Winter is near..

a grey day in Istanbul, rain rain go away....

Tea break on the Bosphorous

even in the rain..the view is worth getting wet for!

Live, Love and Learn my new motto.

Once upon a time, I wanted to...travel the world, meet new people, experience life first hand. So, with help from my parents and the freedom to experiment I did. Along the way I met some very good friends..One of the last places I thought to go was Sweden. I'm so glad I did! It was an eye opening experience-the people were so nice. The cold was unimaginable at first but then it was normal, -15C was a breeze(as long as you layered!!). You learn a lot about yourself living alone in a far away country..mostly that you never stop growing-the best part for me was the friendships. Besides that I found a love of research and history-though the black sheep of the group with nary a thought of Vikings or "ramparts" (shane!) I had good tutors, in all areas. Still managed to incorporate some gender studies and sexuality! Thanks to Helio and myself, we managed to find some interesting sexual habits! I even wrote a thesis on the role of sex and sexual roles of women in Medieval Scandinavia as portrayed in the laws. This was managed with great help from Alex, our professor. (who I owe a huge amount of thanks for her editing) An archeologist/historian she's now in the process of discovering a new find- Egil, her son. Best of luck! Looking back, it passed in a blur of days spent researching, chats over coffee and apple cake at Ofvandahls, traveling to the Artic Circle-(dog sledding!), Berlin(architecture), Gotland(medieval castles), Oslo(sculptures..oh yes and the Oseberg ship burials (I would be the only one to forget that, yes I know..After we finished I made one more trip, to France but..thats another story.

sunset in marmaris...

My favorite time of the day..a slight breeze ruffles the pages of my book, a cold glass of wine with only one thing missing...