The 'Right' to an Abortion

from The Huffington Post

1973 was landmark year for the protection of women’s rights in America. Roe v. Wade confirmed the nationwide constitutionality of the right to an abortion. However, the right to an abortion does not necessarily guarantee the freedom to have one, and this is the reality for many vulnerable women in America. Numerous restrictions and conditions are placed to limit the accessibility to this crucial practice. 

More Precious Travel Souoveniers

I hold on to my travel memories like they were gold and and they deserve to be documented in a way that reflects how lovely they are. Avoid plastic pieces of keychains and snow globes and do real justice to your adventures!



Here are some ideas...

1. Polaroids

These photos tend to convey precious moments since it is selectively used due to their price.

Kate Sessions: Horticulturist Extraordinaire

Kate Sessions (1857 - 1940) is a renowned botanist, horticulturist and landscape architect with a conscientious approach and a dedicated passion for the natural and green. 

Whose headdress?

found on celebscoop.com

The legitimacy of the use of Native American headdresses as a mere ‘accessory’ in popular culture has caused much outrage and harm. This cultural appropriation can be deemed inappropriate in many different aspects. These sacred headdresses are not a fashion statement. Native American ‘dress up’ may be portrayed as fun and harmless but must be interpreted in light of social and historical context. 

Midnight Sun: Songs for the Summer Solstice

21st of June marks this years longest day where the sun sets at its latest possible moment. These are some songs to inspire the celebration of that which is golden and radiant. 

Let your hair down and put some flowers in it. Sway to these songs in your white dress under the glow of the sun in good Swedish tradition. 

Enjoy celebrating the arrival of summer this solstice and I wish you all forthcoming sunny blessings. 

Why We Are Marching Against Austerity

An estimated 250,000 people took to the streets of London today in opposition to the new Tory Government's plan of social benefit cuts and privatisation. A sort of festival atmosphere was created with the banging of drums and the voices of the spirited people. A great sense of unity, passion and desire for action was felt among the protestors.

These are some individual voices of the cause:

The Star Maiden: A Beautiful Algonquian Myth

This story of the Star Maiden is a legend of the Chippeways, an Algonquian Native American tribe:

Algon, a hunter, came across a perfectly circular pathway in a prairie; a circle that must have been walked upon many times, yet there were no visible traces of walking outside its bounds. Amidst his confusion he heard the faint sound of music. As it grew louder he looked up and realised this beautiful melody was coming from above. Amongst the extensive blue sky Algon distinguished a tiny white speck that also grew in size along with the music as it approached closer. The astonished hunter saw that this was not a cloud. It was a white flower with twelve beautiful young maidens seated within it. Those beautiful melodies he had heard were the harmonised voices of the young girls singing mystical and unearthly songs.

After descending to the prairie the young maidens placed themselves along the worn out circular path and began to dance along its shape. They danced with such grace and eloquence that the mesmerised hunters heart fluttered. He fell in love particularly with the youngest of the maidens. His infatuation was so strong that he was driven to snatch the young girl in an attempt to take her home. The young girls were too quick for Algon as they snatched her back. In one swift movement the girls were back in their flower and sang their way back up to the star kingdom.

The next day the beguiled hunter returned to the fairy circle on the prairie in a second attempt to capture the girl he had become so enamoured by. However, similarly to the day before, he was not successful. Algon cunningly devised a plan to trap his young crush. He collected mice which he placed within a hollow tree trunk and placed it close by the fairy circle. Using a charm from his medicine bag he made himself a mouse as well. As the white flower delivered the girls back to the circle the following day, the youngest maiden noticed the unusual hollow tree trunk which was not there the previous day. As the mice swarmed out she shrieked and backed away with fright just as Algon resumed his human form and grasped the poor girl. Successfully he ran away with her as the frightened sisters sang themselves back to the star country. Back at his village he immediately married her.

illustrated by James Jack

Sofia Goes to Vietnam: Movie

A short video of my trip to Vietnam December 2015.
Stops include Da Nang, Ho Chi Mihn City, and Nihn Vhan Bay.
People include my dear family and friends