gave it a try and did pretty well. We also got some free time do walk around on our own which was nice. About half of us had our flags out and were wearing them which was pretty cool because there were a bunch of different countries there, and I was also the only Canadian. While we were there we were divided up into 7 groups and had about 8 pictures that we had to take pictures of. We had until midnight to send them in. They were all things that you could be as creative as you wanted with, like 'someone swimming' which we had to find a way to improvise because it was cold. I had Declan (Ducky) from the US, Zoe from Argentina, and Nic from France in my group, and I had a lot of fun with them. There wasn't a lot of space on the beach but it was very nice to see and hear the waves. We had a few group challenges when we got to the camp where we were staying, such as a group drawing, a skit about rotary rules, and a game outside. For each they gave us some points (secretly so we didn't know how many we had), and then announced the winners at the end. One of the first things we did when we got to the camp was head down to the beach. The waves were amazing! In the evening our oldies (from Australia and South Africa who have been there since January) told us they had something planned. We all had to get into our swimsuits, and go outside. In the dark, and cold - barefoot. We were freezing cold. They then got us into a few groups, and would ask us questions. If we got the question wrong, if we were talking when we shouldn't have been, or even if we got the question right they would toss sour milk, flour, and eggs on us. We were a cold, sticky, slimy mess by the end. It was pretty gross but also a bit fun. Then we could go shower and we fit 30 people into a sauna that could normally fit about 20. After we had more time to work on our skits and preformed them, and then had sausages from the barbecue. We also had a ton of candy, and people were up all night. I went to bed at about 1am but I know some people went to bed closer to 3.30, my roommate Zoe came in at 6.30, and some people slept for like an hour on the couch before getting up at 8 and waking everyone else up. In the morning we visited a fortress and then went over some of the rotary rules again, and then headed pack to Pori to catch the buses back to our homes. Overall it was a great weekend and I'm so glad I got the chance to get to know everyone more!
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AuthorHi! My name is Katerina, and I am on exchange in Finland for a year! Archives
April 2019
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