Introduction: Francesco Borsari

Hi everyone,
I'm Francesco Borsari, I'm Italian and 23 years old. I will spend my time in Kokkola as an Erasmus exchanger till Christmas. I used to play football, but I'm a sporty person so I really enjoy every kind of sport, especially if it is practiced outside. I spent my entire life living in a city which is called Modena and even if it's not big, sometimes it appears polluted and crowded. The main reason why I come to Finland is to get a pause from the modern citylife-style and to get in contact with Nature. It will allow me to discover and appreciate it better, a new way of Life and to develop a more sustainable ethical value.

I don't think I should post my photo because I'm the only bald guy in the class. But Everyone did it, so I'm going to do do the same (it wasn't easy to find the right picture).
Here I am!

 

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Introduction - Hande Coskun

Hello everyone,
My name is Hande Coskun. I study Chemical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University and this is my third year in my department. I am 21 years old and I am from Turkey.
I interested in Nordic cultures and Scandinavian countries so i want to learn about these topics in this course. I like listening music, reading articles about science and astronomy, learning language in my spare time.

Hello everyone,

My name is Pauline de Zeeuw, I am an exchange student from The Netherlands and I will be here in Kokkola until Christmas. In this course I would like to learn about the habits of Finnish people and understand the difference between my own culture and the Finnish.

This is my first time writing for a public blog, I hope I will learn a lot about Finnish Society and Culture via this way! 

Introduction - Linda Krokfors

My name is Linda Krokfors and I work at Centria. I am an international cordinator, which means that I work with exchange studies from different aspects. I promote exchange studies and teach all first year students about global competence and how to develop global competence. 

I live in Kokkola and like to do sports in my spare time. I have a family, hustband and two kids.

I'm very exited about the course and am looking forward to working with all of you!

 

Jakub Šrédl

Hello,
my name is Jakub Šrédl and I am from Czech Republic. I am 23 years old and I am studying the first year of master degree at University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.  In this course I want to learn about finnish culture and history at least.

Introduction

My name is Shiva Bhandari and I am from Nepal. I am studying second year chemical engineering in Centria University of Applied Sciences.