26.10.2012-Field trip to Jyväskylä

 Field trip to Jyväskylä, Part I

Today, it was time for the long awaited trip to Jyväskylä. the Bus came to our school grounds at 8.40 Am, and the trip only took about thirty minutes, so we had plenty of time reserved for Jyväskylä. We arrived at viitaniemi campus and started to take a look around. the First thing we noticed was how big the school actually seemed when comparing to ours. We quickly made our way in to one of the (many) IT-classrooms and started doing an assigned task with a 3D modeling program. The Czechs were much more familiar with that type of programs than were, so we let them do all the "hard work" (hehe). After the modeling phase, we all went into the workshop and watched as an engineer used the machinery in the workshop to make the exact same model piece from a lump of metal. Yeah, it was pretty cool.

Checkin' out the machinery

After that was done we went for the school cafeteria to have ourselves some lunch. I was astonished by the amount of different foods and spices that you could choose from. Needless to say, I enjoyed that lunch very much. When we had filled our stomachs, it was time to go and visit the Jyväskylä University campus, but I will save that story for the next blog.

Jarno and Joona @ the Runkipaikka

The joy of making a multimedia presentation

I love making the multimedia presentation. I love how the software just wants to make the production a big pain in the neck.

Here's a couple of things to remember when putting a video together:
1) Don't use Videopad
2) Repeat step 1.

It's easy to use and the interface is pleasant, but the rendering is horrible. It renders 70% of the clips to a still image collage, and despite that it takes a half hour to render. Nobody has a clue why it does that, but it just does.

And by the way, my project file has already corrupted itself twice. I love that too.

30.10. Tuesday

We were at the ICT-class in the morning, Finns and Czech students and also the finnish ICT students. We just watched the czech do some ict stuff, and I think we were supposed to learn something too..

So nothing special in the morning, at least not to finnish students.

Vili and I (Marianne) tried to talk to the new french guy, but we had a little bit trouble with english language. Well not Vili and I, but the french guy didn't really speak english well.

Soon after that, the other went to process classrooms, and Vili and I stayed in the ICT-class with the czechs.

We just watched the students install Ubuntu. Mostly no one paid attention to that, I think. We just talked about videogames.

In the evening we went to auditorium and watched the cultural exchange presentation about Czech. After that we showed some stupid finnish videos to them again. Oh, and before that they showed some Czech videos to us too.

They didn't appreciate the "Tonnin seteli" :P

Not sure what's going on

Joni is such a slacker.

Cable stuff going on??

30.10.2012

30.10.2012

Tuesday we started in ICT-classroom. Czechs made fiber welding there. Later that day we were in auditorium watching Czechs presentation and funny videos.

ICT days

wiring & assembling computers

On Tuesday we could try welding fiber cables and making RJ45 cables.

welding fiber cables

Such a great experience! I really enjoyed it.

29.10.2012

29.10.2012

In the morning we took a bus ride to Isojärvi. When we got there we got fruits and juice for the trip. Then we went for a long walk, while stopping several times, until a coffee break. After the break our final destination was only 2 kilometres ahead. We stopped to eat near the end. At the end of the trip we returned to school by bus.

Isojärvi

On Monday we were in Isojärvi, a finnish national park. We were hiking through forestes and around beautiful lakes. We really enjoyed it, it was just spectacular.

Monday at Isojärvi national park

So we went to the Isojärvi national park and walked 7km route around the place. There was quite nice weather not too cold and sun was shining whole day. Also we got some pictures, but unfortunately we didn't see any wild life. 

First we started to walk in the park and after a while we finally arrived to the first stop where we got coffee and had a moment to rest before walking to the final destination.

Personally I didn't really like the coffee that much, but i think it was because i usually use like 5 spoons of sugar per coffee cup and this time we didn't have any sugar so the coffee was too bitter for me.

After the rest we started walking again and it was little be more difficult path than before, but we all made it, except our group got little lost and walked to the bus when we were trying to find the place where we were supposed to have the meal, but we found it eventually and then we walked back to the bus and left.
It was quite interesting day and when i got home i was exhausted.



Yesterday we drove the Legendary Ouninpohja through with the Czezh Students. Here's a video clip of Ouninpohja, where it is made to a game called "Richard Burns Rally"

First week

22.10.

At nine o'clock we met first time our Czech students and we spent half of the day at auditorium watching presentations. After lunch we had to do maps and stamp lists for "Kauhujen kaupunki" event.

Later at same day, we had our icebreaker. We had some outdoor games and there was waffles for eating.

23.10.

In the morning were continued maps and stamp lists, which were started the day before. 

After lunch we had our sightseeing at Jämsä and Jämsänkoski, there was couple of students who guided us through Jämsä and Jämsänkoski.

24.10.

Some of us started own school day by visiting Artio with our exchange students. There Arto was telling about that company and showed few things of what they do there.

In the afternoon when all were back to school, we went to Kisälli, our school restaurant. In there Czech students had prepared tables to everyone and made gulás, which was delicious.

25.10.

In the morning we had little things to do with computers and in the afternoon we were at auditorium watching all kind of videos.

26.10.

Again some of us went to Jyväskylä with our Czech students and i who didn't belong in that group, was at home doing multimedia presentation.

24-26.10.2012

24.10.2012
On wednesday we went to Artio. Then we had lunch and Czech cuisine experience at Restaurant Kisälli. The food was delicious.

25.10.2012
Yesterday we did some multimedia production and had lunch. The food was delicious.

26.10.2012
Today we went to Jyväskylä and visited Viitaniemi Campus, its machining class and JYU. The food was delicious.

VIC-20. It's delicious too.

Week One

22.10.2012

On the first day the guests arrived at the school. We watched presentations in the auditorium for half of the school day. Next we had to do maps and stamp lists for a city event. Later that day we were going to meet Czechs outside while playing outdoor games and eating waffles.

23.10.2012

We continued the making of maps and stamp lists. Czechs went to sightseeing tour around the town.


24.10.2012

Czechs and other people from our class were visiting Artio, while I stayed at school and played Half-Life singleplayer and few rounds of Counter-Strike. Midday everyone came back and we went to the school restaurant called Kisälli. At the restaurant our guests made gulás and prepared the tables for everyone.


25.10.2012

In the morning we did something on the computers and after lunch we were watching presentations and funny videos in the auditorium.


26.10.2012

Many went to a trip in Jyväskylä for the whole school day, while I was in home playing League of Legends.

For the czechs

Here's a list of our class Steam profiles so you can add us if you like.

Joona - http://steamcommunity.com/id/qwain

Kimmo - http://steamcommunity.com/id/roturealisti

Kristian - http://steamcommunity.com/id/fragmentation

Toni - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197982311033

Joni G - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198028589108

Joni L - http://steamcommunity.com/id/fiuner

Roope S - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198024114102

Jarno - http://steamcommunity.com/id/rageofjake

Vili - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198043667647

Petri - http://steamcommunity.com/id/Vattu

Marianne - http://steamcommunity.com/id/dnymous

Juho - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198029382226

Kalle - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198012082608

Sightseeing at Jämsä and Jämsänkoski

23.10 we were taking the chezh students to sightseeing tour through Jämsä and Jämsänkoski.

We visited Vanha Mylly, Ilveslinna (Lynx castle), Jämsä's church, but the doors were locked so we couldn't see it from the inside. 

We stopped to Vitikkala mansion and drank some coffee there. One of the chezhs bought nice ear rings to her girlfriend (I think they were for his girlfriend :D) and someone's gonna get luckyy.. 

We continued our journey to Kivipankki (Stone bank) and went to see the Jämsä river and it's sights. We were a little cold again, but we managed. :P

One chezh student played piano beautifully in the Stone bank. He deserved a good applause.

Drinking coffee at the Vitikkala mansion

I think this picture is from the Lynx castle, I'm not sure. :D

And I think the chezhs were more excited about the mushrooms at the Jämsä river, than the sights..

Yesterday we enjoyed a a great time in Artio (morning) and after lunch we had a lot of fun while we cooked diner with finnish students - we all would like to repeat this once again before we leave :-)