Culture, people, music, education, art, innovative design and sustainability issues.
Finland is a dramatic change for me, I’m from Mexico and I’m in Tampere
as an exchange student in TAMK Media programme for this semester.
The Mexican lifestyle is totally different; the food, education,
culture, people, design, arts and weather, that means a huge experience
for me in a good way because I’m enjoying being here.
At the beginning was a little hard for me because the Mexican people are
warmer than in Finland but I realized that is part of the Finnish
culture so it isn’t a problem now, because after you meet Finnish people
they introduce Finnish lifestyle to you, for example the sauna,
summerhouse, traditional dishes, nature, hobbies and at the same time I
have the opportunity to introduce them my own culture.
I think the order in the country is admirably, everything is in the
right place and of course the education, music, arts, design and
sustainability issues are amazing. Talking about the education, I think a
big advantage from the way of government is the opportunity to offer
free education and student support because in Mexico it doesn’t exist,
our parents have to pay all the education and expenses we need for
studying, as a result not all the Mexican people have the possibility to
study.
On the other hand, I’m surprised with the Demola projects because offer
the opportunity to acquire knowledge and experience in different
technological fields to the students furthermore you could get paid for
that.
The architecture and design are unique with an elegant style and always
considering being friendly with the environment. About the environment
and sustainability I love the use of bikes, the machines to recover the
bottles and cans and all the green products with innovate design, in
other words the Finnish culture shows the awareness of the environment
and I really like this issue because in this way is easy recycling and
be awareness for everyone.
The winter is coming and I’m glad to experience the Finnish winter
because the weather is colder than in my city, which is the highest city
in Mexico and the weather during the winter is around -5º C. but we
don’t have snow, so hopefully I’ll be prepare with the suitable clothes
for enjoy this season.
I could spend much time writing about my impressions and experiences in
Finland but I don’t want to bore you. In a simple way I like the Finnish
lifestyle, I have found good Finnish friends and definitely if I had to
choose again the country for my exchange would be Finland without
doubt. Mexico is maybe the opposite in many ways but I’ll be happy when I
come back after this amazing experience.
Finally you are welcome to Mexico to experience all the differences by your own!
by Karen Ivette Plata Reyes
Originally posted on
http://tamk-artmedia.blogspot.com
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