The return training at Multi-Culti was a combination of a lot of talking, cooking, tea and two very adapted volunteers. Krista and Oona seemed to be very satisfied with their experience but were also confident talking about the things they would improve in their journey.During their time in Croatia they had the possibility to travel and get to know the host country. Experiencing the diversity and the history. Discovering their own skills and learning to trust themselves in different situations.
Of course their time in Croatia offered a lot of learning experiences, f. ex. the importance of being alone, similarities regarding food from different countries and how differently people takes care of domestic chores. They got quite used to writing on Croatian keyboard, so now back home they are looking for the right letter when using Finnish keyboards. And the doors open the "wrong" way and that the light switches are not placed at the same heights. So during two months you can get very well used to do things in a specific way. Oona and Krista didn't recognize any culture shock when returning back to Finland but they were able to see a lot of benefits from their experience: They got more confident in speaking English and entering situations they were a bit uncomfortable with. They got to know themselves in a foreign situation and realized they would be alright traveling anywhere.
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