Monday, November 19, 2018

Going Back Home - Not So Far in Future

I have had ups and downs while staying here. Mainly due to the huge amount of new words I have learned, or had to learn in order to eat, get medicine, sort out mobile problems, etc. Now that I have started also chat a bit with my colleagues, it is shame to be leaving.

I have gain certain routine with communication. Especially concerning my lovely mobile service provider. Still I manage to get baffled by some new words, which I simply just have not heard before (why they need to switch the phrases!). Sometimes I am a bit nervous on what did I order as I am not always 100 % sure I said things correctly and oh yes - they require my pronunciation to be exact! otherwise, the person I am talking with, just stands there staring at me until I get it right. So either one learns or stay hungry.

I think I might do some collective text next week before I leave. Still having these funny connection issues in my room and I usually have to go to the cafe to get things done online.

On one hand, I want to go back to Finland, on the other - I have so "worldcitizenmentality" that I enjoy staying abroad.

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Looking Back in What I Have Done Here

I have now given presentations on following subjects:

Finland's economy
Startup in Finland
Business and Management in Finland
Architecture tendencies in Helsinki
PR
HR

Additionally, in my responsibility has been the exchange programs and their facilitation+marketing. I was also drafting Summer school program for the next year (I was calling the shots) and sending application for promotion in EU.

I also wrote an official letter to Moscow, requesting the permission to see public documents concerning my thesis subject, escorted by an official letter from the University (hope this will yeald results!).

All and all, this internship has been something amazing and still cannot believe it.

Some setbacks: My phone came to the end of its road and thus I had to buy a new one. Therefore, some of my pictures are delayed for the time being, as well as my Instagram is not that active (I try to get it back). Not to mention my Internet is reeeaaally sluggish in the appartment, do not know why. Just been like that the past 2 weeks. Works fine at the office. So therefore, I have been unable to make any posts on my blog.

Sorry folks.

In the following picture you see the result of my "Adventures to Secure Myself a  New Phone"

Wait.... is that a TV? And what is that black stuff? Glue? Remnant of a Mummy? Stay tuned for more!