Extremadura

Not long ago, I was in Madrid and Extremadura. What a place..

Somehow, Madrid reminds me of something, I just don't really know what it is. It might have something to do with it aestethically giving me the vibe of some kind of mix between Paris, Santiago de Chile and the desert of Atacama. Like a tropical world city. Which is almost what it is, I guess.. Anyway, I love it. These pics are from Caseres and Elbas. Beautiful. Hot.

style icon fall semester 09

"we should think of culture as a process we are all involved in rather than as a thing we all possess"

(Phil Crang 1997 in words of Daniels et al. 2008)

Oslo (bloody cooler than being ice cold)

I arrived the city of Oslo about two weeks ago, just in time for the most freezing week of the winter with lovely 15 degrees below zero (celsius) at daytime. Oh joy. (the picture is from nrk.no)

ps: it could be I am wrong about the degrees but I am 70 per cent sure... anyway it felt like -20..

Bali

At the moment I find myself in Bali and am slightly dissapointed by the low level of adventurous feeling this gives me. Nothing like Timor Timor I guess

Arte Moris

Last week we went to Arte Moris for a lovely guided tour. Arte Moris is an independent school of fine arts in Dili. What wins me over is the atmosphere of the compound. They have a large and gorgeous garden with tall, old trees and flowers and installations and sculptures and peace. After visiting a place where creativity is so obvious and treasured my positivity has no end.


(ps: arte = art, moris = life)

yuck

spotted

I recently had a rather disturbing/flattering conversation with a timorese co-worker. He was telling me of his day, and that he ran into a friend on the street. This friend lives close to where I work, and is of course used to seeing a rather large crowd of malais (timor word for foreigners) wondering in and out of the gate. Appearantly it must be investigated whenever an unknown malai enters the radar. So naturally, this man asks my co-worker who this malai woman is that on several occasions has been spotted in the area. He is of course given the solicited information, and: is asked if he would like to come by the office and have a closer look at me! What?! I am not even sure if I am to be insulted or weirdly flattered. Luckily for me the facehunter didn't quite feel like an excursion to malai territory, he just liked my looks.

The Sea and The Sunset

apologies, pictures reflect the quality of camera. Oh well..

Spent Sunday out and about Atauro island north of Dili. It was indescribably lovely. Fishes and corals and sun and breeze and Clean Water and beer and book. Perfection. The sunset pictures are from last week I think but am sure the sunset was just as wonderful on Sunday. It must have been for it was a wonderful day.

hello and welcome

I almost forgot a new year started about 5 days ago. My welcome gift is a happy attitude towards newcoming things to happen. And now I have to go. Cheers!