I resign, but I don’t leave MIMO totally

On the spring 2011 I signed up to be coordinator in MIMO. I made my assignment for one year, but sometimes is hard to give up if you are deeply involved to something. To be a coordinator in project situated mainly on west coast and same  time to be a lecture in the other side of Finland is not a easy task. So I felt relieved when I was offered the possibility to give up my assignment.

I want to thank everybody in MIMO. I am not dissappearing totally, but my focus is changing. And I want to wish successful milestones and good spirit for  Sari who is following me.

Application filled

Today I filled application to participate to MIMO-cruising. Well, sounds good! I have not visited in Stockholm for a long time, so this is something special. Also boarding from Helsinki is an unique experience for former åborginal (somebody living in Turku). There are about 20 MIMO-active participating, so it will be nice group and I am looking forward to trip.

It is done!

I wrote something today. Yes! After sleeping till tomorrow, I will open the document and looked at it, if I could still agree my yesterday ideas. Now I feel empty and I am going to have a coffee break.

A good day

Well, yesterday was a good day. Really! I got a lot of work done or at least I had a good feeling about that. It had a positive impact to all my being. Today I try to finish this writing job. I know that version 1.2. is not the final one, but almost ready.

Tomorrow still something to do for MIMO and after that I will leave this project for a while and try to focus myself to other businesses. In the end of January there will be a cruising to Stockholm in order to develop MPT. Well, should I go or should I stay, that’s the question. Anyway my zero tolerance will continue…

I love writing

I love writing. Yes, that’s true, but there are so little time to show my passion towards this form of creativity. Always there is the little step to take, so I can write, but after start working, it’s like a bubbling spring. I mean, I feel good when doing this.

Today, I devote myself to write and correct my article. The Idea is diamond clear but organizing these smart tips concerning process documentation is another business. When writing the first version, I didn’t put references inside the text. So, now I have a minor problem to remember right books and chapters.

Well, anyway I have decided not  to leave this room until the text is ready. Pity me! This would be a long day!

After party posting

On the tuesday evening we were celebrating The Evening of disappearing  art. This was third of this kind of event in MIMO. The event was taking in place in Vimma. Were were about thirty people participating celebration. There were a exhibition of puppets made by art workshop youngsters and then we were learning some basics of improvisation on the stage. Finally there were of cource, ethnic dinner and some music. Afterwards I was quite satisfied for the evening. Everybody felt happy and enjoyed being together. This was also final meeting for the ABM group. Thank you!

Some feelings

I know, I know! That’s not a basic idea of blog writing – to be a silent. Now we are living November, and this is my first posting during autumn (I dont’t even have  mustache). I apologize. I am not a good role model of process documentation, but I have my explanations. It has been very tough time. Sometimes I have had a feeling that someone has pull the rug under my feet. I have made plans and next day I have found them ruined. But that’s the life.

It has been also tough to concentrate to project biweekly. Someway I have lost my motivation and felt quite lonely with this project, even we have new and enthusiastic persons participating MIMO. Maybe the reason is just this autumn and depressive weather. Back to work and against  the wind.

Studying Arts-Based Methods

I had a great opportunity to spend the first three days of this week in Helsinki with ABM-group studying new skills to lead and guide youth groups. Staying with the students and get to know each other better was useful experience. Artist, theatre pedagogy, Ursula Hallas was our excellent teacher who guided us to observe and feel our environment and  motivate ourselves to find out our abilities.

We were trying to reach our limits in some practices. E.g. some of us got good vibrations when we did Chinese style slow motion  walk across the Narinkkatori. The busy people and stressed atmosphere of our metropol was in contrast to our performances. One of the TOP-moment was of source the group lying in the middle of Kamppi-keskus – from the point of view of outside spectator the performance was impressive. Anyway we had a great time and got good memories.

Leaving the ship or just relaxing!

Someone might say that the pilot is leaving the plane, but I am just empowering my skills by traveling to Romania. Two weeks business travel sounds like a luxury and of course this is absolutely one of the good points to work in university of applied sciences – possibility to go abroad, study and make new contacts. Anyway I am trying to calm down my collegues – there are also other devoted MIMOs in HUMAK. I am not the only one. Everything is all right!

Recently we have made quite many big issues. We made amendments to our budget. We are getting ready for study trip to Viljandi and we have succeeded in getting nice group of sixteen participants. ABM-cource is going well and quite many plans has done also for Summer Summit. So if you can go, why to stay! Keep the MIMO-flag flying high!

Dear Financier!

Lately I have been quite regularly in contact with our financier. Of course not personally, but I have made some email request for the changes to our budget. Maybe this is a sign of poor planning or the big activity arisen inside HUMAK. Our personnel have been waking up about the possibilities we have in MIMO and they are finding out the new ideas all the time. That’s great!

So again today I wrote twicely, Dear financier, I would like to know if this and this is possible…so now I am waiting and hoping the best!