It was twenty past eight when the students had arrived in Iitin lukio. Everyone was excited about the trip, taking pictures, talking about England and staying positive. At 8: 50 we left the school on a bus and headed for Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Students were quite disappointed for not being able to access Starbucks since it was on another side of the gates. After 50 minute waiting the plane dashed through the sky heading for Munich where we had a stopover. The fight was surprisingly short. It only lasted about 2 hours. After landing in Munich we changed the plane and flew to Manchester. After landing we went to west Kirby by a buss which felt like a lifetime. The nature in England was very different compared to Finnish nature. There wasn’t any snow and the grass was green and the students were complaining about how hot it is in jackets. After the bus trip we met our host families, who were very kind and open and warmly took us in.

Matias Araki