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“while 3 hours might seem a bit long for answering 70 grammar questions, writing a dictation and an essay, we have a long tradition in the liberal arts and humanities, even in high school: it should be a composition, not … Continue reading →

I never thought I’d find passion in Norway. to be honest, I had no idea what I would find here. I certainly didn’t envisage people with such passion for their jobs, for their relationships with other people, for everything they … Continue reading →

Viking ships, ancient, old and/or reconstructed. all dark and with curly parts. dark day, dark rooms, dark ships. too dark to take a picture without the flash. with the flash, it’s too bright to see them like they really look, … Continue reading →

when I woke up this morning for the first time. around 8 am. it’s pitch-black dark outside at this time, I thought. it’s so dark that when you happen to be coming back from one obscure party or another, and … Continue reading →

a laptop a black pseudo-vintage alarmclock a knocked-over picture frame a roll of scotch tape a calculator le déménagement moving out of my old dorm, to move into a new dorm, 1.722 km away only now realizing the potential of … Continue reading →

When you’re at work, at university, or out shopping. When you’re still asleep or sick in bed, I come back later. Just like you, I enjoy the silence, and being alone. Your home may be your castle, but I’m the … Continue reading →

I don’t love you anymore. we’re not family, we’re not friends, we were lovers, or I wanted us to be. it ended because the continents were too far apart, or it never even started, or because you rejected me out … Continue reading →

so humble. if you think you didn’t learn anything, maybe you didn’t have to? sometimes you have to compare yourself to others to know you’re not flunking. you got 11/14- you could have done better on 3, but you got … Continue reading →

orange ribbon, lying on the floor. my reflection in the window of some supermarket- it’s way too expensive for local standards, by the way my own reflection, walking faster than me. green light, blinking. ashes glowing- growing cold- falling in … Continue reading →

taking pictures of a “ritual” on Bali, then realizing it’s a funeral.