One of the most significant events in my life was probably when I took part in a coding camp when I was in high school with Finnish and Japanese high school students. It took place in Oulu in my home city and it was really, really, really a new experience for me. There were a lot of different people, so I was constantly meeting new people and speaking a lot of English, which was a significant change for me, because before that I didn’t speak a lot of English, like in my daily life, so for a week I spoke mostly English with all the Finnish and all the Japanese students. I only spoke Finnish when I had something I didn’t know how to say in English. I think it was significant for me, because it really They drew me as a person and I got to learn how I act with new people and how I react to a lot of different changes. So I think it was a significant event because I felt like I grew a lot with that week long coding camp. Even though it feels like a small thing, I feel like because of the coding camp and all new people and speaking a lot of English, I grew as a person, felt more mature and felt like I could do anything now because I took a part in this coding camp which I couldn’t believe I could do. So that’s why I feel like it’s really the important moment for me. And I feel like even though it feels like a small, small, tiny, a week long part of my life, it changed me a lot. And it felt good and it felt groundbreaking even.
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One of the most significant events in my life was probably when I took part in a coding camp when I was in high school with Finnish and Japanese high school students. It took place in Oulu, my home city, and it was a new experience for me. There were a lot of different people, so I was constantly meeting new people and speaking a lot of English, which was a significant change for me because before that, I didn't speak much English in my daily life. For a week, I spoke mostly English with all the Finnish and Japanese students. I only spoke Finnish when I had something I didn't know how to say in English. I think it was significant for me because it really shaped me as a person, and I got to learn how I act with new people and how I react to a lot of different changes. So I think it was a significant event because I felt like I grew a lot during that week-long coding camp. Even though it feels like a small thing, I feel like because of the coding camp and all the new people and speaking a lot of English, I grew as a person, felt more mature, and felt like I could do anything now because I took part in this coding camp, which I couldn't believe I could do. So that's why I feel like it's an important moment for me. Even though it feels like a small, tiny week-long part of my life, it changed me a lot. It felt good and groundbreaking.
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