Wish I Was There – Backpacking trip

Last summer I spent a month abroad backpacking with my friend. It was a trip to remember for a long time. I fell in love with the food, kind people and many beautiful cities. In total, we visited five different countries around the Europe. In this blog post I will be telling the highlights of…

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Esittely itsestäni

Olen 37-vuotias nainen Oulusta. Perheeseeni kuuluu itseni lisäksi mieheni, kaksi lastamme sekä kaksi kissavanhusta. Olen käynyt catering-alan perustutkinnon ja sittemmin työskennellyt jo hyvin pitkään ravintolapäällikkönä. Aloitin restonomiopinnot saadakseni tukea työhöni sekä oppiakseni uutta. Esihenkilönä työskentely on ollut antoisaa ja mielekästä, mutta välillä myös haastavaa. Uskon, että nämä opinnot antavat uusia näkökulmia ja lähestymistapoja erilaisiin asioihin,…

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Wish I was there – Hawaii

In 2019 I spent three weeks in Hawaii. I traveled there for EF language school. There are eight main islands in Hawaii and I stayed at the third biggest one of them called Oahu. The capital of Hawaii is Honolulu and it’s also located on the Oahu island. Things to do in Oahu: Local greeting…

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Pinterest

What is it? Pinterest is a visual social media tool, where you search ideas about different topics, e.g. what to eat for dinner, where to travel for Christmas holiday, what kind of hair cut is trendy, or activities in Lapland. The list of topics is endless. You can also share pictures and videos as well…

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Social Media Tools – Snapchat

What is Snapchat? Snapchat is an American multimedia instant messaging app and service developed by Snap Inc founded in September 2011 by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown. Snap for sending instant photos and videos, chat for using the discuss platform. Idea was to offer secure person-person communication with images and chats visible only…

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Workshop 3: Social Media (X/twitter)

X (twitter) mikä se on ja mihin sitä voidaan käyttää? X (twitter) Sosiaalisen median palvelu ja tiedotuskanava. Twitterissä, eli nykyisessä X:ssä voi jakaa valokuvia, uutisia, tiedotteita, omia mielipiteitä ja mitä ikinä keksiikään. Sen nykyinen omistaja Elon Musk halusi twitterin pysyvän paikkana, jossa jokainen voi ilmaista itseään. Twitterin omilla nettisivuilla sanotaan seuraavasti: ”Väkivalta, häiriköinti ja muu…

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Exchange studies in Northern Norway

Fjords, mountains, northern lights, rapidly changing weather… That is what the northern coast of Norway is made of. In this blog post I am going to tell about my exchange period in Northern Norway. I was an exchange student at The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) last winter and spring. I lived in Alta which…

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Me, myself n I + my expectations for this course

Hello everybody! I am Milja 27 yo soon to be 28, in November. I live in Kerava but I am born and raised in Helsinki. Moved here in last December with my partner. I was then 8 months pregnant and we found this nice 3 bedroom apartment and bought it. It was not the best…

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