HI! MY NAME IS LINA, I AM EIGHTEEN, AND I RECENTLY MOVED TO HELSINKI-I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I NOW LIVE IN THIS NORTHERN CITY, FULL OF LIGHT WIND, AND SOMETHING INCREDIBLY PEACEFUL, I CAME HERE TO STUDY-IT WAS A SMALL BUT VERY DETERMINED STEP TOWARD MY DREAM, WHICH I AM NOW STRIVING TO ACHIEVE. MY MAIN DREAM IS TO SAVE UP MONEY FOR MY OWN SMALL PROJECT: I WANT TO OPEN A COZY PLACE WHERE ART MUSIC AND VOLUNTEERING CAN BE COMBINED-A KIND OF CREATIVE SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN SHARE IDEAS AND HELP EACH OTHER. MAYBE SOMEDAY ILL SUCCEED. FOR NOW, JUST STUDYING, WORKING PART-TIME, LEARNING FINNISH, HAND REMINDING MYSELF EVERY DAY THAT THE PATH TO MY DREAM IS ALSO PART OF THE DREAM ITSELF. I HAVE BEEN QUITE ACTIVE MY WHOLE LIFE: I PARTICIPATED IN VOLUNTEER PROJECTS, HELPED SHELTERS, AND ORGANIZED CHARITY EVENTS AT SCHOOL. FOR ME, IT WAS NEVER JUST A "TICK-BOX EXERCISE*- I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT EVEN SMALL ACTIONS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY IF I DO THEM.