Edition 1. Living in Helsinki

Here at the Allianssi Youth Exchanges office, hosted by the amazing long term volunteers Manon and Mar, we have started our new edition of Cottage of culture: Active Living.

This edition was aimed to present their months long work by creating the digital magazine Helsinki uncovered, born out of their personal experience of the city as volunteers. Places to see, things to do and how to make Helsinki a place to call home. From the hustle and bustle of the down town to the tranquility of the surrounding nature, this magazine truly has it all. But we didn't just get the opportunity to marvel at their amazing work, through the different activities they introduced we reevaluated what it means to call a place a home and how we each interpret that feeling of belonging. 

As a final product, volunteers showed us their journal (highly recommended to check it out here via the link),  well crafted postcards, where they put photos of 4 seasons in Helsinki and how they feel this city and cute stickers about how create home when you are newcomer. 

Taking a break after all the soul searching we got to enjoy some tasty crepes, to become French again :) , was definitely a highlight of the night!