I’ve never felt physically rooted anywhere. I’ve moved several times throughout my life and having been raised by immigrant parents, our notion of “home” was always oceans away. My experience of un-rootedness makes me particularly interested in understanding the world underground. Plants are perpetually connected to one another. Even when a plant is ripped up […]
Month: November 2024
Call to Action
There are a lot of net zero policies in England. Cities and villages have their own policies, but nationally, there are plans to ensure that the country will be net zero in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Surprisingly (to me at least), this is the same for the United States. Naturally England is a lot […]
Look Up at the Clouds
I had a professor at Wellesley who reminded my class to look up at the clouds more often. I’ve been making an effort to do that recently, and I have not regretted it. I have seen parts of trees that I have not seen before, something I never would have thought about. More than that, […]
Winter in Copenhagen
In the midst of November three days before Thanksgiving, Copenhagen has descended into the depths of late fall, early winter. The sun sets around 3 pm now and the wind sends a chill straight to my bones. Living in Boston for the past two winters has helped me grow somewhat accustomed to this climate. I […]
The whales and arms outstretched
When I close my eyes, I imagine myself standing in the cemetery on a rainy day in October, the sky glooming above me. I imagine raindrops rolling down as I stretch my arms up, stark against the gray. When I open them, the sun filters in sharply. It is a clear, blue morning, and light […]
Murals
Today at the beach, I sat close to a spot where the river meets the canal. I like the walk from my house, especially now that it’s green. The neighborhood I live in is named for the river, el Pipo. The current is strong, fueled by all of the melting snow from these past sunny […]
green space and Aix’s architectural history
As part of my architecture class, we have been learning about the history of Aix, from its establishment by the Romans to the French Renaissance, where we are currently discussing the construction of the big boulevard at the center of town, the cours Mirabeau. The holiday spirit has finally descended on Aix: the holiday market […]
Underground
Copenhagen’s subway, known as the Metro, is almost unsettlingly quiet, especially compared to the infamous screech of the green line of the T. In the heart of the cemetery, I only hear the abrasive chirps of Eurasian jays hiding in the (still-leafy) treetops. A stretch of wind turbines stand proudly on a shoal outside Amager, […]
Post 5
Today is sunny and calm, it’s the first time I’m here wearing a skirt instead of pants. The wind has relaxed too, and different birds have started to come out. Besides seagulls, I hear hawks cawing behind me, and songbirds which are a new springtime addition. The comesebo andino is a bright yellow and gray […]
the park
I visited a playground on October 22nd. I had offered to purchase my friends’ some tickets for a Halloween soiree since I had some free time. I had some time to kill before stopping by the booth, so I walked around mindlessly and came across a park with a playground. It was late morning on […]