Category: Exchange view
Cheap Korean snacks to help with studying
I’m a student and if you’re reading this, you’re most likely also a student and you know what’s common about students in Korea and Finland. They really don’t have time […]
Chuseok and the Looming Midterms
안녕하세요 (Annyeonghaseyo) everyone! I’m writing again from the far east country of South-Korea! It’s been a wild month with all the immigration processes I have to do while also remembering […]
Seoul Free Time: Where to Go?
Hello, it’s me again, Joonatan writing articles all the way from Seoul, South Korea! This time I’ll explain what you can do on your free time if you ever find […]
Tips to survive self quarantine
Hello! My name is Joonatan Berg, you might have seen my face since I’m the person who edits the magazines and makes them ready for printing! This past month I’ve […]
Italian country night
After the French country night, it was time for the Italian exchange students to introduce the typical habits of Italy as well as some Italian food. All I can say […]
Finland VS Germany
Hey Guys, or “Hallo” like I would say in German. I am an Erasmus Exchange Student here at XAMK and my first week of university just finished. All I can […]
Thank you, Insider!
Oh, man, what a year and a half here at XAMK and in Insider! The past semester was very different for me, as I was completing my studies remotely from Malta, as you know. It was great to shift from the in-house cheff of Insider to an over-seas reporter. It was nice to have a chance to share my experiences with you guys and if you have questions -related to holidays in Malta or working or internships here – you can contact me for instance via Skype: suvikarell@gmail.com or via Instagram: suvimariakar. I am happy to help out! When it comes to Insider, I have a lot to be thankful for. First of all, I gained a great, life-time friend (Seti, love you to bits) and second of all, career-wise, being a part of Insider has been extremely valuable. I learned to work with WordPress (which is now a part of my everyday work basically) and having published material looks great in […]
Connections, connections
My journey in XAMK hasn’t been that long – started autumn 2016 and now graduating this month. I have been going full steem ahead, so now it is a good time to take a deep breath and start looking back: what are the valuable things I’ll be taking with me from this journey, what are my wise words for other students? I have probably mentioned some of these already, either here or in XAMK’s Instagram, where I was a star for a week – one of the best weeks of my life, I now know how it feels to be a celebrity with maaany followers! But to the point: there are many great courses that are beneficial in my opinion to ALL students and those are: International Negotiations (was held by Sara Zabai) and Intercultural Issues in Finland (was held by Sara Zabai, Slaveya Hämäläinen and Hugh Clack). I highly recommend everyone to choose those courses – they teach you interesting things about not only others and other cultures, but also about YOURSELF. Another thing to emphasize is networking. I used to think that networking is about getting to know as many people as possible, about being super social at all times and I saw it as something very tiring. Now I have learned that it doesn’t have to be anything forced. It just means that you should always keep your eyes open: even Tinder can be a place to get contacts, not just the romantic ones! So think outside the box, be active in social media, try to look for people that are interested about similar topics than you are. LinkedIn is […]
Almost done!
The semester is coming to its end soon. How has it been for you guys? Mine has been exhausting. When deciding to stay here in Malta and finish my studies […]
Sometimes it sucks
Last year we had an interesting course, Intercultural Issues in Finland. Having spent a little over six months in Malta now, I find myself reflecting to that course a lot. […]