blackgirl on mars: notes on a life in copenhagen (or how my alienation brings me closer to people).

geeky knitters club inaugural session One of the activities that I certainly enjoy most is knitting. If my life was unfettered to this system and allowed to beat its natural course, it would sound like this: Knit, read, write, knit, read write, knit read, write with a little bit of talking and eating here and there. I learned to knit when I was pregnant and instantly fell in love with every aspect of it: from the needles to the various yarns, the colors, textures, the patterns, the free-style potential. The calm it offers my oftentimes much too hectic mind.  I love untangling skeins of yarn, and have spent many hours in silent meditation, even using pins and needles to unravel the finest of yarn. Yes, the love runs that deep. I know that two of my foremothers earned their living through lace-making and oftentimes I find myself contemplating their lives: one in Trinidad, with a life of horse carts on a cocoa plantation, and the other in Canada- far away from home, only to su...

Yesterday was my first day back after my two-week trip to Hawaii. I spent New Year's Eve in Nørrebro, and the sounds of missiles and explosions could be heard as Copenhagen unleashed its usual New Year's Eve firework madness. It sounds like what I imagine a war zone to sound like & I’ve never been too fond of that. But, sitting inside, away from the brunt of the noise (and the cold) I could actually even venture to say that it was a bit, well, cozy? Or maybe I've just been here too long? As long as I am not outside, I'm fine: Drunken people and fireworks do not mix. Hawaii was amazing. Landing on Big Island was the perfect reward for what could otherwise be called an excruciatingly long trip. We left Tuesday morning, flew to Zurich, then to British Columbia, Los Angeles and finally Big Island. Landing in Los Angeles rather late, I unfortunately didn’t get to hook up with friends there. One friend did make it out to our hotel though. I think the last time I saw Jaso...

I took this pic on Big Island, Hawaii. Right before I took it, I drew some circles on the sand and my friends said, jokingly, "The aliens now have a place to land!"