Are forgotten memories valuable or meaningful? Are experiences that do not get recognition or get documented worth it? Is it worth living even if others don’t know it? I walked the Routeburn Track with a friend a few days ago. It is a 32 kilometer long hiking trail outside of Queenstown. We walked it over … Continue reading Forgotten time
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Religion in Peace and Conflict
Religious groups’ way of protest. That is the topic of the research I’m participating in here at the University of Otago. I’m a research assistant at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict in Dunedin for two months. The research is part of my master studies in peace and conflict at Uppsala University. The purpose … Continue reading Religion in Peace and Conflict
Majestic Soaring
I’ve seen it. I saw it soaring majestically in the blue sky. It was the emperor of the air. The Albatross. On the Otago Pensinsula there is a Royal Albatross Centre sitting on the far edge of the cape. A lighthouse marks the entrance of the harbor inlet and the magnificent birds are circulating it … Continue reading Majestic Soaring
Dialectic Track
The other day I walked the Pineapple Track here in Dunedin. I was accompanied by a friend who is a resident at Abbey College as well. The trail (which is called pineapple track because people use to bring pineapples and eat while walking the steep hill) goes from the valley Dunedin city center is located … Continue reading Dialectic Track
Walk to the Larnach
Walk and problems will be solved Walk to let the mind let go Walk in solitude and feel fellowship Walk to experience and grow Walk together and reflect Walk uphill and downhill Walking is a way to connect This post will foremost be told through pictures. I took a bus from Dunedin to the Otago … Continue reading Walk to the Larnach
First Impression
A week has passed. The jetlag has been fading day by day and now I’m into the New Zealand rhythm. I live at Abbey College which is a postgraduate resident. It is very convenient not only because it is a five-minute walk to work but also due to the full service program here. Abbey has … Continue reading First Impression
Destination Dunedin, transit Narita
I left Karlstad in the still dark morning. A small Embraer plane took me and my fellow passengers above the clouds serving us the sunrise first hand. In Frankfurt I had some hours to wait, slowly the time went by until I took my seat in the Boeing 747 bound for Tokyo. The flight went … Continue reading Destination Dunedin, transit Narita
Awakening
My first intentions creating this blog was to not make it solely a travel blog but to continue sharing my thoughts after the time in India. However, since that was not the case and the blog has rested for some time now it will be active again. What has driven this sudden urge to write … Continue reading Awakening
Update
Back from India. The blog hasn’t been active for awhile. Now living in Karlstad, Sweden working as student ombudsman at Karlstad student union. Received my bachelor degree in political science in april. Will still write on things that comes to mind!
Diwali and the poor
I have now lived six weeks in this city of light and I’ve almost been seven weeks in India. Yesterday Diwali – the festival of lights – started. There are lights and candles everywhere making Banaras into a glowing marble. We took the opportunity to gather all the Swedish students and have dinner on the … Continue reading Diwali and the poor
Reflections of a grain 