There I was ready at 9 o’clock in the morning before the enormous board showing the flight’s. It was finally 13th of January, the moment I was looking out for the beginning of  this amazing experience! It was time to leave for Finland. I must admit that I was really nervous , like we say it Belgium ” it’s a jump in the darkness”.  I had a lot of question which I couldn’t answer :  is there a big cultural difference between Finnish and Belgians?  Did I take enough warm clothes with me? Is the food going to be salty or more sweet? etc.

It was time to board. I said goodbye to my family and started the boarding with my fellow exchange students (Mara and Niels).

The fact that I wasn’t alone  to start this fantastic adventure comforted  me. The nervous feeling was slowly fading away and a feeling of excitement and curiosity   was  slowly growing within myself.

The travelling to Turku went really smoothly. I must say when I was on the second flight the view was beautiful it looked like the sky was on fire so many colours  it was truly gorgeous.  The three of us have  student tutors which came to pick us up  at the airport and brought us safely to our accommodation in the Retrodorm.

This is it for today I arrived well in Finland and it’s indeed colder than in Belgium. I will tell you more about experiences as soon as possible.

olivia xx