Tallinn - Pictures

Tallinn

This weekend I went on an amazing trip to Tallinn with other exchange students and volunteers. On Sunday, we took the bus in Tampere to Helsinki, and then we went on a ship to Tallinn. We actually arrived in Tallinn around dinner time, which was around 9 o’clock, but we didn’t get off the ship until the following morning. We slept in tiny cabins with four “beds”.

The next day, we visited the city. We walked to the top of a hill where we saw a beautiful panorama. The city was very charming and pretty. Plus the weather was very nice, the sun was shining and there was snow on the ground…

In short, it was great to discover a new city and to spend time with friends!!!

Pictures are coming soon, I promess!

 

Italian - Belgian country evening

Last night, it was the Italian – Belgian country evening. I made a powerpoint presentation about my home country: Belgium. I talked about the Belgian political system (just the basics), and famous Belgians. I also showed some pictures of Brussels, Ghent and Liege. The Italian exchange students also made a presentation about Italy, and its culture, architecture, artists and food. After the presentations, we ate traditional food. The Italian exchange students made pizza, cookies, and Tiramisu. I made a chocolate moelleux, an appel cake, a marbled cake, and wafels.

Russian and Austrian Country Evening

Yesterday evening was the second country evening of the year organized by AFS. Russia was presented by Stepan and Clemens talked about Austria. The other exchange students and I got to hear the Russian national anthem, see some wonderfull pictures, and learn about perchten. Perchten are austrian events, which take place a couple of times a year. During the event, people wear scary masks, these masks are supposed to scare away the demons during the winter.
After the presentations, there was traditional delicious russian and austrian food.

Russian Flag 

Austrian Flag 

Perchten mask 

Tonight I watched a part of an Ice Hockey match with Milla (my youngest hostsister) and Simo (my hostfather).  Finland won against the Czech Republic. I'm not exactly a sportfan, so the only things I could really comment on were the audience, the music and the cuteness of the players... But it was an interesting experience. Tomorrow there's a Sweden - Finland match, and this time I'll probably watch the whole match.