LINDA About me
Hey, I’m Linda 26 years old from Finland living in Leeds after completing my studies here. I love travelling around, meeting new people and learning all sorts while at it.
The project
IN SWEDEN The project
Motivation motivation
I really enjoy making things and the satisfaction you get from creating something by hand. I had been hoping to do a carpentry course and then came across this project, brilliant.
Free Time
Accommodation
We got alot of time to just be and chill in the Swedish nature as well doing some activities which included go-karting and claypidgeon shooting.
Apart from the knife we also worked on other small projects with horn and wood materials. Commercial projects included benches and tables, jetties and other larger wood projects.
What did I learn professionally? I learnt how to work with wood and organic materials and how to use more tools and machinery in the workshop.
We worked on carpentry projects at an organisation called IDEUM in Arvidsjaur, SE. The first project every group does before moving on to commercial projects is make a knife.
We had a flat a 10 minute cycle ride (bikes also provided) from IDEUM. Most of us had our own bedrooms and we had a kitchen where we cooked communal meals.
What did I learn personally?
I also learnt not to worry too much about messing up. It was all about doing and trying something out and learning from the process and potential mistakes along the way.