Photographer, ex-expat and mama
Since I am always drawn to empty spaces, small details, vibrant/bold colors, and humor, I tried to photograph people in obvious places and in black and white. Taking portraits was initially challenging but interesting as I directly engaged with the object I was photographing. I also tried to broaden my gaze and focus on the … More Opposites
A. Name a writer/thinker and a piece of writing that you see as being transformative to your outlook. Try to describe how it changed your ideas about the world and yourself. The novels of Kurt Vonnegut influenced my outlook on life because of their cynical and sarcastic view of life. I realized that there is … More Introspection
Here is my final paper for the Prague Memory and Identity class that took me to the heart of Europe and back. This is a story of my mother’s side of my family, Grandpa Tibor, Great Auntie Edith, and their parents as they found themselves cast away from their rural village in Czechoslovakia to a … More From Janček To Jantschek
So my last week in Copenhagen could not have been more perfect. The sun was out and so were the bikers (including me!). Yes it is true, I took to the streets on my trustworthy yellow bike, wary of uphill battles and fearless Danish bikers. It takes about 40 minutes to ride into the city … More last days… Danish spring
My second to last weekend in Denmark… how did it come to this? Well, it was much better than the previous weekend when I opted out of the Bornholm biking trip to write 4 gloriously pointless papers. Here’s to two full days staring at my computer screen and typing endless streams of words onto slowly … More Breaking for Bakken and BBQ
Buy our Bellamafia CD Ransom Notes!! Shipped anywhere. Awesome!! https://store.bowdoin.edu/bookstore/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=29&zenid=3f9060e7516eb4349c6279975d4c8a02 So I have two more weeks left in Denmark. I am currently working on 2 and half papers due by Tuesday. GAHHH. I am abroad, I should not be working this hard. Last Friday the 1st of May was May Day and also International Workers … More Quick Update from the depths of writer’s block
If you do not know this already, Bellamafia is coming out with a CD at the end of this semester. It is called “Ransom Notes” and includes repertoire from the last two school years. If you are at Bowdoin, please please please support us and buy a CD! I don’t know how much it will … More Shameless Plug
Last Friday night I went to Tivoli with the Jeppesen’s and Co. consisting of Lotte, Michael, Bella, Nadja, and the pseudo-children including, me, Christian, Morten, and the little boy next door. Tivoli is located in the center of Copenhagen and is an awesome mix of a fair and Disney World. Walt Disney was actually inspired … More Lights of Tivoli
Kirsten Captures 