The DIG_IT project (Erasmus+): a transnational meeting in Sweden
The journey
Our journey to Karlskrona
began at the Oulu airport on a windy and cloudy Sunday morning. We first flew
from Oulu to Helsinki and from there to Copenhagen. In Helsinki we were still a
little tired, because of the early wake up call. There we went to a restaurant, or a sports
bar if you like to call it that. And of course, we went shopping for a while,
chocolate and sweets mostly. In Copenhagen we didn’t have much time to spend
there, not that we would’ve had much to do. Suddenly we were in a hurry, Anja
just shouted that we had 3 minutes to get on the train instead of the 20
minutes we were previously told we had. On the train we were like typical
Finns, shouting and making noise all the time. But, by the end of the ride
everyone was tired and silent.
Karlskrona
When we arrived in Karlskrona
we saw our hosts for the first time, it was a little awkward at first. When we
got to the hosts’ cars everyone started talking and socializing. The first
night went by fast because everyone was very tired after our long trip.
The first day was really nice,
because we got to know some of the people from Belgium, France and Sweden. We
also went to an ice cream parlour called Glassiären, which basically translates
to glacier if we are right. The ice creams there were huge, you could get three
balls of ice cream and some soft ice cream on the top. Later that day we also
went to a viewpoint and a small park, they also had some animals there.
On the other days we had many
tours around the city, and many activities. On Tuesday we had a programming
workshop, it was amazing. We learned a lot about coding and making games. The
people who didn’t participate went to an island called Aspö (Not sure how it’s
spelled), they had a tour around the island. If you ask me, the programming
workshop was a lot better. In the coding workshop we also started working on
some board games, six groups started to work on their own board games.
On Wednesday we went to the
Naval Museum. They had two real submarines there, and a lot of other historical
artifacts. There they also had a souvenir shop where you could by many things
and small objects related to ships and sailing.
On Thursday we had a group
game where we had to get points by taking pictures all around the city and
gathering some objects. In the evening we went to Elliot’s where we had a BBQ-party.
We played the piano and sang some songs. It was an amazing evening and I think
everyone enjoyed it very much.
On Friday we continued the
programming workshop. We tried out a 3D printer and an Oculus Rift. In the
evening we had a farewell party, where we looked at some pictures that were
taken during the week and ate food. When we were eating, Pascal, one of the
teachers held a speech. He told us that he had sworn not to cry, but in the end
he did. After that we had a really short party, one of the DIG_IT students,
Jonatan, was the DJ. Then, sadly, we had to leave.
The Journey back
The time of our departure had
come really close. It was Saturday morning and everyone was feeling down. When
the train left the station, some of us cried, the time we had in Karlskrona was
just so amazing. The farewell was really sad and no one wanted to leave. Our journey
back was quiet and we hardly said anything.
In a nutshell, we will never forget
our trip to Karlskrona, the people or the fun times we had together. We all
hope we’ll see each other soon again.
- Miikka Kuosmanen and Marjut
Juhonen from Haukipudas Upper Secondary School,
Oulu, Finland
