Finally arrived in Finland after 16 hours of travelling!!! It was amazing to look out from the plane to see the place covered in snow, and not a green field in sight! We got to see the beautiful country side on our bus journey from Helsinki to Kokemäki. Janika picked us up from the bus and brought to our apartment. She was so helpful and very friendly. Day One... Today we got our first tour of the Kokemäki college. It was FABULOUS! The hairdressing salon and beauty therapy salon are connected in the same building. The beauty therapy students recognize themselves as cosmetologists. The hairdressing salon is very modern and is equipped with the most up to date equipment. Pictured above is their display of retail products and we recognized some of the brands. It is amazing how the hairdressing industry in Finland works using the same products as we do, we were not expecting that. Janika informed us that there is up to 500 regular clients that come into the salon. It is very popular as there is a big price difference to the Finnish commercial salons.
Today we also met Johanna, who teaches the English language to the Finnish students in the college. She had very good English and the Finnish students weren't bad either. She taught us some common Finnish phrases to make day to day life easier, for example "Thank You" and "Where's the bathroom?". It was very enjoyable to chat with the Finnish students about what their life is like in Kokemäki.
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