My name is Pauliina and you are now reading my brand new blog. Writing this blog is one way for me to practice my English skills and especially on later posts to get familiar with the professional vocabulary in Information Processing, so I'd be delighted to get some comments on that part as well. So, let me introduce myself in the following.
I am a first year student in Information Processing at University of Oulu. Last year I studied Biochemistry at University and before that I worked as a teacher in kindergarten for some years.
And how did I end up studying now again and became fascinated by computer science? Well, I like challenging myself on different branches in life. Information Processing didn't actually come from middle of nowhere to my mind when I was applying to these studies on last spring. I have used many applications on tablet in the daycare with children, then become more interested in it and studied a bit coding on my own just for fun, too. As well as just learning to code and studying the alphabetes of programming, for me it was so teaching to see as a professional in education, how children's learning could be supported with technology. And I have to mention the fact that when kids learn to code by playing and using easy programs like Scratch, it's really essential for them, not just from the technical aspect but in life, too. And in addition to all this, Information Processing is fascinating, developing and modern area of work. These are some reasons that I have to give to you why I'm now studying Information Processing.
I am a first year student in Information Processing at University of Oulu. Last year I studied Biochemistry at University and before that I worked as a teacher in kindergarten for some years.
And how did I end up studying now again and became fascinated by computer science? Well, I like challenging myself on different branches in life. Information Processing didn't actually come from middle of nowhere to my mind when I was applying to these studies on last spring. I have used many applications on tablet in the daycare with children, then become more interested in it and studied a bit coding on my own just for fun, too. As well as just learning to code and studying the alphabetes of programming, for me it was so teaching to see as a professional in education, how children's learning could be supported with technology. And I have to mention the fact that when kids learn to code by playing and using easy programs like Scratch, it's really essential for them, not just from the technical aspect but in life, too. And in addition to all this, Information Processing is fascinating, developing and modern area of work. These are some reasons that I have to give to you why I'm now studying Information Processing.
So, how do I spend my time when I am not studying? Well, I do exercise quite a lot. I like jogging, going to gym, playing tennis or badminton. But most of my free time takes floorball, which is maybe my main hobby. Besides sports, I spend lots of time with my dog, taking it out for walks and going to the forest with it. And furthermore, last summer I found for me a new hobby, too. It's geo-catching. It's a fascinating hobby, which courages people to go outdoors and teaches patience, creativity and accuracy. And among geo-catching I have found new skills from me as well. For instance, I have climbed trees, a thing which I just recently was a bit scared to do! And one other thing what is fancy in geo-catching, it's that you find new places and somehow learn to look the world around you from a bit different angle.
In the end of this first post I attach a nice photo taken from one of my geo-caching adventures in the forest.
Thanks for reading and feel free to leave a comment.
In the end of this first post I attach a nice photo taken from one of my geo-caching adventures in the forest.
Thanks for reading and feel free to leave a comment.
Nice to meet another geocacher (its written without the dash ;) in here. The best thing about geocaching is, like you said, that it takes you to places where you wouldn't normally go - like treetops - and shows you new places close to your home that you didn't even know existed.
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