International Baccalaureate: CAS

19/3/2022 Single, about 3h I'm participating in Erasmus-exchange between Lahti and Lleida in the spring of 2022. I filmed and edited a video from the week we had our Catalonian exchange students in Lahti. Check it out down below!  Filming and editing has been a big part of my life since I was like 10. I've always enjoyed creating content and being my personal influencer. Combining video content with this experience was amazing and I'm happy with the results. I learned new editing techniques along the way and will definitely use them in the future. These videos are great memories of the weeks we spent together and  I'll cherish them <3

16/3/2022 Single, about 1h First time trying out the traditional Finnish 'avantouinti', or so called 'ice hole swimming'. As a part of the Erasmus-exchange, we took the Catalonians at a Finnish cottage to experience sauna and ice hole swimming. Most were excited, but shocked at the same time, that Finns actually go from 100 degree sauna into icy water. As crazy as it sounds like, it has unbelievable health benefits; stimulates endorphins, can ease pain and stress, increases bloodstream...  I'll definitely start ice hole swimming next winter more frequently, it was one of the coolest things I've ever tried!!!

9/3/2022 Single, about 2h Fundraising money for the crisis in Ukraine. As I am a member of the Finnish Red Cross, I decided to participate in collecting money and helping the people in need. I went to the headquarters of Lahti and signed in and then we were told what and how to do. We of course got all the material from the headquarters, the representative Red Cross clothing and money boxes. We stood outside in the cold for nearly 2 hours, but the people that came to us, were bringing hope. Hearing 'thank you for doing this important job', gaining money and chatting with people with different points of view was rewarding. The crisis in Ukraine is serious and heartbreaking. As a student, I can't financially participate in helping, but luckily I got to help in another way. Realizing the situation and helping the suffering people and government is crucial. Even though there are crises globally, this is geographically the closest one, so it touches us a lot. In the future, I wo...