{"id":246,"date":"2020-04-02T12:49:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T09:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogi.eoppimispalvelut.fi\/arctisen\/?p=246"},"modified":"2020-04-02T12:59:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T09:59:58","slug":"kaffemik-in-nuuk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogi.eoppimispalvelut.fi\/arctisen\/2020\/04\/02\/kaffemik-in-nuuk\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaffemik in Nuuk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Text: Emily H\u00f6ckert & Monika L\u00fcthje
\nFilm: Louise Romain
\nPhotos: Outi Kugapi<\/p>\n

Our previous blog text presented some inspiring souvenirs that ARCTISEN members had brought with them from the first benchmarking trip in Sisimiut, Greenland. While we were not able to join the trip, we decided to summarize the best parts of this very special gathering \u2013 according to what we have heard and read afterwards.<\/p>\n

After three days in Sisimiut<\/a>, the group had head towards Nuuk. Nuuk had offered various possibilities to learn about Greenlandic cultures in museums, cultural centers, by visiting community artisans, local shops and restaurants.<\/p>\n

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Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, has approximately 16,800 residents. \r\nThere are three hotels in Nuuk \u2013 Hotel Nordbo, Hotel Seamen\u2019s Home and Hotel Hans Egede \r\nwith a conference center with seating for 300 people. There is also a number of small accommodations.\r\n\r\nNuuk has an international airport with year-round direct flights from Iceland, via Air \r\nGreenland and Air Iceland. Air Greenland operates domestic flights from Nuuk to every region of \r\nthe country. Everybody can make use the Public and National Library of Greenland, including short term \r\nvisitors and tourists.<\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\"\"While walking on the streets of Nuuk, many had been amazed by the colorful houses, and felt urge to look in through the windows. In our project on Cultural sensitivity<\/em>, the project partners are well aware about the inappropriateness of this kind of behavior. The phenomenon of tourists trespassing people\u2019s backyards and taking photos through windows has been recognized as a problem in our home towns and villages in the Nordic countries as well. However, in a role of a tourist, they were able to gain better understanding how one\u2019s genuine curiosity toward \u2018exotic\u2019 local ways of life can lead to this kind of irresponsible behavior.<\/p>\n
Luckily, our partners were welcomed to local homes for a Kaffemik, organised by Tupilak Travel<\/a>! Kaffemik means going for a coffee to a local home as you can see in the following video. Please, don’t foget to remove your shoes when entering the host’s home.<\/p>\n