First week of my internship in Finland

Vaasa, April 2019 Sometimes it hits me, I am working! I got an internship position in an awesome place, in my field of studies, in Finland. I feel so blessed and lucky! I started on Monday, April 1st. At the beginning I thought it would be some sort of April fools' joke, but no, everything...

Common space in Finland and Italy

The office is very clean, and the colour range is on the white and grey. There are windows all over the side of the office space, and a coffee/lunch room that is spacious, with very nicely Nordic design interiors, fridges, coffee and tea, dishwashers and newspapers.  It looks somewhat healthy. Coming from Italy, it is...

How long have you lived in Finland?

It is time to write about Finland! This is my story: I came to Finland for the first time in August 21st 2014, for the Erasmus exchange programme, in Vaasa. As soon as my international tutor told me the most important information “Finns take off their shoes when going inside, don’t ever keep your shoes...

Global Lounge, University of Agder

During my Erasmus internship in Norway, I worked at the International Relations Office of the University of Agder, in Kristiandsand, on the very South of Norway. I was the first point of contact for international and local students, incoming and outgoing, and my working day was spent in the Global Lounge doing administrative tasks such...

Lofoten – The Adventure of a Lifetime

First of all, dear exchange students: where do you come from? I’m asking you this because I’m quite sure that you’re from a place that would never bring you this close to Northern Norway and the Lofoten Islands. I mean, of course you never know where life will bring you, but still, would you miss...

Preikestolen

We reached Preikestolen and there was still sunlight, but the sunset was closing in. We were put in the different cottages and we put our luggage in the rooms. We then met at the common area where people were chilling and waiting to find out how we would manage to cook food for fifteen in...

Stavanger

At the end of April ESN brought us to Preikestolen. It was a perfectly organised trip, which they do at least once every semester. We took the bus in the morning, at about 8am, and the bus was a bit worse than I had imagined but it worked just fine for the whole trip. I...

TAJ Kaffe & Chai Hus, Kristiansand

When I arrived in Kristiansand I had the fortune of meeting a wonderful girl who brought me around in the city and showed me some interesting places and sights. We walked all over in the city and visited some shops that caught my attention, and then decided for a lunch place. There were many options,...

Comparing Finnish and Norwegian Food

I miss Finland so much, for some unknown reason I miss it like I would miss a home. Here in Norway I didn't stop listening my favourite finnish songs and singing them under the shower, and also I went to look around in the shops for food from Finland or at least similar brands to...

About Some Sunday Hikes

This is gonna be a post of pictures, because an image is worth a thousand words, and also because I love taking pictures wherever I go and share them with others ❤ As soon as you get to Norway you'll notice how important it is for people here (in nordic countries in general, but especially...