Blue Havana

  

It was like a sign from the universe or something. 

All the blue things in front of me just happened to align perfectly at the exact moment that I wanted to take a photo.

Thank you, universe.

Cuban Cars

a love/hate relationship

Oh printmaking, you put me through so much! I can't even count the number of late nights I spend laboring away in the studio hunched over my copper plates. You do nothing for my posture and back aches. Your chemicals are harsh on my skin and my arms get cramped from the inking process. It makes me nervous when I have no idea what the final piece will actually look like until the very end.

But I have learned to accept all that goes wrong as "happy mistakes" and to make it work. There is nothing like the feeling you get when you finally crank that printing press, lift those blankets, peel away the plate, and look at your paper; delayed gratification.

study date

October is almost over and we're in the middle of the semester, knee deep in exams and due dates. Some people choose to study in the little cubicles at the school libraries, but the feel is too clinical and the silence is pressuring. I prefer little cafes where the conversations, music, and clinking of stirring spoons fade into white noise. I disappear into my own world of whatever I'm studying at the moment.

Autumn has shed its leaves and I can feel winter slowly creeping in. Time needs to slow down.

mood

 We tried Ethiopian food for the first time. It was delicious.

darkroom

darkroom

fat cat

Columbus has gotten a lot bigger since this picture was taken last summer, but now there's more of him to love.

Back

I've almost been home for a month now. Life happens at a slower pace here. I lived with my parents for two weeks and now I'm back on my own. Moving is always exciting and I finally have my own bedroom again.

København, jeg savner dig.

life

Okay, so it's been a while since I've posted and other than my parents and Betty, I don't even know if anyone reads this stuff! Anyway, life has been pretty hectic and amazing since my last post.

In short, I have traveled to the following countries:
 

 France

 Spain

Morocco

Germany

and Sweden

I have also:
- received my marks for the courses I've taken in Copenhagen (Surprisingly,I did pretty well!)
- gone to several good bye dinners/parties for friends.. all the exchange students are leaving one by one
- extended my plane ticket home... I'm staying 2 extra weeks, which still isn't enough
- been following the World Cup
- finally enjoying the good weather in Copenhagen

I might also travel around Denmark a bit for a couple of days next week if all things work out : )

I really can't believe that everything is coming to an end so quickly! All of a sudden, it's time to think about packing up and leaving everything behind. Two of my room mates are already gone and life in the apartment just isn't the same. I've spent the last six months trying to immerse myself into the danish culture and calling Copenhagen my home. It's hard to imagine all these experiences fitting into the two suitcases sitting under my bed.

Anyway, in celebration of Canada Day ...

Ta daaaa!!