I haven’t only been cleaning data this fall, though. Since I’m working with the same supervisors and in the same general geographical study area, the line between my current project and the finished master’s project has become a little bit blurred. As part of my work, I have therefore also been allowed to edit myContinue reading “from thesis to article”
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glimpses of a fall: … but I’m feeling 22
Sure, there was a roadtrip and talks and a play, but most of my time I spent sitting in front of my two computer screens, searching for, cleaning, structuring and visualizing data on demographics, education, household economics and agricultural production in Burkina Faso and Ghana. Visualizing data into maps is a pretty simple thing ifContinue reading “glimpses of a fall: … but I’m feeling 22”
glimpses of a fall: the talk
In mid-November, Naomi Klein came to Sweden to talk about her new book, This Changes Everything. As part of this visit, she had a one hour talk with Johan Rockström (professor of environmental science and my boss) on the main stage of the Stockholm city theater. It was fascinating, just the sheer number of people thatContinue reading “glimpses of a fall: the talk”
glimpses of a fall: Nyköping and Hundby
It is important to get away sometimes. In early November, Hannes and I went on a roadtrip. I made him drive me to Nyköping, to see the castle, the river, the small picturesque buildings by the water. I should do it more, visit places in Sweden. I’ve traveled the world, but my familiarity of SwedenContinue reading “glimpses of a fall: Nyköping and Hundby”
glimpses of a fall: the play
In early November, I went to a play together with Hanna and Tora. It was a performance of Athena Farrokhzad’s poem Vitsvit (~ white suite), a monologue of sorts performed by three actors. It was interesting. It explored the immigrant’s experience, being born in another country than your parents, listening to the stories of past timesContinue reading “glimpses of a fall: the play”
the naming of landscapes
I’m catching up on some reading, newspaper articles that I’ve been recommended but haven’t had the time to read yet. I have a folder in my bookmarks bar that has been growing since March. I read an article unexpectedly relevant for my line of work, titled The word-hoard: Robert Macfarlane on rewilding our language of landscape. It isContinue reading “the naming of landscapes”
the first meal of 2016: the watermelon cake
I spent New Year’s Eve with Natalia and Alice, cooking food, drinking sparkling wine and baking a watermelon cake. That meant we spent the entire evening in aprons, constantly eating, laughing and building a mountain of dishes in the sink. This is the third year in a row that I spend New Year’s Eve with Natalia.Continue reading “the first meal of 2016: the watermelon cake”
a brief pop cultural summary of my 2015
I have always done this on New Year’s Eve, ever since I started blogging back in 2006, and this year will be no exception – despite the rest of it being so irregular. The band that I listened to the most this year is, without a doubt, The Staves. I saw them live with dad inContinue reading “a brief pop cultural summary of my 2015”
the yet-to-become blog posts
I haven’t even written in my journal since December 1st. Normally, I write in it every night. December was simply too much. I have a big pile of notes, though, for potential blog posts. And a bunch of photographs to illustrate them. My brain has been running on full speed in all directions, but it’sContinue reading “the yet-to-become blog posts”
and now that the year is ending
November and December were tough months. In many different ways. I’ve taken some time off, now between Christmas and New Years, and it has taken days for me to catch up with myself. I’m not there yet, but I’m working on it. It is nice, anyhow, that the snow finally came. I like it whenContinue reading “and now that the year is ending”
Katja Malmborg 