The older I get, the more on edge with time I seem to become. I cannot estimate how long things might take to complete – but also, I cannot let go of the things I thought I would have time to do. I used to be better at it. I did not use to comeContinue reading “a (very late) brief pop cultural summary of my 2018”
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Oaxaca epilogue: Journeying through the mountains
The conference ended with an extravagant party, with food and mezcal and performances. And it was like everyone was floating on the wave of a successful, inspiring conference – and now, the wave broke. An extreme discharge of energy. Everyone dancing, from master students to world-renowned professors. And I will forever remember this: Dancing salsaContinue reading “Oaxaca epilogue: Journeying through the mountains”
thoughts from a session: Fostering complexity thinkers
Almost every session I went to at the PECS conference gave me something new to think about, and I took a lot of notes also from the sessions I was not assigned to blog about. They’re all a jumble now, both notes and impressions, and I can’t really trace them back to a specific sessionContinue reading “thoughts from a session: Fostering complexity thinkers”
a brief pop cultural summary of my 2017
It’s been 2018 for two weeks now. Two rather good weeks, I must say. Preceded by a rather good last week of 2017 as well. I have been catching up on things at home. I went to museums. Sleeping. A lot of sleeping. Getting rid of that racing heartbeat. On January 31st, when I usuallyContinue reading “a brief pop cultural summary of my 2017”
for future reference
I went to Mexico, came back and the first snow both fell and melted. I promise to tell you about it, but first: In late October, I went down to Skåne, southern Sweden, to conduct my last preparatory stakeholder interviews. What I asked them and what I will use their answers for, I intend toContinue reading “for future reference”
the magic of old stones and music
Towards the end of the summer school, my voice gradually returned. I got some bad news about a friend back home, but being so far away there wasn’t anything I could do and I felt helpless – and also, weird, from being in such a social situation but not really having anybody there to talkContinue reading “the magic of old stones and music”
wordlessly navigating a summer school
The cold left me, but took my voice as it went. In a place full of new people, a summer school built on discussions and a prime opportunity to build a network of like-minded young scholars in the ecosystem services field, being voiceless is not ideal. I felt dull and plain, and like I wouldn’tContinue reading “wordlessly navigating a summer school”
a brief pop cultural summary of my 2016
2016 has been a tough year. A lot has happened, both professionally and in my private life, and I don’t yet know what the implications of all these events, changes and developments will be. So for now, let’s focus on simpler things. Pop culture. And it’s kind of funny, I realized while going though theContinue reading “a brief pop cultural summary of my 2016”
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”
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”
Katja Malmborg 