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On Friday, we set off for the Finnish-Russian school in the rain. Although we arrived somewhat wet, we were excited. Once again we were welcomed with great warmth. Last time, the Finnish students introduced Finland and their school to us, now it was our turn. The presentation was followed by a fun Kahoot quiz, in which all the Russian-learning students of the grade participated.

For lunch, we tried the cafeteria's offerings, which were quite interesting. The food wasn't too salty and sometimes was a bit bland, but I'm certain it was very healthy. For dessert, we had blueberry yogurt and an orange, sweet fruit porridge. The porridge was especially tasty, so I decided to cook it at home later.

Afterwards, we visited the beautiful Uspenski Cathedral, one of Helsinki's most famous Orthodox churches. Inside the cathedral, we saw majestic decorations, gilded images, and ecclesiastical Old Slavic inscriptions.

In the remaining part of the day, we headed towards Porvoo, Finland's "Venice." Since we arrived late and it was pouring rain, we couldn't see all the sights. However, we walked to the waterfront, where we had a wonderful view of the colorful, wooden Finnish houses.

We returned to our accommodation at half-past seven in the evening, had dinner at nine, and then quickly went to sleep because everyone was very tired but full of wonderful experiences.

Táncsinec Dária