Harju

This week was my first at summer school. I have learned a lot, but oh my how much is it to do. But howerver how much is it to do, I finally feel I have a learning outcome as expected. Finally I feel like I am at the best university for sport and health sciences!  Had visitor lectures for Loeven, Belgium, and Brussel.

But also other things happen around here. Summer have arrived, and I cannot say how great summer feel here. People change and it all feels lovely out there. The gray, silent city are now crowded by lots of happy people. The city are not gray either, it is green - really green!

The sad part of the week was that now as good as all my people here are gone. But meeting new great people through summer school.

As one of the latest things I did with one of my friends was to go to Harju. Harju is a observation tower on a hill with the same name. From the top of the tower I took some pictures and below I will try to tell you more about where things are in this city.

Above you can see where i live. This is kind of a student village. The arrow points out the direction to University.

This is picture over the city center. Or at least part of it. You can also see a part Jyväsjärvi, which is the lake I went skating on.

The lake is still Jyväsjärvi. University is divided in at least three parts. Ylistö is the circle in the middle. If i remember right this is where typical "lab" courses are hold. such as chemistry. The next circle (the middle circle) is Mattilanniemi. This is where i had all my public speech class. The final circle is at Seminaarinmäki. This area is big an a lot of buildings. I think all of them are designed by Alvar Aalto.



moimoi

summer school

I am back in Jyväskylä after one week in Norway since I had one exam that had to be done.

The spring and summer realy arrived while I was gone. Right now it is lovely weather and the city and surroundings look really nice.

Next three week I will attend to the international summer school.
I will participate in these three courses:
Organization and Role of Sport in the EU and its Member States
Psychology of Sport and Exercise Injuries
Sport and Health in Finnish Society

Looking forward too see how this will work out. Quite busy days, with courses from 9-16 each day. pjuh..

Finally I will like to attache a link to a video of Jyväskylä. enjoy!

 

We can do what we want. I want. Do you want too?

Aika mennä museoon!

During the last two weeks I have seen and learned a lot more about Jyväskylä. As a part of my Each One Teach One-program have we been at different museums and locations.

It is a lot of things to see and do around here, and I am a bit mad at myself for not realised it before now. It looks like it is not all about sport? How can that be ;) ?

Anyway fist museum I went to was keskus-sumi museum (central-Finland). This was a really nice experience. First, the museum itself was very well done. We walked through periods of time and saw how Jyväskylä grow up from nothing till what it is now. Second, I learned a lot of local history and realised that time is so fast changing! Final, the museum had free entrance! Never experienced that in Norway!

The second museum I visited was the Alvar Aalto museum. Also this museum had free entrance! Love it! Alvar Aalto was a great architect and designer who were born here in Jyväskylä. The museum quite small but it was still very much to see. How he lived and died and of course pictures, sketches and models of his work. Besides his work it was also other architects mentioned. That had basically the same style. A museum worth seeing if you are around!

My third exhibition was the Panda factory! Not much to say, mainly because it was not as I hoped. Looked forward to see some factory history and walking around in the factory. But I understand now that that was too much to ask.  So what I got was a factory-shop. Not complaining, but since I do not eat candy anymore it was not that a big deal.

My final museum was the nature museum here in Jyväskylä. If I was a child I would have loooooooved to be there! It was sounds, stars, animals and everything you can dream about! I have to admit that I loved it even I’m not that a small child anymore!!! Again I learned a lot about Finland and the region around here. The museum also knew how to make people smile by placing totally random things around. Take a look at the butterfly picture and see if you find something funny there!

Group picture

Yesterday it was picture time, and this is the result:

Aprox. 130 smiling exchange students from all over the world =D

package

Yesterday I received a package from my mother. Inside I found my favourite browncheese and a cheese slicer.

Now and then happiness comes easy!

Thanks a lot mom! :D

update

Time is running.

This blog should have been updated weeks ago, but unfortunately it has not.

My first excuse is all I had to do. Last two-three weeks before eastern was insane hard. The university kept on giving me task to do and my social life went to zero while my ‘’nerdy life’’ went to thousand. It was plenty to do and the icing on the cake was that I was sick. Headache, stomach pain and general lack of energy, home sickness and a bit too much exercise did not make this situation good at all. But I made it. And it went pretty well. Got my first best grade during my stay here for my sport and media lecture exam. My speech went well and also the last debates. So all in all it had a good outcome. It ok to work hard when it gives results!

So after this stress period it felt really good to take some days of. It was time to go back to Norway to enjoy my eastern holiday. Felt good to leave the snow for some days and go home to spring weather. First part was spent home at my mum’s place and the second part with my boyfriend and London. Thereafter, short time back in Norway before returning to Jyväskylä.

So since I have been back I have finished one e-learning module (2 ects), and had visit from Norway.

Jyväskylä did not want to shine, so we spent most of the time indoor (read: shopping) and also did some “heavy” cultural touring.  Saturday was spent in Tampere where we saw the Muumin museum. The museum was smaller than expected but it was really nice and absolutely worth visiting.

So my upcoming plans now is learning, learning and learning. To say the weather is not a problem for my motivation now. Today it has been snowing the whole day so being inside is ok.

Belove you can see some pictures from the last periode. It is my super studymate, picture from lab, reason why I am safe, children floorball match, spring is coming and Jyväskylä by night.