Ling's adventure in Suomi: 【Life】Amazing Exchange Life…because of YOU

It’s hard to count how many times I said this to people: it’s not enough to spend only 4 month to be with you.

In the beginning, I was anxious and worried about my language ability because I didn’t have the chance to talk in English as I have in Finland.

There was a struggling time for me. I tried so hard to understand the conversation between friends and catch up discussion with group members.

To meet Emilie is the way somehow encourage me that I can survive in using English.
I'm lucky to know this sweet Hong Kong girl although we could be with each other for only two weeks :(

My flatmates always practice English with me – since we all come from different countries, we must use English to communicate in our daily life.

It became better and now I can understand most conversation and express in a quiet good way, even not using correct grammar all the time.

I still remember that I met lots of people in the bar in the first week.

Everyone was looking forward to the start of new life. We introduced ourselves to each other, shared different things with different cultural views, and laughed together.

I enjoyed the dance on introduction day and every time to go out for sunshine. Picking berries, making jam, gathering for Moon Festival, and walking into forest are impressive memories.

Maybe the most astonishing one in everyone’s mind was to see the aurora! The beautiful scene was beyond the description……

I remember we met a crazy man shouting at us when we tried to find the trail to lake side but took the wrong one.

The second time to see the aurora was in a freezing night. Dinora and I stayed outside for 2 hours!! So crazy we were haha!!

I won’t forget what happened on my birthday. I didn’t expect that there would be a surprising birthday party for me!!

Amazed by every detail you prepared, I even cried when I saw all of you…… How sweet you are!

The taste of sushi which Amy prepared and cakes made by Charlotte are delicious and fed all of us. We had a wonderful night, just eating, drinking, chatting and laughing loudly.

I love everything you did for me and everyone who was in there.

Since I have a tight school schedule and practical training, I didn’t go to many parties. One of the crazy things I have done is to walk back to flat with Dinora after finishing the party at 2.30. (Actually, it’s also on my to-do list.)

No matter how tired I felt, I insisted to go to practice dancing every Thursday night.

Before Sherry went back to Taiwan, we always went to dancing class together and enjoyed the learning together.

In the beginning of November, I even had an opportunity to perform.

Thanks my flatmates for coming to see my performance.
I really like the picture of funny face with Gizem :)

Having an own one-day restaurant on Restaurant Day made my small dream come true <3
Edward and I practiced to cook the meal before and we were well-prepared then.
So proud to know that all the customers liked our food and be interested in Taiwan.

Luckily, I also met many friendly Finnish classmates in course or practical training. They are all willing to talk in English and try to get me in their conversation. We have a good cooperation in occupational therapy courses with Jean, Heleen, Jaana and Helina. We made puppies together and backed in Helina’s home. Before Jean left, we had a dinner, chatting as we used to be. I’m glad that we can discuss so many topics and share different thoughts.

To meet Tatu and Saara to lead elderly group is my pleasure. So great the ideas we have! When I spend time with you, I feel relieved and free to be myself.

When I think of you, there are always happy memories in my mind. It's a pity that we can't meet again before I leave......

I want to say thank you to my practical training partners: Niina, Sanni, Elina, Sini and Lotta. Without one of you, I can’t finish my training. I enjoy all the process of training and it’s hard to forget that I had to wake up before 6 am to catch the bus haha. We learned a lot together and found out interesting cultural differences.

In the last few weeks in Jyväskylä, I had quiet busy but wonderful plan every weekend: go to cottage to be couch potatoes with Taiwanese friends and meet Sandra in Helsinki with Amy. It’s hard to say goodbye to everyone in the last week… oh I wouldn’t say goodbye because we all hope we can meet again, especially for my dear sisters.

We had a hard time in getting our rights and we did it!

I have thousands of reasons to go to your countries just to meet you again and again <3

It’s impossible to forget the scenes that we hugged each other tightly and even cried before leaving.