an adventurous trip

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Ksenia Kryukova

you! It happened with me, when I was in the

6th grade at school. It also has a clear connection with my further study of English.
I visited Finland with group of students. There we learned English for three weeks in a language school called “Lärkkulla”.

in a different country (it was my first trip abroad)
Meet

new people.
Buy presents

what the real English was. I was expecting to hear,

to see English native speakers.
I knew that, although I would be with my coevals, we were only supposed to speak English.
I was planning that my English level would increase after the trip.
At the same time we were going to visit many historical sights and interesting places, so I would tell my classmates a lot about Finland.

in a reserved seat. We had to leave on the

evening of December 31 to be at school at the right time. At that time it was one of the most funny moments and the most unusual places where I spent the first days of the new year.

Surgut

Saint-Petersburg

by a forest (Maybe that’s the reason why I chose

Akademgorodok 6 years later? :D). The school had a lot of students from different countries.

were small, but very cozy. There was a strict daily

schedule, we studied for 8 hours, did homework, there were so many activities that we barely had time to sleep.

The Finns seemed friendly and open. At the end of

the studying, we could say a few words in Finnish, and they in Russian. I wasn’t expected to meet with anyone, as I was very and very shy. However, I met a lot of students from different countries. We were usually introduced to the dining room.

saw huge shopping centers, endless crowds of people, and a

fast pace of life. It seemed like a fairy tale at that time.
In one of the children's stores, I saw an very beautiful plush cat, couldn’t resist and bought it, although it was quite expensive. It's funny that for many years this is my sister's favorite toy, which she almost never leaves.

with the girls. By some miracle, we were noticed by

the teachers. Then there was no Internet-connection in the phones, and we would hardly have been able to explain where we were.

to expect. I didn't know there were other lives and

other people. I didn't immediately feel the effect of that trip, but now, a few years later, I understand how important it was.
That trip helped me to become more independent and understand that I want to connect my life with foreign languages.