We have now made the return journey (the other journey) and I am still in transition. And I am realising that in the wheel of change there is an inevitable tug of war that drags me from chaos to order and […]
18. The other journey
In a few days we go back to the place where I come from, a place I left almost 22 years ago. There are times when I still can’t believe it. It is a small place. An island. This journey […]
17. From rebellious to free: Marym
A few days ago I had a conversation with a good friend, a conservation where she told me her story. Her name is Marym and she comes from Saudi Arabia. We met each other at the university, she was a student who worked with me. […]
16. A new stage
It has already been seven months since the operation. It seems incredible. As if it were long ago yet recent at the same time. I was very aware yet at the same time I don’t remember it very well. I think the […]
14. Where are you?
Today, I´m not only sharing my thoughts, but also my voice. Where are you? Yes, you. Today I woke up and you were on my mind, I want to talk to you. I wonder where you are. You, who are reading. I wonder where you are on this […]
8. Three days two nights
Including the operation, I was in hospital for three days and two nights. The first night was the hardest of them all, partly because of the pain in the wounds and partly because I couldn’t rest due to the […]
6. Opening and closing my eyes
I left the cubicle with the nurse, and we passed through various corridors before arriving at the operating theatre. Grey and white in colour, they reminded me of the cold feeling of a polished concrete wall. For a moment I seemed to be living […]
5. Pre-operation
I had taken the day before the operation off work, and left everything that I needed prepared. I had dedicated time for myself, to tidy myself up and therefore feel more comfortable after the operation. […]
3. Packing
Every journey needs a bag. Sometimes it can be invisible and even so have an immeasurable weight. My journey to reconnection also has luggage. It has more than one bag. Or one alone in which things will come and go, and […]
2. Scared to bleed
Today I feel tired. Work has been intense, trying to finalise pending things and leave my replacement ready, so that everything goes well while I am on leave. The operation (Opening and […]