Spending friday night by going to movies.

We went to see Fantastic beast and where to find them and we loved it. 

Getting the movie ticket was easy, because all you need is a reservation number and then you give it to the cashier and you get the tickets :)

Ordering popcorn was a bit challenge, because they didn't understand that i wanted small popcorns so i ended up with large/maxi popcorns and soda.

Movie tickets’ can be reserved/ booked or bought online by online pages.

One movie tickets cost like 20 - 30 Zlotys (3-6 €) Depending on the seat.

Janni is very excited

Movie Ticket

Yum yum

Some popcorn and large pepsi

// Minttu & Janni

Procurement Department goes bowling

We all in procurement team were invited to join to go bowling and sing karaoke in a bowling center, Mk manhattan.

It was great experience to talk with other workers in kemira and spent time with them and fun friday night.

 

We startted with bowling and we had a snack and pizza and onion ring and drinks too and we played for 2 hours. Startted at 6 pm. First normal bowling but after 8 its turned into glow bowling whitch was awesome.

Some snacks

Singing karaoke was really fun

After bowling we went for V.I.P room which was  reserved to us and we had karaoke and really fun time.

 Karaoke was really fun and there were so much different options to sing.

It was great opportunity to get to know people better and have fun time singing and talking with everyone.  
                    

More snacks and sodas

 It was really fun to spend time with work collegues on outside of the office and everyones always helping if you need any help. 




// Minttu

Time for new trainees to take over the blog.

We are three new trainees in Kemira, named Janni, Minttu and Jarkko.

We startted our internship in October And will be here for 5 months.
We are gonna share our experiences and advices.
 
 Janni works in IT Service desk and she comes from Helsinki Business College.

Minttu works in Procurement Department, and comes also from Helsinki Business College.

Jarkko works in Customer service and comes from Koulutuskeskus Salpaus / 

Salpaus Further Education  

From Left to Right; Janni, Minttu, Jarkko

We are here to tell you about our journey in Gdansk.

Join our journey!

// Minttu

Last advices

My last words for this blog. Thank you Kemira Gdansk, you taught me so much. Now it's my turn to share my advice about going abroad.

1. Remember to get insurance. 

Even if you think you don't need it, nothing bad will happen - trust me, get the insurance. Poland is a place where unbelievable things can happen. In my case it meant getting in the car crash while being parked. Yeah, that really happened. 

2. Get an European Healthcare card (Eurooppalainen sairaanhoitokortti)

If you are EU citizen it will guarantee you the same health care as native people. You will get the same price and same treatment. It is extremely useful thing to have and it doesn't even cost. If you are Finnish, you can order it from Kela. For other countries I am not sure how to get it.  

3. Remember to have fun.

You are going abroad. You are out of your normal environment and it will change you. It doesn't matter if you are working, studying or travelling, it's still the same. You need to make most of it. Get known to the locals, jump into a random bus and see where it leads you. Try as many restaurants as possible, make friends and have fun. Be crazy, be yourself and more. 

Now it's time to let new interns take over.

//Mira

All good things come to an end

and so did my summer in Gdansk and internship at Kemira. I was the first trainee to leave and got a lot of lovely goodbye gifts from my coworkers. Lots of Polish sweets and products from Ziaja to bring to Finland!

I am happy that I decided to leave my safe home country and take the opportunity! I am more self confident than ever and think that working abroad has improved my chances when looking for a job. It was actually confirmed when I walked in to my first job interview here in Finland and got the place. I will start in the beginning of October working for a Finnish call center.

Going to Hel

I also improved my social skills. I was quite nervous and didn't know what to expect when I knew that I will have to live with someone I don't know. I have never before lived with a flatmate. I suprised how easy it was to live with Katja from the first day on. There was also some communication problems with older Polish people because of the language barrier, but usually I cleared these situations.

So artistic...

I learnt patience. In a big company like Kemira, things wont happen just by clapping your hands. There might be a lot of persons whose opinion you need to ask before making decisions. And this same concerns the language barrier between different persons but with patiance the problems got solved.

Last meal with the crew

The things I never would have learnt if I never went abroad... I would probably be sitting anxious at my home town not knowing what the world can offer me and the potential that lies in me! Now I am ready for the next adventure, as I sent my exchange application to Grenoble, France! Thumbs up!

Dziękuję i do widzenia!
Anna-Aleksandra

Some good advice at the end

My time at Kemira comes to an end, I have only a few days left here and I thought I share some of my experiences as an intern with you.

Make an asset of your abilities. 

You might think that you will not get the internship, as I did, apply anyway, you never know who your competitors are. So make sure you let the company know why they should hire you. If you can speak many languages, let them know, because they might be looking for you without knowing yet. And don’t be afraid because it might not be your native language. Finnish is the fourth language that I have learned in my live, I make mistakes, but I got the place because I let them know what I can do.


Don’t be afraid to make decisions

There might be the time in your internship, when a situation demands a quick decision. Colleagues might be busy or short at hand, do not be afraid to bring your idea forward, it might just be the right solution and it shows that you are pro-active and not just wait for someone else to take things into his/her hand.

Make suggestions

When you are in a team meeting and you’re asked for your opinion or suggestions, do not be shy! You have a new view pint in the situation, so your ideas are fresh and might be just what the company needs.

So don't be afraid, ask questions, suggest solutions, take things in your own hands when you notice the others are busy and you have an idea how to solve the problem. I mean, you never know, you might get a job offer because Kemira sees how motivated and talented you are!

// Katja

The thing I love about Gdansk....

Here in Gdansk you could never run out of things to do!

We have been quite an active group of interns and some times we have managed to lure some other colleagues to join us as well... Here some examples, what you might want to do in Gdansk:

Beach!

When it's a warm day, we gather up the whole office and head to the beach! There we will play volleyball, football, throw frisbee or swim until we can't anymore...

Spend a day in the endless beach of all Tricity

Old Town!

Mariacka is the third biggest brick building in the world! From the top of it you can see all of Gdansk Old Towns beautiful houses...

Climb to the top of Mariacka

Posing to yet another picture. As you can see, we were having tons of fun when my sister visited me.

You can even see the Townhall from above

Travel!

  This picture was taken in Fischmarkt, Hamburg, where I flew straight from Gdansks Airport!

Enjoy the cheap connections to all destinations in the middle Europe

Festivals!

In the summertime the Tricity is full of music events and Open'er was one of them... There were artists like Florence and the Machine, Pharell Williams, Bastille, Red Hot Chili Peppers etc...

In the end of the rainbow there is a treasure... And there was! A silent disco where everyone wore headphones!

Open'er and the beautiful sky...

Colorfestivals was one of the events we took part in Gdansk.

Life is not always so black and white, is it?

People throwing colors in the air

 Food!

There are lots of great restaurants in Gdansk !  Not only the food looks and tastes great, but the atmosphere in the restaurants is very unique. And it's not even expensive...

Hummusland, Wrzeszcz

Sightseeing!

 

You could just spend days and days in Gdansk walking aimlessly around and take a look at the attractions.

Three crosses monument in front of European Solidarity Center

 And one tram stop that seems extremely hilarious to Finns....

Taking a look at Paska

  
Go to Hel!

We spend a great Sunday in Hel with our colleagues :)

We saw these cuties

Trying to lure the seals out of the water

Going crazy like real tourists should

Sports!

In Gdansk, there is a lot of sports to enjoy... We've tried here for example jumping, bouldering and airyoga. We also went to see skimboarding and football!

Jumpcity in Gdynia. There was no picture taken afterwards since we were almost dead.

The bouldering squad!

Cheering for victorious Lechia!

So if someone came to me and said that there is nothing to do in Gdansk, I wouldn't believe it. Oh, I almost forgot to mention the glamorous and crazy nightlife in Tricity! Well, I wouldn't find any decent pictures anyway... ;)

Lastly our crazy jumping skills at Gdynia Jumphouse!

Have a great day!

//Anna-Aleksandra