Whilst Marleen and Matt run around Chemnitz, PAPER LANTERN Co-Founder & Director Mareike works remotely from Chad, leading on our development, programme, and loads more - bringing a different perspective. As Mareike travels to Chemnitz for this week, we thought it would be good to get a report on the view from afar.

About inspirational meetings and answers to:

1. What are you proud of right now?

2. What would you like to spend more time on?

3. What can you let go off?

Reflections after the first month in Chemnitz from Matt & Marleen.

This week:

1. What would you like to celebrate after one month of work in Chemnitz?

2. What was the most surprising or unexpected outcome of your efforts?

3. How can you take what you’ve learned last month to grow personally or professionally?

A statement from PAPER LANTERN COLLECTIVE about the tragedy in our home city of Aschaffenburg last week.

Plus, our weekly reflections from (nearly) the first month in Chemnitz. A programme slowly building…

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Reflections on a very active week that also saw the launch of the European Capital of Culture 2025.

This week:

1. What moment this week made you feel the most connected to your work or community?

2. What challenged you this week, and how did you navigate it?

3. Who or what inspired you this week, and why?

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Thoughts from the first week in Chemnitz and the start of our engagement work. Reflections from Marleen and Matt.

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A last blog (for now…) from Dortmund as the Paper Lantern Team gathered and merged with the Konzerthaus Dortmund Community Music & Education Team for a final week together.

This week:

1. How do you feel about goodbyes?

2. What are you taking away with you from Dortmund?

3. What are you leaving behind in Dortmund?

Plus guest contributions from Advisory Board members Elisa Beck & Nhân Dang - also working in the collected team this week.

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It’s nearly the end of the year… but not quite. Things to do back in Dortmund / Germany. This week:

1. What was the most significant thing that happened to you this week?

2. What made you feel uneasy?

3. What made you feel proud?

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