The Moomins on the Riviera

Have you heard?

The moomins now also have a movie! It's called "The Moomins on the Riviera".

In the movie, the moomin family takes a trip to the French Riviera where they discover the luxurious life of the celebrities you read about in magazines, yet in the end, they decide to go back to their simple lives.

The movie was created using a unique hand-drawn technique, and a reduced color scale to keep the original feel of black-and-white comic strips by Tove and Lars Jansson. It addresses themes such as finding joy in the small things in life, family, and optimism, and also embraces tolerance and cross-cultural understanding.

To find out more, click here for the movie's official website.

AFS orientation camp

Hello people!

I have been very busy lately so I haven't had time to write anything unfortunately but for now, I am back to tell you about the AFS orientation camp, which actually was a few weeks ago. 

This camp's goal was to show the future exchange students how to act in certain situations, such as having to ask a question to somebody in a foreign language or packing your suitcase before leaving on exchange. 

In the evening, we had a party and the theme was "loosen the beast in you!" so we all dressed up in funny (and cute) animal costumes. 

In short, the camp was a lot of fun, as always! 

PS: You can also learn more about AFS and Finland here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Snow-up-to-my-hips-Finnish-adventures/428160790672637