I suddenly determined to see Scandinavian cultures this summer. Rather planning all at once, each month, I planned a few short breaks to Stockholm (July), Gothenburg (August), Copenhagen (September) and Oslo (October).
As I arrived at Oslo, I must have felt as the mission has completed, but it only made me crave more as if it is a dream to continue not wishing to wake up. Oslo is enchanting and magical with tinged autumn leaves falling and street arts on the walls and beautifully developed sea front with the lines of yachts and art museums in genius architectures…..but the highlight of those trips were truly the people: Mona, what a wonderful and inspiring human creature she is. The beautiful and cosy house was offered with generosity and kindness and I could talk with her all day without realising how much time has passed.
Despite all the different life experiences, we found we learned our lives with respect and awe, and the encounters of the people like Mona adds the meaning of my living.
For a life, as a carrier and the one being carried, the experience of Mona and Oslo will be carried wherever I embark on a new adventure again.