15th of September 

Non verbal communication isn't very universal.. 

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We quickly placed ourselves from the smaller to the taller, and I think that if we had the "right" to talk, it might be take more time.. I think that with this challenge ( "do not speak" challenge haha), we all try to do it quickly, helping us. Smaller ones knows that they are (like me !!), taller ones too, so with the use of our eyes+hands we place "medium" people on the good side. 

With lot of people like our group it was quicker to use non verbal communication rather than compare all people saying their tall, waiting for people that hesitate 1 or 2 centimetres, with our without hell.. 

The second game was easy too, because we just had to showing with your finger how many years we spent in TUT : from 1 to 5, using one hand, easy to show and see..

The third one was more complicated, but ideas to find solutions and do it quickly were find (because we are smart and cool people haha, are we not ? )  : using the board, (trying to) draw Finland, Europe, Asia map.. ! Forming 3 separates groups : Fin, others european, asian ! 

The part I really enjoyed during this course where when we tried to prononce a same sentences "You love me " to convey different meanings. 
7 hours later I continue to try do differently prononce first and last "You love me " from the exercice : the first one "you really do ? I hadn't realized that"  the last one : You ? I didn't thing you loves anyone"   

One of the key of a good negotiation is, I think, to use the good intonation at the good time, for the good meaning. Because, we can use the same sentence for 5 or more different meaning.

I find a word with which could be funny to find different way to sait it :  the word "ok", that I used more than 50/day, could means : 

• Oh, know I understand (ooooooook)
• I agree (ok)
• I don't agree but I don't want to tell you that ( o--k)
• Super (Okay !!!!)
• Stop now (ok-OKAY)

( ... )

Ok ?

One of the thing I try to put on my mind is that here, in Finland, silences are ok, it does't mean that something is wrong, awkwardness.. Because, I really hate silent during conversations, small talk, what ever.. It embarrass me, being with people, and no one talk.. 

I learnt that it exists a Finnish word to explain the situation in which people can stay together,  each in their own "bubble", no one speaking, and it doesn't means something negative (do you know the word ?, if yes can you please write it on a comment)

On other thing I try to put on my mind in Finland culture touch are not very welcomed.. And everyday I repeat to me : No No No, don't touch them, respect their space ( & don't make them thought that you are crazy haha) ! But with spannish, african people I do.. haha


Since I am in Finland, I feel closer to Spanish, people who for me were so far to me when I was in France (Viva Espana)


PS : 7 hours trying to make a smily & angry face at the same time .. failure ^^

Maybe looking like that