Erasmus Oulu – Finland

Bernd Verhofstadt and Tom Mampaey

Phone got Frozen! ❄️

In the past I heard a lot of people saying that there phone got frozen! Most of the time it’s all working again when you restart the phone. This past week, I experienced something strange. When we took a long walk to the supermarket, suddenly my phone switched off. The outside temperature was around -20°C….

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The Oulun Beach in Winter

Today, we went to the Oulu beach. Every summer the Fins have there morning swim, but now you can walk around the beach and the sea is like in a desert, white sand as long you can see. The path to the beatch was iced-over and slippery. The beach was snowy and the sea was…

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First Finnish Sauna-experience!

Yesterday we went on a trip to the nearest Lidl. It was -25°C outside and we hoped we only had to walk a couple of km’s. But of course we made a huge detour, so everything was freezing blue! We never felt so cold in our lives! And at the top of the bill the Lidl was…

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You think it’s cold in Belgium ?

It’s getting cold in Belgium, but also in Oulu. The temperatures are already dropping 30 degrees below zero! Brrr