Otimme aamusta katsauksen viime vuoden ryhmätapaamisesta,
muistelimme valokuvia ja videoita katsoen. Pohjois-Irlannista oli tullut uusia
ihmisiä vanhojen tilalle joten leikittiin paljon tutustumisleikkejä.
Kävimme läpi viikko-ohjelmamme, teemat ja säännöt. Menimme
Tornio-Haaparanta –kierrosajelulle, ajoimme Kukkolankoskelle katsomaan
kalamuseota. Sunnuntaina meillä oli teemana liikunta ja terveelliset
elämäntavat joten pelasimme pesäpalloa yhdessä. Suomi vs. Pohjois-Irlanti, ja
tottakai Suomi voitti!
On Sunday we woke up at 9.30am to get
ready to go to Nuorkka, which is the youth club in Tornio. When we arrived we
sat down in the activity room and looked at the photos from last years exchange
which was hosted in Downpatrick. Then we talked about the timetable for the
week ahead and the health/security guidelines. This was good as it gave us all
a great idea of what we were to do during this week and also helped us to be
aware of the dangers that might have occurred during the week.
Next we got a bus tour around Tornio and
Haparanda and learned about the history in both areas. The tour bus also took
us to Kukkolankoski where we learned about the history of the river, rapids and
the fishermen who fished for the Salmon and white fish that swam there. We
thought this was a great way to get to learn about the area and with the
benefit that we got to spend time with each other.
Next, we stopped at the old railway
station in Haparanda, Sweden, where we learned that the railway from Boden to
Haparanda was built in several sections over the course of 17 years and that it
had been used during the second world war. We found this interesting as it is
currently used as supportive accommodation for young people in need in both
Tornio And Haparanda.
After that the bus left us back to
Nuorkka to get food, after which we made our way to a gravel pitch in Haparanda
to play each other at Finnish baseball. The score ended up being 18 to Finland
and 17 to Ireland so the Finnish group have won part 1 of 3 games triathlon. We
all found this fun and active and a great cultural experience learning about
the Finnish way of playing the game.
Later we walked back to the accommodation
in Haparanda and had a late supper then went to bed – we were ready for sleep
after the long day of activities.
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