Journalist ★ Forfatter / Author ★ Foredrag
October 4, 2015
What really made us feel part of the UN family was an
e-mail a while back from the UN administration informing us that there were bed
bugs at HQ here in New York and urging us to be vigilant! Messages like that
sort of keep you grounded - which is one thing I haven’t felt recently at the
UN, grounded. It has been like being gorgeously caught in the swing door of the
world.
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September 8,
2015
🚲 🚲 My New Yorker existence has gained new meaning! It came in the form of a beautiful handcrafted uniquely UN...
August 22, 2015
⭐ Four nights of salubrious sleep, open windows, fresh air, birdsong, quiet, splendid nights. Late afternoon swimming in the lake; loons, hummingbirds, bald headed eagles, quaint fishing villages, coves with glassy water. Seafood, fish, fresh, natural vegetables. Bliss! Okay, so we did leave NYC for a spell. We had a...
August 9, 2015
⭐ Every day reveals new pockets in that extraordinary entity that is New York! Rather than go away for a week’s holiday, we decided to stay in New York to explore our temporary home. I bought tickets for Bargemusic in DUMBO, so last night, not quite knowing what to expect we took the ferry into the sunset and disembarked...
August 2, 2015
⭐ I can
definitely recommend Cymbelene in Central Park, part of the set being the
rising, slightly waning Moon. The play is one of Shakespeare’s lesser known,
but is made of all the true stuff. Lust for power, war, evil, poison, cunning,
jealousy, hate, stupidity and yes, true love. It was performed by The Public
Theater described by NYT as “the country’s de facto national theatre.”...
© Mette Holm
July 27, 2015
We took this lovely trip with the East River Ferry yesterday from the pier at E34th St., under the impressive bridges with a few stops at Long Island before returning to Manhattan at Pier 11. Bright sunshine, lovely breeze and above us in the air like huge mosquitoes the constant buzzing of helicopters, sternly supervised by the Statue...
July 18, 2015
I truly love
the multi-ethnicity of Manhattan. I love how different people & languages
intertwine, and that everyone accepts everyone else’s accent, however original
or hard to understand. I
adore the serious attempts at making this a bike-friendly island, to
Copenhagenise it, as it is actually termed. And I look forward to venturing out
there on my own bike soon, traversing narrow, deep and...
July 17, 2015
My travels have
most always taken me eastward. But now I've gone West and am to call New York
home for the next 15 months or so. I know parts of Asia like the back of my
hand. Now I am exploring NYC! Oh, the pulse, the energy. It reminds me of Hong
Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and other major Chinese cities, some of which I have
also called home - the permanent noise, the ridiculous, unnecessarily loud...