{"id":3958472,"date":"2022-12-01T16:54:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/?p=3958472"},"modified":"2024-06-26T14:14:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T12:14:04","slug":"meeting-pipaluk-ostermann-ambassador-greenland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/us\/meeting-pipaluk-ostermann-ambassador-greenland\/","title":{"rendered":"Pipaluk Ostermann"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A passionate ambassador for little-known Greenland<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>White and cold. This is the idea we have of<a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/pole-nord-groenlandais\/\"> <strong>Greenland<\/strong><\/a>. But the country has a lot more to offer, as <strong>Pipaluk Ostermann<\/strong> explains. Born in Nuuk, the capital, she grew up in several iconic towns, such as Ilulissat and Urpernavik, before going to explore France for several months. We met with this young woman with a contagious calmness and gentle enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d link_font=\u201d||||on||||\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_4_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_4_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_4_font_size=\u201d22px\u201d header_4_line_height=\u201d1.5em\u201d header_5_font=\u201d|700|||||||\u201d header_5_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_5_font_size=\u201d18px\u201d header_5_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_6_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_6_font_size=\u201d16px\u201d header_6_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||27px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>We often imagine Greenland as a country that is completely white and cold. Is this the case?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Of course, there is a lot of snow and the winters are long! But in the winter, we\u2019re impatient for summer to come! And as soon as it starts to get warm, we want winter to come back again. Contrary to what you might think, it is <strong>not especially cold<\/strong> and we <strong>live outdoors a lot<\/strong>. There is no problem with safety, and children are very independent: they go to school alone. After school, they go to their sporting or cultural activities on foot, independently. They also play outside a lot. <strong>Most cities are small<\/strong>, everyone knows each other. We are all close, we spend time with friends and feel very free.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d6px|||||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/N\u00b00161\u00a9StudioPONANT_Morgane-Monneret.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dRencontre avec Pipaluk Ostermann, native du Groenland\u201d title_text=\u201dN\u00b00161\u00a9StudioPONANT_Morgane Monneret\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.19.1\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||22px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||37px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Do Greenlanders have a way of life that is close to nature?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Nature plays a very important role in our daily life. Lots of <strong>us hunt and fish with our families<\/strong>. It\u2019s an opportunity for children <strong>to learn to respect nature<\/strong>. It is nature that gives us essential food, because we eat a lot of meat to protect ourselves from the cold. In most places, people eat what they hunt, they don\u2019t go to the shops. But there are rules and quotas to follow. Many <strong>Greenlanders<\/strong> also have <strong>summer houses<\/strong>, small isolated chalets in the heart of nature, where they go as a family. There is no water, no electricity. We live <strong>in harmony with the environment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/N\u00b00107_\u00a9StudioPONANT_Morgane-Monneret.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dN\u00b00107_\u00a9StudioPONANT_Morgane Monneret\u201d title_text=\u201dN\u00b00107_\u00a9StudioPONANT_Morgane Monneret\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.19.1\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||37px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Are environmental issues a concern for residents?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We feel the effects of climate change, but it\u2019s not really a subject of debate. We notice it and act accordingly. Our people have always lived in this way, <strong>adapting to natural hazards<\/strong>. The heating of the water has allowed <strong>new species of fish<\/strong> to develop in the North, which is a plus for the inhabitants of these regions. At the same time, a negative point is that there is not as much ice as before, so you have to go further to hunt with more sophisticated boats and equipment. As I said, we adapt.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||37px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>In a world that changes so quickly, what do you do to preserve your traditions?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We respect our ancient traditions very much throughout the generations. Our <strong>traditional dances accompanied by drums<\/strong> are one example. Tourism allows us to continue to share some of these customs: the Greenlanders learn them and wear <strong>traditional costumes<\/strong> to <strong>share with foreigners<\/strong>. They are proud of these traditions and of showing them.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d6px|||||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/N\u00b00147_O300422_Reykjavik-Reykjavik\u00a9StudioPONANT_Morgane-Monneret-Personnalise.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dRencontre avec Pipaluk Ostermann, native du Groenland\u201d title_text=\u201dN\u00b00147_O300422_Reykjavik-Reykjavik\u00a9StudioPONANT_Morgane Monneret (Personnalis\u00e9)\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.19.1\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d7px||7px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||9px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How do the Greenlanders perceive the tourists visiting their country?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We <strong>don\u2019t have mass tourism<\/strong> and the visitors <strong>respect nature<\/strong>. They don\u2019t go alone to places that they might damage.<\/p>\n<p>Children love going to meet them and taking photos. <strong>Older people<\/strong> interact less with them. However, they often present <strong>craft pieces that they have made themselves<\/strong>: seal skin gloves, glass bead jewellery or <strong>Tupilaks<\/strong>, small polymorphic statues, sculpted from caribou bones.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d7px||7px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||9px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>If you had to recommend one place for a tourist to visit, what would it be?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I would say that you must <strong>go to Ilulissat<\/strong> where you can see some of the <strong>largest icebergs<\/strong> in the world. In Greenlandic, \u201c<em>ilulissat<\/em>\u201d means iceberg. Places are often named this way, depending on what they represent. All these blocks of ice, all the blue hues, which are tinted orange during sunset\u2026 It\u2019s poetic, it\u2019s wonderful.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d6px|||||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/nathalie-michel-disko-bay-greenland-Personnalise.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dRencontre avec Pipaluk Ostermann, native du Groenland\u201d title_text=\u201dnathalie michel disko bay greenland (Personnalis\u00e9)\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.19.1\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d7px||7px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||9px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Greenland is a constituent country of the kingdom of Denmark, and associated with the European Union. However, it seems that Europeans, like the rest of the world, don\u2019t know your country very well\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s true! Many Greenlanders speak several languages, including English and Danish. We know a lot about the rest of the world, above all thanks to social media. On the other hand, we have the impression that the rest of the world doesn\u2019t know us! When we go to <strong>Denmark<\/strong>, there is a <strong>real ignorance of our culture<\/strong> in particular. Many people are very surprised to discover our country.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/N\u00b00198\u00a9StudioPONANT_Morgane-Monneret.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dN\u00b00198\u00a9StudioPONANT_Morgane Monneret\u201d title_text=\u201dN\u00b00198\u00a9StudioPONANT_Morgane Monneret\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.19.1\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d7px||7px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||9px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>You have a project on this subject. Can you tell us about it?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s about <strong>presenting a portrait of modern Greenland<\/strong>, written by me, a Greenlander, to answer the most frequent questions that I am asked when I am abroad. Many people still think that we\u2019re only a <strong>nation of seal hunters dressed in fur<\/strong> and that Wi-Fi has not yet reached us. But that doesn\u2019t shock us. 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