Mela - Sanskrit; gathering, to meet.
The Mela Festival and Why I Love Oslo
Mela - Sanskrit; gathering, to meet.
Of Balance and Comfort Zones
So yes, moving to a new country on a new continent, where I know absolutely no one and I don't speak the native language, that is, in fact, difficult for me.
Quirky Cultural Differences #2: Norway
I have seen at least four people here cross-country skiing. In August. With the poles, and wheels attached to their skis. (To Europeans: this seems entirely ridiculous to North Americans.) Dorms on campus are uncommon (although not unheard of). Museums consider winter to start in September. A line of people, as in for a ride … Continue reading Quirky Cultural Differences #2: Norway
Quirky Cultural Differences #1: Norway
Each stall of the airport bathroom had it's own toilet, sink, and hand dryer in it. There is a sink in my bedroom and the section of wall it's on is tiled. The communal doors (to my building, to my hall) lock from both sides, and to open them from the inside you have to … Continue reading Quirky Cultural Differences #1: Norway
Of Packing, Partings, Planes, and Poor Planning
"I'm not sure what I'll do, but - well, I want to go places and see people. I want my mind to grow. I want to live where things happen on a big scale." - F. Scott Fitzgerald I said previously that I would chronicle my upcoming exchange to Oslo, Norway on this blog, and, … Continue reading Of Packing, Partings, Planes, and Poor Planning
Characters vs Plot and How The Infernal Devices Stole My Heart
“One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.” And that these have.
An Experiment In World Building
If you could create any setting, anywhere at all, an entirely different world, what would be in it?
A Summer Spent Reading (3,059+ pages)
Do you ever tell yourself that you should sit down and write, only to feel that nothing worth writing about has happened in your life? This was me. All summer. Don't get me wrong, I did things in the last couple of months. I've been hiking, helping around the house, taking krav maga classes, spending … Continue reading A Summer Spent Reading (3,059+ pages)
And So the Blog Begins…Again.
On this, the eighth of May, 2014, I have been home for officially one week of summer vacation. This was the first time coming home for more than two weeks since I moved to Vancouver for school, and I didn't even buy a return ticket, because we didn't know when I would go back. It … Continue reading And So the Blog Begins…Again.
So this is awkward….and happens to everyone.
So I didn't blog for a good six months. That happens to every amateur blogger, right? Either way, the intent is there, and while currently I am much too frazzled with finals to blog, come the new month of May this will be a real blog again! (fingers crossed!)
dream.think.work. 