After we had picked our cards, we split into small groups in order to discuss the reasons behind our choices and what are our thoughts. 

Instead of doing this the classic way, I proposed this idea of trying to guess the reasons behind the other person's choices before them saying it! So, each one of us said their thoughts aloud about each card, and then the person who picked the card explained their choice and either confirmed the observations by the others or not.

There were so many interesting and truly heart-warming things that were heard in that process, some of them that I carried in my mind were:

"I think you chose this picture because it is you versus life, it is you facing your fears, and it shows that you are very brave"

"I feel very small with everything that is happening"

"How can I, in the abundance that is around and while I try to adjust to this abundance and take care of myself, also take care of my little dream?" 

"The place below the water is the current educational landscape and the little island above is what I am trying to be/create in education"

And then, when it was my turn, this observation was made for me:

"You don't seem to be carrying a lot of baggage with you"

This comment by A, really surprised me. I hadn't thought of my card this way, but at the same time, it aligned with my mindset so well. It is true that I have come here with an open mind and an open heart. I do carry my experiences with me but it's not a heavy baggage, I'm mostly looking to fill it up here.

I asked Microsoft Copilot to act as an interviewer and help me identify my interests around my internship. 

I gave it this prompt:

I am a first year student on the LET Master's programme in the University of Oulu, Finland. My bachelor's degree was in Informatics and Telecommunications in the University of Athens, Greece and I have worked as an Editor for K-12 Computing and ICT books for primary grades (1st-4th), where I was creating the activities for the students books as well as instruction suggestions for the teacher's books. I've also worked as a part-time robotics teacher for primary students and as a game design tutor for primary students for one month. I want you to ask me insightful questions to help me figure out what I would want my internship to be like based on my previous experiences but also other skills that I could further develop. I would not want to be a teacher, I'm more looking for something in a learning designer position but I don't know yet. So i want you to help me figure out my interests and specific direction I want to head into by interviewing me.