{"id":2810,"date":"2017-03-15T18:42:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T16:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maailmanvaihto.fi\/maailmanvaihtoa-12017\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T17:53:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T14:53:32","slug":"volunteers-voices-12017-cultural-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maailmanvaihto.fi\/en\/volunteers-voices-12017-cultural-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers&#8217; Voices 1\/2017: cultural identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html#2545200\/45878807\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Editorial: I am a Finn \u2013 With a Piece of Peru inside Me<\/h2>\n<p>The theme of this magazine in front of you, is cultural identity. While I was in Peru, I discovered some new dimensions of the love I feel for my country, Finland. Every time I watched a certain documentary about Finnish men going to sauna, I cried like a baby because I was so proud of them. On the other hand I was so excited when I saw a Finnish ensemble singing on television at the airport of one Peruvian city in the mountains. The same happened, when I found a chocolate figure wearing a typical Lappish hat in a local supermarket, and didn\u2019t forget to tell everybody about Finland\u2019s Independence Day on the sixth of December. Things that reminded me of my background and my roots gave me both the feeling of safety but also the feeling of irritation. Once when I was eating with Peruvian people, they told me I was very quiet. I got confused \u2013 I just had nothing to say!<\/p>\n<p class=\"lainaus\">When I was back in Finland, no one gave me cheek kisses and I honestly felt like I lacked something. Even though it\u2019s been two years since my return, there\u2019s still certain things that remind me of Peru, but that other people around me wouldn\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n<p>Already during half a year, a piece of the country one is volunteering in, can find a place in the volunteer\u2019s heart. When I was back in Finland, no one gave me cheek kisses and I honestly felt like I lacked something. Even though it\u2019s been two years since my return, there\u2019s still certain things that remind me of Peru, but that other people around me wouldn\u2019t understand. The chance to get to know one culture a little bit deeper has enriched my life in many, many ways, but at the same time taught me to know my own roots better.<\/p>\n<p>International activities in one\u2019s own country can also give a chance to get to know new cultures better. Next time when you have the chance to get to know people from abroad in your own country, go ahead and take the chance! By doing that you can really open new doors to the world.<\/p>\n<p>I wish you beautiful spring days!<\/p>\n<p>Kaisa Rahko<\/p>\n<p><em>The writer volunteered in a Peruvian kindergarten in 2014\u201315 and has just started working as the other editor-in-chief of the magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>In the issue<\/h2>\n<p>5 Kutsu kev\u00e4tkokoukseen<br \/>\n6 Ajankohtaista<br \/>\n9 Against Discrimination<br \/>\n10 Lagos \u2013 Moderni afrikkalainen metropoli<br \/>\n12 koulutuskuulumisia It\u00e4vallasta<br \/>\nTeema: Kulttuuri-identiteetti\u00a0| Theme: Cultural Identity<br \/>\n&#8212; 14 Juurista se kulttuuri-identiteettikin kasvaa<br \/>\n&#8212; 20 Muukalaislegioonassa<br \/>\n22 Friends of Various Ages<br \/>\n24 Cultural Learning and Spicy Cookery<br \/>\n26 Vaikuttavaa yhteisty\u00f6t\u00e4<br \/>\n28 Welcoming Volunteers to a School in Kumasi<br \/>\n30 Vapaaehtoisty\u00f6t\u00e4 Kaukomailla<br \/>\n32 Tule mukaan toimintaan!<br \/>\n33 Lehden parissa<br \/>\n34 Toiminnan l\u00e4ht\u00f6kohtia<br \/>\n35 Tapahtumakalenteri<\/p>\n<p>ISSN 2342-2629 (Printed)<br \/>\nISSN 2342-2637 (Online version)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial: I am a Finn \u2013 With a Piece of Peru inside Me The theme of this magazine in front of you, is cultural identity. 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