Jonathan Brady, Year 2 BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult)
"I really enjoyed this programme, I loved getting to know a little about Finland and the Finnish.
They were cold to start, but warmed up as you got to know them, which was just the same with the weather. I spent a little while in Helsinki in the winter sun, then travelled to Pori to cold grey days and town. Here I met first Belgian and Dutch students, who were entertaining, inclusive and thankfully spoke impeccable English. This theme continued through the week.
Gradually all my English colleagues appeared, I think we gelled immediately, though we had met only briefly before. Through the splendidly organised week, the academic side was challenging, trying to hold back from filling in gaps left by European students worried that their language was not good enough, attempting to come to agreement on just what was the perfect nurse, and then the terror and amusement of the presentations."