Hverdag

Et lille indblik i en lille start på en syvdaget uge.

Mandag: Jeg møder op til en træt spansktime efter en stille morgenmad. Vi snakker i grupper og tager os alle sammen. Vi kan godt lide læreren. Hinanden. Og faget. Fysik venter på mig. Jeg lavede fysik hele søndag men ender alligevel med at stirre blankt på papiret og prøver at fremstille nogle svar før testen samles ind igen. Det gik vidst ikke så godt.

Efter Theory of Knowledge og en Geografiklasse med masser af god energi vandrer vi tilbage til værelserne. Jeg arbejder på at lave den organisation jeg er leder af, til en rigtig NGO. Befinder mig inde på en masse norske hjemmesider. Får endelig efter mange uger fat i alt jeg har brug for for at påbegynde indregistreringen.  Vildt. Finder min co-leader fra Færøerne og vi starter seriøst men ender i grin. Skønt. Aftensmad. Fortæller på vej tilbage til Nicole der på vejen spørger til maden,  at den er langt bedre en den ser ud. Jeg laver flere lektier. Og går i seng.

Vågner tirsdag kl 6:25 og når på fem minutter at få påført mig noget så tæt på yogatøj som muligt og står klar i Silent house halv syv. Dyrker yoga i en halv time,  går i bad, og er i så godt humør under morgenmaden at jeg slet ikke kan få armene ned. Engesk, matematik, dansk, spansk. Færdig.  Jeg kan huske den gang i 8. klasse det var et stort problem at have tysk og engelsk efter hinanden. Forleden fik jeg at vide : ah Katrine. Now you're mixing Tibetan and Hindi ! - det tror jeg er det største kompliment i lang tid.

Efter skole har jeg creative crafts og laver en drage instrueret af en dreng fra Cambodia. Han er super cool til det og den bliver ret sej. Jeg afslører nogle førsteårselever i en dans til deres show på fredag men finder ro til min engelskaflevering sammen med to nordmænd. Vi ender med at diskutere universet og liv derude.
Jeg definerer den non profit environment centered organisation jeg omtalte tidligere og under mødet beskriver vi også vores businessidé. Vi er nu del af ungt entreprenørskab i Norge.

Jeg spiser rødbedebøffer og udspørger min pakistanske ven om ting jeg ikke ved om ham. Vi ender med at diskutere rollen af lærere i forskellige samfund. Jeg laver matematik og tager til jazzkoncert med min finske ven. Med kolde tæer tager jeg et varmt bad og hjælper min Etiopiske room mate med hendes power point. Der har jeg virkelig en stærk side.

Min ven fra Lesotho kom lige forbi for at hente nogle mapper jeg fik fra min græske room mate sidste år.

I morgen skal jeg dyrke yoga og hvem ved resten...

Godnat :-)

NY STIL?

HEY!

Jeg har tænkt over, hvor meget jeg tænker over et indlæg, før jeg lægger det ud, og om det i virkeligheden ville give en mere virkelighedsnær og egentlig også bedre indblik i min hverdag, hvis ikke jeg tog hvert indlæg så seriøst som skulle det opsummere alt, men mere bare lagde ud hen ad vejen, hvad der sker omkring mig...

Jeg tror jeg vil prøve med mindre men hyppigere indlæg, så må vi jo se om det er kvalitet eller kvantitet der giver bedst mening i denne sammenhæng..

Men først en ret ordrig post:

Husker I indlægget om min kajaktur sidste år? - det er nu mere end et år siden, og denne projektuge var jeg ude i en økolandsby (eco-village) - ved ikke om det er korrekt oversat. 

Jeg har skrevet en lang refleksion over denne uge, og vil dele den med jer, da den giver et godt indblik i hvad jeg lavede. 

Det eneste minus er, at den er på engelsk - men det håber jeg er ok. :-)

5/10-15

I woke up this morning, and was so ready for the eco-village PBL. I have during the past years become very interested in the environment and in sustainability, so this opportunity was just great. When we got there we went on a hike and got an overview over the area of land belonging to the eco-village. After having enjoyed the view and the beautiful sunshine, we got into groups trying to build/plan/create plans for this eco-village.

We identified the resources already accessible here, and wrote how we could use these to fulfill basic needs such as energy and food, and which aspects we would have to add to.

What we spent most time on discussing, was who the target group of the eco-village should be. We also discussed which medium to reach the target group through, and what to tell them/which points that would attract them, and how it would work going from the idea to having an ongoing and functioning eco-village. We considered how to manage the financial part, and which population ratio that would take part, and how they each could contribute to the e.v. We will now have a presentation on environmental architecture, and for this I am very excited.

I have today been reflecting upon the past weeks, and am ready for an educational and great experience.

6/10-15

Today has been a long and good day. We continued planning the e.v., and went after a presentation on eco-architecture out to register the site in which the e.v. is located. We identified running fresh water, exposed rocks, differences in altitude, and where the buildings, green houses, fields, compost etc. should be placed.

We documented it all by taking pictures. After lunch we worked on drawing the different things on the map and presenting our final ideas to each other.

Afterwards we heard the real plans for the e.v. I learned about cooperation, how to notice and inspect a site, how to implement observations into plans and ideas, and how to consider many aspects when working with a big project.

7/10-15

Today was yet a wonderful day in Eide eco-village. We started the day with a long hike, picked berries and saw the surrounding area. After lunch we went to the field to turn the soil. This was to prepare the soil for the next year. We had a lot of fun, were finding potatoes and were dressed in blue jumpsuits and rubber boots.

We had crabs for dinner and since I had seen them alive just half an hour earlier, it was quite special eating them. I read books, played games, did origami, and really enjoyed the feeling of home, the lovely group and the good atmosphere. I enjoyed the air, the new mountains, relaxed my head, really enjoyed doing some practical work.

 

9/10-15

The end of a wonderful week has come. I have not only had a great week, I have also made new friends, learned new things, and gotten a break from the everyday life at college. I think it has been very healthy for my well being to be here, and my head feels much more clear, much lighter, and my body is much nicer to be in.

I have gotten a lot of wind, which I had been missing, I have exchanged stories from home, met people who work with sustainability and being eco-friendly, and it has been inspiring to see how they have turned something I am so passionate about into a way of living. Yesterday the yoga-PBL visited us, and it was great but also suddenly different to have so many people around. We went on a silent walk and I noticed many things in the nature I hadn't noticed before, even though it was the fourth time I walked on that road.

It has been a great week in Eide, and I am very thankful for the opportunity to be there, and for all the new things I have learned.

Nu vil jeg forlade mit klasselokale med matematik og fysik i luften, og se lidt på fjorden.

God søndag!!