{"id":3473,"date":"2021-02-07T16:34:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T14:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/?p=3473"},"modified":"2024-02-20T14:38:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T12:38:23","slug":"mscef-adventure-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/2021\/02\/07\/mscef-adventure-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"My European Forestry Adventure Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello, reader! If you&#8217;re new here, I&#8217;d like to welcome you to the MSc European Forestry (MScEF) blog. I&#8217;m Aine Parlade from the Philippines, currently a second year MScEF student at the Universit\u00e4t f\u00fcr Bodenkultur (BOKU) in Vienna, Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/joensuu2-1024x497.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/joensuu2-1024x497.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/joensuu2-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/joensuu2-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/joensuu2-1536x745.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/joensuu2-2048x994.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the previous posts, my colleagues have recounted their unique experiences and memories from studying in the university and from working in various forestry organizations for the internship period. This time, I&#8217;d like to walk you through our 2-year programme schedule, or what I\u2019d personally like to call my&nbsp;<em>MScEF Adventure Calendar<\/em>&nbsp;from August 2019 to present (February 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shall we begin?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AUGUST 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our 2-year mobile programme kicks off every August, a month earlier from the official onset of the autumn semester in the University of Eastern Finland. This month is specially dedicated for the Programme orientation and the month-long Trends in European Forestry course. \u201cTrends\u201d is an introductory course to European Forestry which takes MScEF students to various learning excursions in Finnish forests, parks, museums, and related forestry facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/August-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/August-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/August-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/August-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/August.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEPTEMBER &#8211; NOVEMBER 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In UEF, the autumn semester officially runs from September until the first few weeks of December. Since the courses in the university have different durations and do not begin simultaneously, the busyness of a student\u2019s schedule may very depending on their selection of subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(The courses I decided to take did not really begin early at that time, so I had some spare days to squeeze in some weekend travel plans!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/October-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/October-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/October-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/October-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/October.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/November-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/November-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/November-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/November-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/November.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DECEMBER 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Capping off the year also meant the conclusion of our first semester in UEF. Around this time, students are either traveling or coming home for the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/December-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/December-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/December-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/December-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/December.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JANUARY 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We begin another round of semester for January. During this month, everyone of us was also busy drafting application letters for the internship period and motivation statements for the selection of the university for our second year studies. For the applied period, various forest organizations and companies have partnered with the Programme to offer internship opportunities in Canada, Brazil, China and Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exciting times ahead!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/January-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/January-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/January-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/January-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/January.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FEBRUARY &#8211; APRIL 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our spring semester continues in UEF!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/February-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/February-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/February-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/February-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/February.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/March-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/March-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/March-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/March-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/March.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MAY 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If we followed the original MScEF Programme calendar, we\u2019d most likely be exploring the forests in Spain, France, Romania, Austria and Germany for the entire month of May. Unfortunately, for 2020, we had to do our field course assignments online and extend our stay in Finland. Luckily, Joensuu is a wonderful place to stay in spring\u2026 and early summer! The weather during these times of the year is very nice and perfect for a quick swim in the lake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Aside from biking in Joensuu\u2019s forests, I\u2019d say that one of the highlights of my stay here is getting the chance to go for lake swimming!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/May-2-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/May-2-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/May-2-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/May-2-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/May-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JUNE &#8211; AUGUST 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our internship period runs from June to August (or sometimes September) depending on the arrangements set between the students and partner forest organizations. Since I got accepted to do my Applied Period (AP) in the European Forest Institute in Spain, I moved to Barcelona by the month of July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/June-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/June-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/June-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/June-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/June.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/July-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/July-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/July-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/July-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/July.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For a brief period in August, I was also able to spend my birthday with my family. Not sure how we managed to squeeze all these activities in a week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/August2020-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/August2020-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/August2020-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/August2020-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/August2020.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEPTEMBER 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>September marked the end of our internship period and the beginning of my month-long break before we start our winter semester at BOKU University. During this month, I had enough time to register for my second year studies and officially move to Vienna. My free time has also allowed me to visit museums and nearby cities of Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September2020b-1024x509.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September2020b-1024x509.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September2020b-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September2020b-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September2020b.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September2020-1-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September2020-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September2020-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September2020-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/September2020-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OCTOBER &#8211; NOVEMBER 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We started our semester at BOKU University with a Field Camp course in the mountain forests of Austria. My dear colleague and batchmate Amina, splendidly wrote about our adventure time for this week-long trip. In case you missed it, you can revisit our story\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/2020\/12\/31\/into-the-forest\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/OctNov2020-1-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/OctNov2020-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/OctNov2020-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/OctNov2020-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/OctNov2020-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DECEMBER 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>December is quite a hectic time for students at BOKU as we are nearing the conclusion of our winter semester. Same as last year, I took a short holiday break to reunite with my family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/Dec2020-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/Dec2020-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/Dec2020-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/Dec2020-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/Dec2020.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JANUARY &#8211; FEBRUARY 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our winter semester continues and so I shall be closing this post with some of the photos I took for the first two months of 2021. (Sadly, we&#8217;re down to the last 5 months before the end of our 2-year programme!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/JANFEB2021-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/JANFEB2021-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/JANFEB2021-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/JANFEB2021-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/JANFEB2021.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/JANFEB2021b-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/JANFEB2021b-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/JANFEB2021b-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/JANFEB2021b-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/europeanforestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/02\/JANFEB2021b.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ve reached the final part of this adventure calendar. Hope you had\u00a0fun getting a glimpse of what it\u2019s like being an MScEF student! Will we see you here next year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Art and images are owned by the author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Aine Parlade is a forester from the Philippines. She is currently a second year student at BOKU University in Vienna, Austria as part of MSc European Forestry Batch 2019-2021. Should you have any queries or comments, you may reach her via aineparlade@gmail.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, reader! If you&#8217;re new here, I&#8217;d like to welcome you to the MSc European Forestry (MScEF) blog. I&#8217;m Aine Parlade from the Philippines, currently a second year MScEF student at the Universit\u00e4t f\u00fcr Bodenkultur (BOKU) in Vienna, Austria. 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