Time runs through my fingers. I spent autumn biking through a beautifully colorful Stockholm, trying to finalize some results to our Volta basin project while at the same time trying to come up with ideas for an advertised PhD position at the SRC. Managing those two very different stages of the research process at once,Continue reading “for the hundredth time: recap”
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the death of an idol
Let me take you back to the fall of 2006. I was taking a class in creative writing as one of my electables during my last year of high school. In that class, I had a friend called Sandra, who had a blog and who suggested I should start one too. I was already keepingContinue reading “the death of an idol”
when the world comes knocking on your door
Today, I’m angry at the world. Yesterday, a group of Islamist militants walked into a hotel and a nearby restaurant in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and took everyone inside hostage. Security forces managed to demobilize the situation and free the hostages, but before that 26 people were killed, several were wounded, the hotel and restaurant were set on fire.Continue reading “when the world comes knocking on your door”
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”
how long does it take
I like listening to the radio. These days, they talk a lot about the “refugee crisis”. I don’t know how to deal, so I carry on with my life. I see photographs of crying children, and I start crying too. And then I pick up my smartphone and play a game of Tetris. The disconnectContinue reading “how long does it take”
appreciating the ordinary
September has been heavy. There was the whole climate crisis thing that I’ve been able to keep at a distance since I started studying geography, look rationally upon without getting emotionally pulled down. For some reason, now, though, it’s come back to me and I’ve felt quite out of balance. At the same time, there’sContinue reading “appreciating the ordinary”
#23: (March 20th)
In the sky. Partial solar eclipse. Anti-climax.
so, what happened with the coup? (Written on November 19)
I did a lot of writing about the events that weren’t quite a military coup, but that had too much military involvement to only be a public uprising, back when there was a lot of action going on and Elli and I were put under house arrest for safety reasons. It had quite a tollContinue reading “so, what happened with the coup? (Written on November 19)”
relapse
This afternoon, the streets in Ouagadougou became unsafe again. The opposition isn’t happy with the transition leader being a military man, and has called for more protests. Guns were shot at protesters outside the national TV station by soldiers. “The UN has condemned the military takeover and threatened sanctions”, says the BBC. The Swedish embassy, thatContinue reading “relapse”
back to normal – hopefully
This morning, we received the news that now it was OK to leave the hotel and use the car again. So, I went to two new villages to ask them if they were willing to help me and it felt amazing to be working again. In the car, we listened to the radio. I couldn’tContinue reading “back to normal – hopefully”
Katja Malmborg 