So now that it's summer weather & it's looking like it's here to stay the local exchange students have been getting together every Monday to enjoy sunshine, warmth, and each other's company. You see, there's many of us exchange students here in the Turku area.. I mean, I'm talking somewhere between 15-20 students. As we all live our own lives going to school & hanging out with Finnish friends, everyone is also really close with one another. It's like one big family. And so with that in mind, for the past year everyone within the Turku area has been meeting on every Monday afternoon after school. Generally, this meeting has been at a local cafe/restaurant but now that the weather is warm & the sun is shining, the opportunity has come to enjoy the afternoons in a local park. I've gone to these meetings on and off throughout the year but as it's now nearly impossible to resist a good picnic & wonderful friends, I've of course joined!
This set of photos is from the first picnic we had together a few weeks ago. It was the first time pulling out my camera in an outdoor setting taking portraits with direct sunlight. The first batch of summer photos always takes me awhile to figure out the correct settings and such, but you always have to start somewhere, right? With the blog posts to come the photos continue to improve.. I promise. :) Nonetheless, each one of these have a fun story in itself! Or also, I simply have beautiful friends from around the world.
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