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 Jouko
Lehmuskorpi - Contact Teacher
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Jouko's YS report
I'm Jouko Lehmuskorpi, the contact teacher of Linnankoski
Upper Secondary School (Linnankosken lukio) to Youth Summit and
our school's India cooperation. I teach biology and geology/geography
and in a way as a hobby a little bit ICT and pseudo science. It
was at your age when I first became interested in India. At that
time I had very unrealistic and romantic picture about India. It
was based mainly on reading about Gandhi and Krishmamurti and Bhagavadgita.
Nowadays the picture is a little bit more realistic and manysided
but on the other hand I believe I have learned that India is so
very immense a country that I feel totally newbie with it, but maybe
more and more curious to learn more about it. I hope and believe
that in the Youth Summit we'll have together the opportunity to
learn something about each other's cultures and about the sustainable
tomorrow and how to make it come true.
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 Anni
Alastalo
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Anni's YS report
Hello, my name is Anni Alastalo. I`m 18 year old student
from Porvoo, Finland.
I
am having my last year in Linnankoski
Highschool ( Linnankosken lukio
) and next spring I`ll graduate.
In my freetime I like to do
sports and hang with friends.
I'm interested in topical issues
like global warming, climate
chaos, population explosion,
well being of youth, etc...
just to name few of the issues
that are on my mind. I`m not
the only one who is pondering
these problems because they
are global issues and should
be taken seriously.
I
think this YS meeting is a great
way to try to make some difference
by sharing information with
people from other side of world,
having different culture and
history but still the same problems
conserning the future of this
planet. I´m looking forward
to ouer trip to India and I`m
feeling optimistic about the
possibilities to make a difference
and take a step towards better
future! |
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 Leila
Soinio
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Leila's YS report
I'm Leila Soinio, a 17-year-old student from Porvoo, Finland.
In August I will start my last year in the upper secondary school
called Linnankosken lukio. In addition to school I'm working in
a little hotel in my hometown.
First
I wasn't so excited about this
whole ecopark-thing but now
I'm wating it impatiently because
this is probably going to be
like "once in a lifetime"
-experince. And the subjects
we are dealing with are worldwide
and we all have to face them
some day so why wouldn't we
get prepared now?
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Sari Latvala
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Sari's YS report
I´ve heard that the climate change might also mess
with the Gulf Stream which influences mostly the climate of western
Europe, but ours too. If the Stream truly changes it´s routes/stops
it could mean some sort of a mini ice-age for us. That´s probably
the worst case scenario but possible in theory nevertheless. So I
guess we need to enjoy the warmth now as much as we can, just in case
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Maria Karvonen
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Maria's YS report
I am 18-year-girl who study her last year in high school.I
like books,animals and sport. Biology and history interested me, so
that is one reason why I attend this project. I allways want to visit
India too and this project is 'one-time-only' opportunity to do it.I
want to learn to know India's culture,habits and people too. Because
global warming touch everybody and influence all of us, it so important
find out different style to help our planet. I hope that I will learn
some new style to help, when I visit in India. |
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Marja Markkanen - Contact Teacher
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Marja's YS report
Hello, I´m Marja Markkanen, an English and Swedish teacher at
Linnankoski Upper Secondary School. I´m also a member of our
international cooperation team. I´ve been teaching English for
the past twenty years, starting with adult education ending up working
with teens which I most enjoy. As a language teacher I appreciate
the numerous possibilities offered to our young students to explore
the world and use and learn languages in authentic situations and
environments. I´m looking forward to a fruitful visit to India
which will surely give us all not only an arena to get acquainted
with each other and the rich and colourful Indian culture but also
make us think of and work for the biodiversity and sustainable future
of our planet. |
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Saara Junttila
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YS report
I'm Saara and I'm a 18-year-old student at Linnankosken
lukio, Porvoo. I like animals, drawing and photography. I'm really
excited about going to India, and the fact that we can do something
to help the environment makes it even more exciting. I'm very concerned
about climate chaos, and we should definitely do something about
it. But I think it's also important to help the environment in other
ways, not just in order to stop global warming. And if we can do
something, anything, about these things at the YS, I think it's
a great opportunity.
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Mari Hulkko
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Mari's YS report
Usually I just smile smile smile and smile. or laugh! And
thats me with my dear hobby, photography.
Youth Summit itself sounded so exciting and when you add as exotic
word as "India" to it - oh my god!
I don´t have some one big reason to participate YS, its just
the whole idea of getting know different cultures and maybe doing
my own part of stoppin climate chaos. |
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Aura Colliander
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YS report
I'm Aura and I will soon start my third (and last) year in
Linnankosken lukio in Porvoo. I like music, sports, travelling (though
I know it's not doing any good for our climate) and sports. I'm looking
forward coming to India and the YS because it's necessary to discuss
about important issues like climate change, though I don't think 'saving
the world' is something we are capable to do by ourselves. But this
could be a good start for it! |
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Heta Ritalahti
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YS report
Hi, my name is Heta, I'm almost 18 and I live in Finland,
Porvoo.
I'm now in high-school and its my last year there. I like studying
history and geography. Im also into music, arts,
basketball etc. sports and travelling.
YS is definitely going to be very intersting experience just because
there so many people from different countries
and cultures representing different opinions and point of views. I
think its really important that we, youth are aware that
climate is changing cos we are the ones dealing with that in the future.
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Emma Lavonen
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YS report
Hi!I´m Emma Lavonen. I´m at the third (the last)
level in senior high school. Which means that I´ll have the
final exams on this
autumn (Iiiiiii!). I´m keen on art and music. Both of them are
close to my heart. My occupation will probably (and hopefully) be
in the field of one of them. I play violine (for ten years now) and
I go artschool where I´m specialized on cheramics. I do yoga,
which is one of the reasions why I want to go to India. India has
fascinated me for a long time. Most of finns probably aassociate these
clishés to India: spicy food, pilgrimages, religiousness, meditation,
yoga, Bollywood, incences, big close families, cows walking among
streets, caste system, hare krishna, hinduism, etc.
After Donish, Bineeth and Alban visited here I realized that these
things really are clishés. Some of them has changed maybe due
to globalization, some are still remaining. I´m purely interested
in India and I want to see the current, real India. It´s great
that I have this opportunity to see the real India and not just the
parts that "normal tourists" see. So, what else? I´m
a girl with positive attitude and interests in knowing new cultures.
I´m looking forward to meet you all! |
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Jenni Hämäläinen
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YS report
I'm 17 years old and I'm starting my second year in high
school. I'm interested in music, reading, travelling and sports and
I know quite a lot about the climate chaos as I've had two speeches
about it at school.
I find the climate chaos really alarming and I think the YS is a good
way to make young people to think about it and maybe do something.
I'm interested in participating the YS because there we concretically
do something about the CC, and also the fact that the YS takes place
in India makes it really interesting :D |
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 Mia
Kosonen
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YS report
My
name is Mia Kosonen and I’m
a 16-years -old girl from Finland
(I will turn 17 later this year).
I’m studying in Linnankoski
highschool in Porvoo, but I
live in Askola which is a small
village close to Porvoo.
I don’t have any particular
hobbies but I love reading and
jogging. I work in a clotheshop
about three times a week and
it’s really nice although
it’s not gonna be my futurejob.
I’m hoping to go to university
after highschool and maybe study
psychology.
Friends, and family, of course,
are really important to me.
I just love to sit and talk
with my friends about everything
that comes in mind. I also enjoy
getting to know new people.
I’m really excited to
go to India because it’s
so different from Finland. I
have travelled before but India
is a new country for me. I think
it’s important that people
get to see new cultures and
learn from them because it’s
such a big world! It’s
interesting to get to see India's
nature. I hope that the global
warming won't spoil India's
nature because for example this
summer was really rainy in Finland
and it was not good.
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Kasperi Laine
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YS report
My name is Kasperi Laine. I'm 18 years old, and on my first
semester in Linnankosken Lukio. For now, I live with my parents and
my little brother (6 years old - a real rascal). I also have two older
brothers, but they live on their own. In my spare time I like to listen
to & write hip hop -music, play the african djembe-drum and do
all sorts of thing with my friends, from sports to just hanging out.
I also work at a supermarket in addition to studying.
In
school I'm especially interested
in subjects like philosophy,
psychology, social studies and
different languages.
The
Project immediatly drew my attention
when I heard about it, because
I think it is our generations
responsibility to secure a healthy
planet to our children. I'm
exited to meet all involved
and if not change the world,
change the way we see it!
Let's
have a good trip! |
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Laura Hallamäki
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YS report
I’m Laura and I’m 18 years old. I like to do
handicrafts and to listen music. When I have spare time I hang around
with my friends or sit on computer doing something (no I‘m not
a nerd). I’m happy person, and I like meeting new people. I
also like learning new things and I hope that I’ll learn a lot
new in Youth Summit. I wanted to be part of YS because it sounded
very exciting, whole new culture, new people and then we do something
to climate change also, how great is that? |
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Hello, I’m Mira Paasonen
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YS report
I’m from Finland and I’m sixteen years old. I
have birthday on October. I’m living in Porvoo, which is very
beautiful and old city at the south coast of Finland. I study now
in the Linnankoski High School in Porvoo. I have one little brother
and one cat. It’s lovely. I love sport. I have few years played
floorball, which is very popular sport here in Finland. I’m
also very interested to watch soccer on TV. I also love to read books.
It’s just sad because my school and floorball trainings take
many hours of my day, so I don’t have much time to read. I like
to listen music, but I can’t play any instrument myself. The
most I listen finish pop music. I bake often, mostly cakes. It’s
relaxing to me.
I
like to travel a lot. I’ve
travelled many times in Europe
and once in Tunis, which is
in Africa. In summer I had a
trip to Prague in Czech Republic.
India is much different country
than countries in Europe, that’s
the reason why I think it is
so interesting. I look forward
to get to know more about culture
and nature of India.
I
hope that this trip will be
wonderful. It will be nice to
see you all there. Together
we can make this trip unforgettable!
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Soili Roihio - Contact Teacher
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Soili's YS report
I am Soili Roihio, a music teacher from Finland. I feel I
am privileged that I was born in Finland and that I have had a chance
to study in one of the world’s best music universities Sibelius
Academy, to graduate from there as a Master of Arts (Music) and to
work as a music teacher with students of a very challenging age. I
have a wonderful possibility to combine my work and my hobby ?
In
addition to music, art, theatre
and my work I am very interested
in people. I like to observe
and try to get to know distinct
cultures, environments etc.
and try to understand the reasons
of people’s behaviour,
try to find out that if in various
countries, are we different,
or are we basically similar
to each other. What are the
differences and what are the
similarities. What are the circumstances
that make people to become in
different parts of the world
unequal to each other?
Music
vibrates naturally and in harmony
and nature in its natural state
does the same. This vibration
is healing in many different
ways and makes one to feel good
if we just let it happen. I
know it from my experiences
from Finland and in a few weeks
I will have the chance to compare
with the Indian experiences.
Interesting if it affects in
the same way…
It
has been wonderful to see and
feel how the energy flows while
the YS has been under construction.
I wait to meet all you folks
who help to make the YS to come
true and I am glad to have a
chance to join the Finnish group
and participate in the YS.
I
am glad that a dream of my Indian
friend comes true!
See
you!
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Eveliina Passi - Contact Teacher
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Eveliina's YS report
My name
is Eveliina Passi. I'm
a teacher of home economics
and health education in
the school of Myllyharju
in Loviisa, which is a
little town in southern
Finland by the Gulf of
Finland. My pupils are
between 12 and 16 years
old, both girls and boys
together. My school has
about 240 pupils.
I'm 43
years old and I have four
children (16,14,10 and
2 years). My hobbies are
gardening and sports,
especially bicycling in
summertime and skiing
in wintertime. I' m also
interested in eco theme
and health questions,
as well as e-based learning
and other cultures.
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