Kajsa Hallberg Adu, Ph.D, Personal Blog
LEARN from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.
Came across this beautiful movie called LEARN created by three guys who traveled the world (on the expense of a travel agency). Out of their trip came three separate and wonderful short films, except for the LEARN film above also MOVE and EAT.
But even though I love traveling and eating, I realize after watching this film there is nothing that compares with learning something new!
Which is your favorite?
On a day like this, I miss work. Today, Ashesi University College’s brand new campus in Berekuso, north of Accra, will be inaugurated and except for my name being there on the founders’ wall, I will not be there.
However, from the information provided, many dignitaries will be. Except for Ashesi’s own president Patrick Awuah, Ghana’s vice president has been invited along with diplomats from around the world.
Although, I won’t be present when Ashesi opens up shop in our own facilities, I feel happy
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Today is the day – the yearly IKEA catalog is here! IKEA is of course the Swedish furniture company which furnishes most Swedish homes and homes around the globe for that matter.
So WhileBabyIsAsleep (a new category of posts), I have acquainted myself with this year’s issue, its news and smart solutions. I am sure many other Swedes are doing the same! This could almost be called a Swedish holiday as Swedes love home decor!
Luckily for you who did not get the glossy 386-page catalog sent to you, a YouTube version is also available.
Happy Furniture Holiday!
These days, I am spending most my time getting to know my baby and trying to understand what she wants.
In this process, I suddenly remembered watching an Oprah episode a few years back, where a woman claimed to have deciphered the universal “baby language”. According to her, babies have five “words” – they ARE trying to tell you what they want!
Yesterday, I found the clip and tried to watch it. Ironically, my child was trying to “communicate” at that very moment, making it impossible to watch the whole clip. Today, I had better luck.
I’d like to share the clip with you (see above) and know your opinion. Parents, does this seem right? Is there a universal baby language?
On Thursday 21st of July, my child was born.
One week after the birth, a Ghanaian traditional welcoming ceremony or outdooring was performed by my husband here in Sweden to welcome our child and introduce her to the world.
It was a beautiful evening (although, according to custom, it should have been performed in the morning). The significance of the event was told to my family and our child got to experience the difference between truth and lie, through tasting opposites such as salty and sweet, water and whiskey(!). Finally her name was pronounced.
I have since been thinking about what to put here on my blog, how much to disclose, what to say about the miracle that has happened to me and my family. Finally, I thought, let me just outdoor my daughter virtually as well!
So here, I present Selma Miriam Nana Aba to you with some pics from her outdooring ceremony: