Monthly Archives: July 2019

Late, yesterday evening I was met by warmth at Arlanda airport. A beautiful flight from Rome and Zürich with sunset and taste of summer. I saw some mountains in Zürich and that made me satisfied. Flying also makes me happy. Perhaps it is some kind of sense of freedom.

It was about 40°C in Rome and that was nice, just needed to remind myself of having water. The day before I left I had gelato (italian ice cream) at Piazza Navona. It was easy to talk to Italians, and there I met Carolina and Leonardo from Florens. They had the table next to me and they inspired me to go to other places in Italy. Italians like dogs and it was facile to make conversations. I was told that there is a famous kennel in Italy for Jack Russell terriers.

The gelato was definitely needed and I will continue having ice cream. But soon I will go running before it gets too hot. So I can have gelato!

I have always been found and interested in France. The language, kitchen, nature, culture, literature, history… I can not end this list. In brief, France is beautiful. But, as I previously wrote, I have started to think about Italy, especially during my mothers passing away. I  also remembered the Italian couple on Cuba recommending Nespresso coffee. Currently, I am learning about Italy and I am becoming more and more convinced that I will visit other parts of Italy in the future. Since it was such a rare feeling I had when my mother passed away, I am looking forward to visit the Vatican.

I write a lot during my spare time. And this visit to Rome will help me to find inspiration to write. When I did my PhD studies we went to some scientific meetings in various cities in the world. In particular, I remember Paris. There was a gathering in a beautiful golden hall an evening in the middle of Paris. People from all over the world participated in that congress on alcohol. In the beginning there was some mingle, and a man did portraits of the guests by cutting a black paper. He did mine. I might have a rare logo on this blog, but that is where it comes from.

My writing is very much influenced by science, and that is the reason why I have this logo. To remember. And also, that it actually was in France my interest in writing novels emerged. Now I seek to compare France and Italy. Maybe I will learn Italian. I listen to music and watch movies. But I understand, France and Italy cannot be compared. They are like apples and pears.

This is my last day at work and then I will have three weeks of vacation. My holiday will pass rapidly and there is much I would like to do. The coffee I talked about, has made me think a lot about Italy. I will go to Rome for a few days, and I will also spend time doing exercise for “tjejmilen”. So, some travelling and also a lot of sports. You can follow the micro blogging on Instagram that I will share. Take care.

I have always liked water, mostly because it gives a sense of freedom. This summer I will practice crawling. I had a lesson this spring, and I need to practice so I can have a new lesson this autumn. There was a time when I liked to follow Volvo Ocean race. When I lived in Gothenburg. Impressive boats and teamwork sailing all over the world. I see boats every day and that is why I have started to remember. I like the dolphins in this movie.

Recently,  I have thought a lot about freedom, and the poems that I have written touches upon this delicate subject. Freedom may be defined in many ways, and it is a little strange, but music represents freedom for me. The ocean is also closely associated to this word. I am not going to write much about this but I browsed the internet for a song representing freedom, and I found this one by Moby. It also puts me into a summer mood. Isn’t it a beautiful song?