Gyckeln #3 2015

GYCKELN #3 2015

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GYCKELN EDITOR’S COLUMN #3 2015 Sam says goodbye, and presents her ﬁnal issue.

BY SAM LE BUTT SAM LE BUTT 3 Editor’s Column The last issue of the academic year brings a wide variety of contributions and a sad farewell.

VIKTOR BOTÖ 4 1Q har ordet Viktor drömmer om utgrävningar, lugn och ro.

HÉLIXE CHARIER 6 Exploring Spela Our musikförman interviews some of the most proliﬁc contributors to our open-mic nights.

SARA WÜNSCHE 8 Uppsala vs. Sussex How does these two connected university cities compare? 10 Past and Upcoming Gasques 12 Calendar 14 Would You Like to Work with Gyckeln? This glorious magazine enters a new phase, requiring new sta≠.

SAM LE BUTT 15 An Exchange Student Travels Morbid church-decorations in Prague, an all- reetings my fellow Kalmarites, and wel- our regular feature on gasques; discover how you-can-eat failure in Budapest, and chaos in come to our final issue of the academic the recently attended Kroppkakegasque and Istanbul. Gyear! Vårgasque measured up to expectation, and It has been a joy and an honour to be part peruse the amusing musings of those of have 18 Gallivanting ‘Round Gripsholm ANASTASIA KENNEDY of the Gyckeln editorial team these past nine previously attended gasques in the o∞ng. Af- What is that spine-tingling presence? Is it months; it has enhanced the already immeas- ter pouring over the calendar with red pen in paranormal activity or just dreadful taxidermy? urable experience of my Erasmus year, and I hand, in order to circle those nation activities 20 Förslag på ny nationsorganisation would like to thank David, and by extension you will not be missing out on in the coming Nationen kan komma att förändras i grunden. all of Kalmar, for giving me this opportunity! month or so, let us take you by the proverbial For details on how to fill my soon-to-be va- hand on an armchair expedition. DAVID ZETTERMAN 22 Död som en dront cated spot, and more information concerning Our theme of Journeys takes us to new and 1598 mötte människan en ny varelse – sedan contributing to the magazine, see page 14. But unexplored territory, be it in Sweden or further gick det som det gick. enough about me! What have we got in store afield. On pages 8-9 you will find our co-editor 23 Kallelse till landskap for you this time? Sara Wünsche’s comparative piece on Upp- The first half of the magazine lays out the sala University and the University of Sussex, editors: Sam Le Butt, Sara Wünsche & David Zetterman nation’s activities; we start with a word from England; pages 15-17 takes us hopping around art director: David Zetterman our wonderful 1Q Viktor, and although my per- Europe in tow of a group of enthusiastic ex- cover photography: Daniela Tran sistently terrible level of Swedish prevents me change students, and pages 18-19 excavates centrefold photography: Eva Garmendia legally responsible: Viktor Botö from discerning the content, I’m sure it’ll be a the more local treasure of Gripsholm castle in contact: [email protected] riveting read to those more linguistically lithe. Södermanland. See the back page for the last Following that we take a closer look at where word from Sara; and from all of us at Gyckeln Kalmar nation our Musikförman Hélixe Charier has man- team, thank you avid readers for your constant Svartmangatan 3, 753 12 Uppsala aged to steer the always-highly-anticipated interest and support, and we hope you enjoy 018-69 49 80 open-mic night spela; we meet three artists the last little bit of Uppsala student life before 1Q: Viktor Botö. [email protected] who have performed over the semester to learn the strange and transient beauty of the Swed- 2Q: Linn Persson. [email protected] 3Q: Jens Wendel-Hansen. [email protected] a little about the people behind the blind- ish summer envelops us all! Tack så mycket och Expedition hours for 1Q and 2Q: Mon., Wed., Thur. 16–18, Tues., Fri. 12–13. ing musical talent. On pages 10-11 you’ll find hej då!

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vjuade honom. Ni har snackat om det, antar jag? »DEN DÄR JÄVLA Ja, det har vi. Det blir lite så. Man får drömma! Vad är det bästa med att vara 1Q? FRAMSIDAN« (lång paus) Det är lite svårt att säga. Men vad var det som drog dig till 1Q-ämbetet från början? Främst utmaningen, tror jag. Och viljan att på- verka. Och vad har du lyckats påverka? Jaa... Det är ju så mycket som sker bakom ku- lisserna. Till exempel... Erfarenhetsöverföring är ju ett av de största problemen för nationer- na. Vi byter ju ut ämbetsmän och kuratel på termins- eller årsbasis, så det är jättesvårt att få kontinuitet. Jag har inte lanserat det än, men innan jag kliver av tänker jag skapa en Wiki- pedia-miljö för ämbetsmän. För på Wikipedia läser men ju inte bara en sak, utan man klickar runt och så råkar man läsa om kognitiv beteen- deterapi, eller andra världskrigets pansarvag- nar... Och det kan ju inspirera till att lära sig Till vår stora glädje och stolthet 1Q HAR ORDET mer om vad vi gör, och om nationens historia. prydde Viktor UNT Citys omslag den Varje ämbete kan få sin egen sida, där man kan 19 september 2014. Vi räknar med att I juni avgår vår store ledare, Viktor Botö. Redaktör David har intervjuat honom. skriva ned erfarenheter. Det blir lite som en detta bara är början på en lång tradi- Viktor – vad gör egentligen en 1Q? ...Det varierar. Men jag har en lite ambivalent överlämning. För det är ju så med en Wiki, att tion av kalmaritiska omslagsmodeller. om den bara blir tillräckligt stor så står den till (vi brister båda ut i skratt) känsla till att kliva av. Det ska ju bli trevligt ef- tersom jag är... slut. Men jag känner mig ändå sist på egna ben. Man måste bara komma över Ja... vad är det du håller på med? inte klar. den kritiska punkten. Och något annat som ‘ Alltså... man kan ju snarare beskriva 1Q som händer nu är organisationsutredningen. Den är Vad skulle du vilja ha fått gjort innan du kliver »den som gör vad 2Q och 3Q inte gör«. Allt spännande – största förändringen på trettio år. av? som Kalmar nation gör eller behöver göra, som Men... det är ju så mycket dagligt arbete att inte handlar om restaurang eller ekonomi – Det jag realistiskt ser framför mig att kunna det är svårt att vara kreativ. hinna klart är att se över alla ämbetsmannabe- JODEL-HISTORIEN det kan vara marknadsföring, administration, Jag kan tänka mig det... E◊ersom folk slänger skrivningar och fixa till förvaringen i huset. Det kanslifunktionen, arkivering, svar på med- uppgi◊er på dig hela tiden är det lätt att den »Åh, Kalmars 1Q är så himla snygg. står saker på vinden, det står saker i fläktför- lemmars frågor och undringar, styrelsearbete, visionära delen blir e◊ersatt. Jag vill föda hans barn!« landskap... rådet... Det är för oklart var saker ska finnas. Egentligen har vi inte utrymme att ha allting i Precis. Egentligen är det terminen e◊er man Så skrev en ämbetsman på skämthumör på Jag var på väg att fråga hur en vanlig arbets- samma hus. Det är inte det mest glamourösa, var kurator som man kan få händerna smutsiga det sociala nätverket Jodel. Fler följde ef- dag ser ut, men finns det ens något sådant? men det måste ju fixas. på riktigt. Nu är man så insyltad att man inte ter – Viktor utnämndes snabbt till »Uppsa- Det gör verkligen inte det. Ingen dag är den riktigt har tid och ork att driva projekt. Men las snyggaste 1Q«, och kärleksförklaringar Om du får drömma lite friare, vad skulle du då andra lik, utom de gånger då vissa saker tar jag kommer ju hänga kvar, och förhoppningsvis skickades till höger och vänster. E◊er ett par vilja göra med nationen? upp extra mycket tid... inför landskap är det med den nya organisationen kunna ingå i 1Q- veckor bedarrade Jodel-stormen, men det mycket att göra, dagarna innan gasquer är det Jag har en liten vision om att gräva ut puben, staben och hjälpa Li med hennes arbete. var kul så länge det varade. och bygga en trappa mot trädgården. Vi skulle också ganska mycket, och expeditionstiderna Finns det någon rolig eller märklig historia få större ytor för allting – större kök, större finns så klart. Det kan bli mycket möten hit som du vill dela med dig av? och dit, många sena kvällar, och mycket fester bar, större pub, större spritförråd... Det här Jag får ju så orimligt mycket uppmärksamhet inom kuratorskonventet. huset byggdes ju för femhundra medlemmar, och nu är vi sextonhundra. Så egentligen be- som 1Q. Som den där... jävla framsidan. Och Då undrar man ju hur man orkar med allt det- höver vi ett tre gånger så stort hus... Men det hela den här Jodel-historien. Jag vet ju att så ta. kostar alldeles för mycket pengar, så det är fort jag kliver av så är allt det där borta. Det är ju det – man orkar ju bara ett år! långt dit. Och hur känns det? Och i vilket skick är man e◊er det? Jens hade precis samma dröm när jag inter- Det ska bli ganska skönt!

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EXPLORING SPELA

Gabriella Forslund. Daniela Tran. Our Musikförman takes us on a melodic perambulation through the nation’s much-loved open-mic night, stopping to focus on three artists who have performed throughout the semester. Above: Emanuel Almroth. BY HÉLIXE CHARIER

manuel Almroth is 27 years old, and an emotion in their own lives with his music. He release. At present she has no aspirations for she begged her parents to have guitar lessons. impressive creative and academic per- recently won the district finals of the music playing music professionally, but she enjoys ‘In the end I only took guitar lessons for two Esonality. Having already studied Chi- competition Livekarusellen, and will go on to sharing her music and last February did not years, because I wasn’t really patient enough. nese and the History of Ideas, he’s currently compete in the finals in Karlstad on May 23rd. hesitate to perform on the stage of Musik Di- I play some chords now but I actually prefer tackling the more literary side of things, He can be found on both Soundcloud and Fa- rekt, a huge competition throughout Europe. to sing.’ When songs from others do not quite with a vast collection of songs, poems and cebook as Emanuel Almroth, and his blog can Her musical endeavours also abound closer to express what she is feeling, she writes her own short stories under his belt (not to mention be read at emanuelalmroth.wordpress.com. home. Being the conductor of Uppsala Femi- lyrics and melodies. Having a therapeutic ef- a novel in construction!); and all this before ‘ nistkör, a choir founded with the help of her fect, music allows her soul to release emotions we even consider his musical background as Psssst! His influences are far-ranging, yet al- sister last autumn, Gabriella performed a with or without an audience: ‘I just feel good a self-taught guitar, piano, saxophone and most all start with the letter B; Bach, the Bea- multitude of concerts on the weekend 6th-8th sitting in my room, singing and playing the flute player – quite the Renaissance man! tles, Beethoven, Bellman, Benny Andersson, March in Uppsala. guitar.’ When it comes to music genres, Dan- Not to say it’s always been easy – he says it Bob Dylan, Bono, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Gabriella’s music is unavailable online, so iela is not really picky. Even though she enjoys took ten years before a fully-formed song was Nirvana and Queen. Lyrically he identifies be sure to catch her at one of the upcoming a diversity of styles, the songs she covers pre- composed, attributing his eventual success to with the most austere written expression of SPELA this semester! dominantly have a pop and rock influence, in his reflection on the uninhibited and heartfelt Dostoyevsky, Kierkegaard, Plato and the Bi- ‘ di≠erent languages. She adds, however, that creativity of an illustrated story written in ble. Psssst! Artists that inspire her include Yael she does have a weakness for hip-hop and childhood. Channelling this youthful energy, ‘ Naim, Matthieu Boogaerts and First Aid Kit. R’n’B, including such artists as Epik High, he has now written over a hundred songs in his Having played at several SPELA’s throughout ‘ Beenzino, Dynamic Duo and Yoon Mirae. native Swedish; the language through which the term, it is only about time we introduce Daniela Tran is a 22 year old German girl who If you missed the chance to listen to Danie- he feels he best expresses himself philosophi- you all to the wonderful talents of Gabriella has spent her last eight months in Uppsala la at SPELA, or are desperate to listen to her cally, metaphorically and emotionally. He Forslund! Studying French at Uppsala Uni- and with whom the SPELA open-mic stage is again, find her on soundcloud at soundcloud. views writing as a therapeutic action, o◊en versity, Gabriella Forslund is a singer and not unfamiliar. Her studies of ethnology and com/vertigoxoxo, or follow her on Facebook. tackling negative emotions of ostracism by musician in her free time. Three years ago cultural anthropology aside, she enjoys trav- ‘ exploring romantic idealism, political anar- she began teaching herself guitar, and since elling, eating Vietnamese food and, of course, Psssst! I heard that she will be performing at chism and religious piety. He is inspired by then a desire to compose has grown. ‘Writ- singing! Growing up in a musical family with SPELA until the end of the semester! the empathy and imagination of children, and ing songs is the same as writing my diary,’ she a father who infused her childhood with songs wishes to inspire others to pursue honesty and confesses, providing her the same emotional and guitar soon inspired her to join him, and

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amazing, the food and co≠ee culture is well ferent kinds of food in Brighton are fantastic. nurtured and the artistic and creative energy Sam: Although it’s incredibly satisfying to live UPPSALA vs. SUSSEX is palpable. in a place where there is a concrete social insti- What’s the best thing about Uppsala Univer- tution that expresses my deeply held desire to Two connected university towns meet in a gruelling matchup. sity? lounge around all day eating cake and talking bollocks, I prefer the food in Brighton just be- Sara: I really like the atmosphere and the stu- cause it doesn’t completely break the bank to BY SARA WÜNSCHE dent life here. The nations also provide amaz- venture out into non-student eateries. ing opportunities to meet new people, and o me, one of the best things about been socialising with all along and is you that make it a bit easier to meet students outside … student life? Kalmar Nation is the large percentage of has adapted and thrived. of your own courses than it was at Sussex (al- Sara: Uppsala and the nation obviously. Noth- Tinternational students among our mem- And what is the worst? though that could also be because I’m a bit ing beats Kalmar. bers. It makes the nation a more exciting place, braver and more outgoing when I’m not in a Sam: Uppsala. The economic motivation to Sara: The worst is that it’s absolutely terri- where di≠erent perspectives, experiences and foreign country). There are always so much submerge yourself in the student institutions fying! There are so many things that seem so cultures can meet. There are probably also to do here, and a good mix between di≠erent means you inadvertently nurture that aspect of much more complicated and scary when you’re many of you who are considering exploring the kinds of activities. the city much more readily! forced to do them in a new country. Just things world yourselves as exchange students. This Sam: I’d say it is the university itself – it pro- like finding accommodation, setting up a bank …campus? internationality is of course also reflected in vides the city with a throbbing pulse of energy account, getting a bus pass – everything seems Sara: That’s a tie. I really liked that Sussex the editorial team of Gyckeln – I will be spend- and pumps culture, both artistic and academic, hard when you are alone in a new city. On the had everything in one place, and the surround- ing the next term in Scotland, and our editor throughout the whole of Uppsala. The student other hand you will have learned so much when ings are incredibly beautiful, but I prefer the Sam Le Butt is on a year-long visit from Eng- nations are an amazing network of social, gas- you get home again, and nothing will ever seem actual buildings in Uppsala and it’s undeniably land. By sheer coincidence we also have expe- tronomic and alcoholic pleasures, the classes that big and frightening again. very practical to be in the middle of town. rience from the exact same university, namely I have taken have been stimulating and enjoy- Sam: The worst thing is the creeping suspicion Sam: Although technically Uppsala has no one the University of Sussex, which is Sam’s home able and the other exchange students have an that every new day you experience here isn’t campus, treating the university district of the university and where I took English A and B amazing amount of energy for travelling and the latest ‘best day of your life!’ With the insid- town as such leads me to think it is better. The through Gothenburg University. So we thought experiencing everything Uppsala, Sweden and ious rhetoric of social media constantly updat- student history and tradition that infuses it is it was only fair that we let Sussex and Uppsala all of Europe beyond! ing you on the awe-inspiring and life-changing palpable and makes everything you are doing meet in an epic battle (well, friendly compari- exploits of your fellow exchange students there Do you have any tips for someone who is mov- feel much more important! son) to determine which treats its internation- grows an enormous pressure for every one of ing abroad? al students the best. Hopefully our combined …library? your minutes spent on the programme to be an Sara: Don’t panic. It will be fine and you will experiences can also be a help to those of you Sara: I have mostly been in the Karin Boye li- unforgettable one. But the special experiences handle everything even if it feels totally over- who are, or will be, exchange students. brary, which su≠ers from a lack of seating, so I are made more so by their discrepancy with whelming right now. And read up on the place think I have to say Sussex. What is the best thing about studying abroad? days spent doing just menial activities! where you are going! That calms me down at Sam: Although the Carolina Rediviva is more Sara: The best thing is the opportunity to make least, and there are lots of good tips and sug- What is the best thing about University of aesthetically pleasing than the Sussex build- an entirely new city your home for a while, and gestions to get from people who have been Sussex? ing the selection of texts held by Sussex library to meet new people who could become friends there before if you just look for it. Sara: The best thing is probably the city. I love cannot be beaten. for life. I realise that sounds like a total cli- Sam: You really do get as much out as you put Brighton, it is so incredibly beautifully situ- ché, but it is actually exactly what it feels like. in. Do everything you can in the beginning. …accommodation? ated by the sea, and it’s full of cosy shops and There is something special about meeting Meet up for every co≠ee, go to every party, Sara: The flat I lived in in Brighton had both restaurants. And everything is slightly cheaper someone in that kind of situation, everything make an appearance at every club/work shi◊/ water damage and mice, so that is definitely a than in Sweden, which doesn’t hurt. I wasn’t a feels more important and intense, and that al- organised day-trip or holiday you are invited win for Uppsala. ‘proper’ exchange student since I studied ac- lows you to become closer. along to. It only takes two of you to share an Sam: Living in Uppsala accommodation has cording to Swedish syllabuses together with Sam: I would say it’s the opportunity to broad- eyebrow raise at something you find mutually definitely been easier and more enjoyable. It is other Swedes, so I can’t really say anything en yourself by subjecting yourself to activities amusing or ridiculous to form the beginnings noticeably cheaper and here in Flogsta I have about the quality of the actual education there, and people you would usually avoid. Especially of a friendship that you genuinely enjoy – and an en suite, a luxury so far denied me! but most of the teachers I had were excellent during the first month or so, you find yourself you never know when that interaction is going and I felt at home at the university almost im- ‘ forcing enthusiasm and energy to go to events to happen. mediately. University of Sussex is situated in Brighton, and meet new people, all the while harbour- Sam: Being located in Brighton. The city has Quick questions: which university/city has the England and was founded in 1961. It has 13,000 ing secret displeasure and resentment that you an incredible atmosphere, with a wonderfully best… students, about a fi◊h of which are interna- haven’t found your niche yet. But what this layered composition of students, young profes- … food? tional. does is develop and nurture parts of yourself sionals and individuals attracted by the prom- Sara: Sussex! It is much cheaper to eat out in Uppsala University was founded in 1477. It has you had neglected before; a◊er a month of ise of liberal social ideas that is enormous fun England and I really took advantage of that more than 40,000 students, of which around a waiting to find ‘your’ people or ‘your’ activi- to navigate yourself through. The nightlife is fact. Also the selection of restaurants and dif- twentieth are international. ties, you discover that it was the people you’ve

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KROPPKAKEGASQUE VÅRBAL 7 mars 2015 16 maj 2015 When I told my Swedish friends I would be attending Kalmar’s Kroppkakegasque, I was met ei- Studentlivets traditioner kan verka förbryllande för den oinvigde, men för oss som har varit med ther with looks of alarm or pitying giggles, not to mention several replies of ‘Err, why?’ Needless ett tag ter sig allting självklart logiskt. Ta vårbalen som exempel. Man vill fira våren – sol och to say, this instilled a certain wariness in me, which was upgraded to a decent level of panic when I värme, spirande grönska, pollenallergi. Hur ska man göra? »Picknick?«, säger någon försynt. was confidently told by a friend that it would be ‘the smartest of all the gasques, everyone will be »Är du tokig?« svarar jag, med rätta – alla som smittats tillräckligt mycket av nationslivet vet in penguin suits and everyone who’s anyone will have a date.’ This instigated a rigorous cross-ex- att det enda sättet att fira in våren är att ta på sig fyra lager kläder med svart ylle ytterst, och amination of my male friends, until I managed to find one who a) could a≠ord it, b) had a penguin däre◊er sitta inne hela a◊onen och kvällen och äta en trerätters festmåltid ackompanjerad av tal suit, or the ability to rent one, and c) spoke Swedish, for translation purposes. Thus prepared, och spritvisor. Allt annat är obegripligt. we entered the gasque. A◊er looking around, it became glaringly obvious that coat-tails were not Middagen är naturligtvis ypperlig, likaså underhållningen och kringarrangemanget. En tradi- necessary and my date spent the rest of the evening whinging in my ear about how overdressed he tion värd att känna till är att de morgonpiggaste (h-hrrm) balgästerna e◊er nattens rabalder tar was. But the evening was otherwise a success, if a strange one! I thoroughly enjoyed observing the en tur på museijärnvägen Lennakatten. Synen av utmattade studenter i solkiga högtidsdräkter traditional kroppkakor competition, where you must gobble down as many of the strange delica- på förvirrad promenad långt ute på landet är underbart surrealistisk. Och till sist ett tips – frack cies as you can in 90 minutes; as it turns out, pork stu≠ed dough balls in cream, butter and jam må vara stiligt, men det kan bli ohyggligt varmt. Balklänning är ett klokare val, vilket Rasmus sit rather heavily in the stomach! Having imbibed plenty of alcohol already, I cajoled and pleaded Mocklin här demonstrerar. my date to enter, which he reluctantly did. He seemed even more put-out when I refused to then – David Zetterman enter myself. Not that he performed well at all – he barely managed six! Alexandra Brandner was pronounced the winner of the girls’ category, and when two guys drew on their 18th, they had to both down a pint of milk to determine the winner?! Marcus Anderson absorbed the dairy product in about half a second, as if through some supersonic proboscis, and he was crowned Winner of the Oddest Competition I’ve Ever Seen. Despite the surreal nature of the evening – which was naturally heightened by the fact that I could understand very little of what was going on, and diminished further and further with each passing drink my translator consumed – we had a fantastic evening. The choir sang beautifully, the skits were funny, and the singing is always fun. Definitely would recommend this for non-Swedes, it really does make no sense at all. – Sam Le Butt

VÅRGASQUE KRÄFTSKIVA 12 april 2015 5 september 2015 Vårgasquen är den enkla men oj så trevliga gasquen som varje år återkommer i nytt format. I år 1907 drabbades Sverige av krä◊pest. En särskild sorts algsvamp infekterade sjö e◊er sjö och innehöll den lättsamma tillställningen en cyklande sånganförare, en crash course i svenska och sög sakta livet ur dess kloförsedda invånare. När inga inhemska krä◊or fanns att få började vi en omgång Jeopardy med tillhörande prisutdelning. De lyckliga vinnarna kunde blanda annat gå importera turkiska och kinesiska krä◊or. Den importen gjorde krä◊or tillgängliga för fler än hem med ett par begagnade hörlurar, en kvarglömd cykelhjälm och ett lasersvärd. överklassen, och kring 1900-talets mitt var krä◊skivor en väl rotad tradition i hela Sverige. Tack, På tallrikarna ﬁck gästerna en förrätt bestående av spenat- och fetaostpaj. Senare bjöds det krä◊pest! på ugnsbakad torsk med kokt potatis och en ljuvlig citronsås. Som avslutning serverades en syr- Naturligtvis innehåller Kalmars krä◊skiva alla de traditionella ingredienserna: dillkokta kräf- lig citronmarängpaj. E◊er att ka≠e och avec druckits upp på övervåningen fortsatte festen med tor, västerbottenpaj, illasmakande nubbar, buckliga papphattar, kladdiga servetter och överfulla 04-släpp med bland andra Hi-hat Appreciation Society, och de gäster som orkade hålla sig kvar skalfat. Men tillställningen rymmer även en del nytänk; vegetarianerna brukar få kronärtsskocka, framåt småtimmarna bjöds traditionsenligt på sexamat på övervåningen. bu≠én är full av kreativa tillbehör och röror, och kvällen brukar vara full av spännande aktiviteter För att summera var det en klockren inledning på våren. Men sörj inte om du inte var på plats, och tävlingar med udda priser. Ni är alla varmt välkomna. nästa år får du en ny chans. – David Zetterman – Jenny Arvidsson

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The Athletic Association play table CALENDAR tennis (Tuesdays, 20-22, The Culture Group The Photo Group have met Fyrisskolan), football (Tuesdays will arrange a pub night twice a month, and will now 22-23, Fyrisskolan) and ﬂoorball celebrating the Eurovision – chronichle their activities through 23 may: Wilde! (Thursdays 22-23, Tiunda- an Europhoria, if you will. an exhibition. Fi◊een of the most The breathless and beautiful creature is once more upon us: the Gay and Queer night of Wilde! skolan). Anyone is welcome Eurovision-themed dishes will accomplished pictures taken this is back, throwing open its doors and enticing us into the reverberating beat of the dark. Dance to join, and no equip- be served, quizzes will be held semesterwill be shown in the pub, yourself free with seamless, solid techno and then embrace all around you in the loving metrop- ment is required. and glamour will be starting on May 21th. olis of sweaty electro, nostalgic indie and heavy house. experienced. The date

! is May 20th. 25 may: Landskap III The Landskap is the highest governing body of the nation. It consists of all the members of the The Sewing Circle nation who choose to attend, and those members have a lot of power in their hands. You may meet every Thursday at use this power to reshape the nation into a better place – or you may just hang around for the six. The meeting consists free food a◊erwards. The Choir, which is of freeform socialising while a mixed choir of about ﬁ◊y ! trying to master various singers, takes in new members forms of textile-based 29 may: No Flex Zone at the start of each semester. handicra◊. Bring your The Painting Group No Flex Zone is our new hip hop club. The turntables will be manned by connoisseurs of the They did perform at the Nation own yarn! meet upstairs at 14, at the genre, and the danceﬂoor will be ‘sweaty and unpretentious’, according to the arrangers. Choir Festival in March, and will Sunday café. Materials are entertain on the upcoming provided along with some ! gasques and balls. kind of subject or theme. 27 may: Lyssna A band will play in the pub. That is all I know at the moment, but the arrangers have an excellent track record. ! The Mixtape Circle 2 june: The nation closes for summer The Theatre Group meet every other Monday ! meet every Thursday at in the TV room upstairs at seven. At the moment they the nation. They proceed by 4 august: The nation opens again! mostly do improvisation and playing music for each others other theatre exercises, and a ! around a given theme. Any- nyone is welcome to join one may drop by anytime sometime in august: Hemlänsresa at any time. and play anything! The nation will arrange a journey to the actual Kalmar Region. If you want to join or recommend a local sight or activity, contact 1Q ([email protected]). ! 24 august: The pub opens

! 5 september: Crayﬁsh Party Late summer, crayﬁsh and hats. Who can resist it? Contact 2Q to buy a ticket. ! 12 august: Ämbetsmannamiddag Every semester, everyone holding an o∞ce at the nation gets invited to a festive dinner. This time we’re taking it a bit further – everyone who has ever held a position are welcome for post- dinner cocktails at eleven o’clock. !

12 13 gyckeln | journeys gyckeln | journeys WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH GYCKELN? AN EXCHANGE STUDENT TRAVELS

Our European correspondent discovers Europe. Above: Prague. The ﬁrst Gyckeln, from 1966 (with some rather dodgy humour), and the last one. Do you want to con- tinue developing the magazine? Look No further! BY SAM LE BUTT

ontributing to Gyckeln is an excellent way to showcase your talent, start your journalistic ne of the greatest things about my ex- friends who live in a country where no building career, draw attention to your favourite part of student life or simply give something back change here in Uppsala is that it has is over 200 years old, and having already made Cto the nation. We are always looking for people to submit their texts, illustrations, poetry, Ofinally connected me with other peo- a 17,000 kilometer journey over to Sweden, photographs and anything else that shows o≠ the amazing diversity of skills and experiences that ple with the time, resources and tenacity to had an iron resolve to explore as much of Eu- we are fortunate enough to have at Kalmar. travel. Before I le◊ for Sweden last August rope as they could while they had the chance. If, however, you derive more enjoyment from openly judging and correcting other people’s my explorations had been mainly limited to Having compared feet, and discovered them to carefully-cra◊ed written expression, we are also looking for new people to join the editorial team family holidays in Spain; beautiful but rather have a similar degree of itchiness, we opened of the magazine. No previous experience is needed, but a good grasp of grammar, punctuation bland stretches of beach frequently the pil- Skyscanner.net, emptied our bank accounts, and entertaining expression, or graphic design, is appreciated. The formal deadline to apply for grimage of British holiday-makers, due to its and in total made it to nine di≠erent countries! the position of editor at the nation is 18th of May, which should be just a few days away when you economic viability and increased exposure to Included below are some personal highlights read this, but even if you don’t think that’s for you, you are always welcome to help out in any Sunshine – the lack of which we literally can- from my favourite cities. way you’d like. Benefits include late nights of editing, pressing deadlines, many cups of tea and not stop moaning about in drizzly England. a lot of fun. Sure, friends and I have made countless plans Prague, Czech Republic Would you like to know more? Email us at [email protected], or like our Facebook to travel around Europe, but before you know Flights are o◊en considerably cheaper when page. it summer is upon you, you’ve spent all your your plane takes o≠ into the oppressively We are also hosting at meet-up during Fika on Sunday the 17th of May, so if you’re interested money on gin, and your old boss from the local grey yawn of a 6 a.m. sky; and so bundling (or would like to just come along to say hi) you can find us in the Kalmar library at 12 o’clock. pub is calling you and you haven’t the heart or into a taxi three hours before that in Flogsta We’re looking forward to seeing you there! the swollen bank balance to turn them down. can make you feel a little like a refugee, being ‘There’s always next summer!’ you cheerily smuggled away under the cover of night. We AS A REMINDER: tell your English friends, and take for granted arrived glassy-eyed with fatigue and in need of that on your doorstep is a sprawling continent showers; but as we approached our apartment MAY 17! of historical and cultural splendour! When I in the old town, the little flame of anticipation Join us if you are curious about how the magazine works, or if just want to hang out. came here, new friends hailing from countries that had been quietly flickering throughout the 180° degrees away looked at me with a mixture journey burst into life. I immediately fell in love of bemused bewilderment and genuine judge- with the place. The architecture was incred- ment when I revealed the embarrassingly local ible, the history and culture of which was illu- extant of my globe-trotting. I had two Kiwi minated for us by our devilishly handsome and

14 15 gyckeln | journeys gyckeln | journeys brilliantly stereotypical student tour-guide the stairs – ‘Oh no no, you’re in the old part (‘Nah, this is just my day job. What I’m really of the building. I’ll take you there.’ We were passionate about is my band.’) He regaled us subsequently marched back past all the jovial with tales of revolution and war, breaking down guests and warm common rooms echoing with the complex history of the city into smaller, the sounds of new friendship, back through the more digestable stories. Here was the 500 year rain, in through a door (with no actual door), old decaying arm of a thief suspended from a past numerous long and chilly passages to a church ceiling as a warning to future miscre- cavernous room with a broken heater and a ants; there was the concert hall-turned-Nazi tampon in the shower. headquarters in World War II where two SS No matter, we’ll change and go and grab guards had been ordered to remove the stat- some food! we thought. The sta≠ had pointed ues of Jewish composers and without knowing out an All You Can Eat Hungarian Bu≠et – that who was who simply destroyed the ones with had our names written all over it (our minds the biggest noses including, unfortunately for were still fresh with thoughts of hearty goulash them, Mozart, Hitler’s favourite composer – consumed in Prague not yet a month before). resulting in their swi◊ execution: everything We arrived, paid a ridiculously low price for you needed to know about a city really. We the privilege of two hours in the establishment, drank Absinthe, we ate goulash, and never re- and duly loaded our plates with mountains of ally got over the prices of either! Coming from food. Back at our table we began to feast at a Sweden to somewhere so cheap was a bit of a startling pace, sco∞ng at a girl sitting at the shock to the system, and it is fair to say that next table who was daintily sipping some soup. for four days we lived like kings, eating out ‘What a fool!’ we roared, ‘who would not take every meal. Our tour guide had given us some advantage of such a bargain! We shall consume ‘insider tips’ to avoid the seething whirlpool of more Hungarian All-You-Can-Eat Bu≠et than tourist traps that Prague has generated in its anyone else ever has!’ 25 years of capitalism, and it’s amazing how Twenty minutes later we were slumped in quickly you become a snob, pausing outside our chairs, unable to eat another bite, watch- bars to examine the prices before announcing ing moodily over glasses of water how the All- the floor. So to step into the gargantuan me- vendors are selling oysters and rolls out of carts with an outraged flourish that you would never You-Can-Eat connoisseur steadily but surely tropolis of Istanbul was quite a change of pace, every 10 feet for a measly 1 lira (3 kronor). Every deign to pay the ludicrous price of 50 Czech ploughed her way through two bowls of soup, but it is fantastic. The very first thing that street is so full of energy and atmosphere, and koruna for a beer (about 17 kronor). We soaked two starters, a fish course, a pasta course, indicated the change was at the airport. We the people are friendly and honest, constantly up the art of Mucha, we studied the history main, more main, another starter, a pudding, had been travelling for hours and I was dying trying to sell us something but it was always of Communism, and very nearly got matching cheese, biscuits, co≠ee, wine and mints. We for a cigarette. We hurried out of the termi- delicious food or beautiful lamps, handing us tattoos of the famous Prague clock – I’m unbe- had been exposed as amateurs and much of the nal and I lit up whilst we began to search for free Turkish Delight and making us tea. I was lievably relieved the parlour had been fresh out trip continued in that vein. We overpaid for a the bus that would take us to Taksim. I was not complaining. The mosques are breathtak- of appointments. An amazing city – I would bus tour, we neglected to bring enough water- thoroughly enjoying the replenishment of my ing and the Bosphorus is broody and swollen return tomorrow. proof clothing, we got sick from the lack of nicotine reserves when we found the bus, and with ferries, fisherman and flies. The Hagia heating in our room and ate some very ques- whilst the others piled on I remained outside Sophia is beyond imagination, and on the last Budapest, Hungary tionable rabbit goulash. However, the city was to finish my smoke. One of the porters checking evening we sat by the water drinking tea and The funny thing about our trip to Budapest still amazing. The art galleries were brimming tickets looked at me and gave me a big smile, smoking shisha as we watched the sun set over was that we could tell it was an incredible city, with Brueghel, the ruin-bars were so cool it was ‘No worry – you can smoke on bus!’ My eyes the Blue Mosque. Then a man tried to sell me only a series of unfortunate mishaps seemed painful, and the baths soaked up your worries, lit up – smoking inside is one of my absolute some counterfeit perfume. But even though it determined from preventing us from enjoying it energy and almost your soul before you real- favourite things about travelling abroad, such definitely was not Giorgio Armani, it did not fully. We took the luxury of catching an after- ised you’d been sitting there pruning with the a treat! ‘Really?!’ I beamed at him. He cried smell bad. The chaos may not be for everyone, noon flight this time, and as such arrived in the locals for about four hours. The buildings are ‘No!’, whacked the cigarette out of my hand, and we were very lucky to have a Turkish friend city tired and ravenous. A◊er walking through beautiful and nothing costs more than 1 krona and him and his co-worker had a jolly good meet us there, as no one really speaks English, the rain to our hostel, we arrived at the address (ish). I would like to return with a better idea laugh! I bundled on the bus a confused mixture but I would still recommend everyone to go. It only to find a note on the door kindly informing of the transportation and the accommodation! of anger and delight – such lack of profession- is incredibly freeing. us that they had relocated around the corner. alism! Such total disregard for rules! ‘ Not a problem, we hurried onwards. The sta≠ Istanbul, Turkey This was expanded upon throughout our I have been incredibly lucky to have the funds were friendly, a lot of students were spilling This was my favourite. By a mile. It is not for trip. The tra∞c flies along regardless of lane, and the opportunity to travel to some amazing around laughing and chatting – it seemed like everyone. It is chaos. We had come from Vi- health or propriety. The streets are uneven, places in Europe, but nowhere will measure up a bright and colourful atmosphere. The lady enna, with its beautifully pristine white archi- grimy, and there isn’t a street sign to be seen. to the home I have found in Uppsala. I will be handed us our keys and we turned to walk up tecture and a subway so clean you could lick People are shouting, the muezzin is calling, and very sad to leave this June!

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GALLIVANTING ’ROUND GRIPSHOLM

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BY ANASTASIA KENNEDY

othing improves sightseeing like a hang- the 15th century up to present day. As for Mariefred, it is an enchanting little THE LION OF GRIPSHOLM over. That’s how the saying goes, right? Dragging our weakened bodies from one town. Unfortunately neither the weather nor ‘...the taxidermied lion lurking in one musty cor- Well it certainly should be. train to another, across towns and fields, we fi- our strength permitted us to truly enjoy it. N ner, which certainly did look rather possessed...’ Knowing nothing about Gripsholm Cas- nally made it to Gripsholm, and were instantly Rather, we caved to the comfort of a shabby- tle (bar a quick Google image search) a group overcome with how utterly perfect it is. Forgive chic cafe and devoured everything in sight, In 1732, King Fredrik I of Sweden was given an of very hungover students set forth on an in- the enthusiasm – perhaps our emotions were trying to warm our hands with the precious unusual gi◊ by the Dey of Alger: a lion. The trepid journey in search of culture, and found just incredibly heightened by the hangover – nectar of co≠ee. As the day drew to a close, lion was kept in a large cage on Djurgården in a real Swedish gem of a place. For those brave but the place really did have a fairytale feel. we realised that we had inadvertently trapped Stockholm, where Junibacken and the Nordic enough to face the two hour journey and the And for one member of our party who wasn’t ourselves, with no buses for an hour, and then Museum can be found today. The lion eventu- endless transport complications, Gripsholm totally enamoured by the surreal beauty of another two hour wait for a train. But what ally died, and the skin was taken to the royal Castle is not to be missed! Scenically located it all, there was the feeling of a ‘presence’ or does that really mean for someone with a sense taxidermist, who of course had no idea of on the shore of Lake Mälaren, Gripsholm Cas- ghost that was just as intriguing (she later as- of adventure, eh? Nothing a nap in the grass, or what a lion should look like. The resulting tle is terribly underrated. The castle itself has cribed it to the taxidermied lion lurking in one discussing and reliving every detail of the night creation was ... interesting. The odd posture some intriguing architecture; although built musty corner, which certainly did look rather before cannot fix. of the creature is probably an attempt at imi- as a fortification during the reign of Gustav possessed). And don’t even get me started on So next time you wake up feeling a little tating heraldic lions, but the wonderful facial Vasa, it was never used for that purpose, and how comfortable and inviting all the beauti- worse for wear, treat it as an opportunity to expression is just an incredibly lucky mistake. the subsequent modernisations added to the fully canopied beds looked to our bloodshot experience something new, feel inspired and If only real, living lions looked like this... castle have le◊ it a patchwork of architectural and sleep-deprived eyes! Rather than traverse maybe a tad emotional; there is a whole world styles. On top of this and the beautiful views, it the roped boundaries and inevitably incur the to explore out there, and the enchanting film of is home to the world’s oldest National Portrait wrath of the curators milling around, we set- a hangover can do nothing but enhance it! Collection. We unanimously agreed that it was tled on a mid-sightseeing nap in Gustav III’s the best preserved and overall most impres- private theatre, armed with the excuse that we sive castle we’d ever been to. Not every day do were lying down to better appreciate the or- you find a castle with most rooms on show, and nate ceiling without straining our necks. An- displayed within them over 4,500 portraits of other personal highlight included the hideous Swedish monarchs, authors, musicians, politi- taxidermy in the tower, pieced together like a cians and other figures of note, all the way from blind man’s patchwork quilt.

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LANDSKAPET LANDSKAPET

STYRELSEN FÖRVALTNINGS- STYRELSEN RÅDET

1Q 2Q 3Q FINANS- FASTIGHETS- 1Q 2Q 3Q FINANS- FASTIGHETS- SKATTMÄSTARE SKATTMÄSTARE (med stab) (med stab) (med stab) SKATTMÄSTARE SKATTMÄSTARE (med stöd) (med stöd)

Den nuvarande organisationen. Arbetsgruppens förslag på framtida organisation.

edan 2012 har en arbetsgrupp arbetat nationens verksamheter men krav från omvärl- kontakta gruppen (genom 1Q) och gör din röst 1Q arbetsleder nationens administra- med att se över nationens organisation då den. hörd så att den läsningen är så genomtänkt tion och medlemsverksamhet: land- Snationens nuvarande organisation skapa- Den andra större förändringen är införandet som möjligt! skap, gasquer, inskrivning och kultur- des i samband med ﬂytten till det nya huset av »stabsfunktioner« för kuratorerna. Arbets- verksamheter hör dit. 1988 och mycket har förändrats på nationen bördan för kuratorerna idag är väldigt hög och Tidsplanen ser ut som följer: och i dess omvärld sedan dess. Denna arbets- genom att ha »tips-från-coachen«-funktioner 1. Vårterminens andra landskap: diskussion grupp har tagit fram ett förslag till förändring som innehåller människor med stor kännedom 2. Vårterminens tredje landskap: första stadge- 2Q ansvarar för nationens löpande eko- av nationens organisation som porträtteras i av nationen skulle varje kurator få tillgång till läsningen nomi: löneutbetalning och fakturering. organisationsschemat. Målet är att en första en större kunskapsbank som skulle underlätta 3. Höstterminens första landskap: andra stadge- läsning av förslaget ske under vårterminens deras arbete och förhindra att hjulet uppﬁnns läsningen 3Q ansvarar för restaurangverksamhe- sista lagtima landskap den 25 maj. på nytt. Detta gäller främst styrelsearbete men 4. Allmänt val 2015: den nya styrelsen väljs enligt ten och arbetsleder klubbverket. Viktigt att påpeka är att denna förändring även planerandet av den dagliga verksamheten nya stadgor ‘ inte kommer påverka den dagliga verksam- i form av tips och råd. 5. 2016: den nya organisationen träder i kra◊. heten, till exempel puben, restaurang Smaka, Vad gör arbetsgruppen just nu? Inget av detta kommer enligt arbets- Kalmarkören eller blandbandscirkeln. I och med att i år är ett år delbart med fem Den 17 maj klockan tolv hålls ett öppet möte, gruppens förslag att förändras. Den största förändringen detta förslag inne- ska nationens stadgar revideras och i och med där alla medlemmar är välkomna att diskutera bär är en omstrukturering av nationens sty- att dessa förändringar även kräver ändringar i de föreslagna förändringarna och komma med relse. Idag har nationen två styrelser: styrel- stadgar så sitter just nu delar av arbetsgruppen synpunkter. sen och förvaltningsrådet. Genom att slå ihop och granskar, analyserar och uppdaterar stad- dessa styrelser hoppas arbetsgruppen kunna garna – dels för att kunna lägga fram sitt för- skapa tydligare beslutsvägar och ett mer lång- slag på vårterminens sista lagtima landskap, siktigt, strategiskt tänkande vad gäller natio- dels för att det har skett stadgeändringar de nens framtid. Den nya styrelsen kommer sitta senaste fem åren som måste uppdateras. under en längre mandattid och kommer bestå av personer med stor erfarenhet av styrelsear- Vad händer nu? bete men även med stor kunskap om nationen. Vid nästa landskap den 25 maj kommer första Detta för att bättre kunna hantera krav från stadgeläsningen av det nya systemet ske, så

20 21 gyckeln | resor KALLELSE TILL LANDSKAP

Alla landsmän av Kalmar nation i Uppsala kallas härmed till 2015 års tredje lagtima landskap, den 25 maj 2015 klockan 19:15 i nationens festsal. E◊er landskapet serveras en gratis sexa med spanskt tema.

preliminär föredragningslista Formalia 1. Landskapets öppnande 2. Val av två justerare 3. Val av rösträknare 4. Godkännande av kallelsen 5. Fastställande av föredragningslistan 6. Adjungeringar 7. Föregående protokoll a) Vårterminens andra landskap 2015 8. Upprop 9. Meddelanden Rapporter 10. Verksamhetsrapport 11. Ekonomisk rapport 12. Styrelsens rapport 13. Övriga rapporter Valärenden En storartad varelse. Varför dog den egentligen ut? 14. a) Val för höstterminen 2015 – vårterminen 2016 Redaktör, ansvarig utgivare, arkivarie, recentiorsförman (2 st.), AV DAVID ZETTERMAN idrottsförman, ledamot av Hjalmar Appelto◊s stipendienämnd, internationell sekreterare, körförman, fanbärare, kårmarskalk, sånganförare och teaterförman. itt favoritdjur? Dronten, utan tvekan. nadsduglig art. Vandringsduvan är ett annat b) Val för höstterminen 2015 Det första mötet mellan människa exempel. Dess utrotning borde vara fullstän- Klubbvärd (10 st.), kondisvärd (2 st.), sexmästare och kulturförman (2 st.). och dront skedde 1598, när ett ne- digt osannolik; under 1800-talet uppskattades c) Fyllnadsval för 2011 – 2015 M Proinspektor och nationskaplan. derländskt fartyg ankrade utanför Mauritius. I den vara världens vanligaste fågel. De rörde sig d) Fyllnadsval för 2015 loggen skrev kaptenen att där förutom exotiska runt Nordamerika i enorma flockar. 1866 ob- Spexförman, bibliotekarie och suppleant i styrelsen. papegojor även fanns »iögonfallande stora fåg- serverades en flock i Kanada som var en och e) Fyllnadsval för 2015 (fr.o.m. 1 juli) lar, större än våra svanar, med enorma huvu- en halv kilometer bred och 50 mil (!) lång. Den Internationell sekreterare och suppleant i styrelsen. den bara halvt täckta med Δädrar, som om de lär ha innehållit tre och en halv miljard fåglar. b) Fyllnadsval för höstterminen 2014 – vårterminen 2015 Recentiorsförman. bar huva. De saknade vingar (...) Vi brukade När de förflyttade sig förmörkades himlen. 15. Val av ledamöter av särskild valberedning för inspektorsval jml. nationens stadgar 3.18. kalla dem för ›äckelfåglar‹, för ju längre vi ko- Bönder började göra till hobby att skjuta hagel Stadgeändringar kade dem, ju segare och faddare blev köttet.« in i duvsvärmarna. Ett enda skott kunde fälla 16. Omorganisation och stadgerevision – första stadgeläsningen. Liksom många andra isolerade arter sak- tiotals fåglar. Det gav förströelse, och det gick Slutredovisning av 2014 nade dronten naturliga fiender. När sjömän- att stoppa kuddar med Δädrarna. 17. Styrelsen nen ly◊e upp en från marken tultade resten av Ett halvsekel senare dog den sista vand- a) Förvaltningsberättelse b) Resultat- och balansräkning flocken fram för att se varför den skrek. Under ringsduvan. Hon hette Martha och var upp- c) Revisionsberättelse det kommande århundradet, då Mauritius ko- född i Cincinnatis djurpark. d) Fråga om ansvarsfrihet för styrelsen loniserades i ganska liten skala, utrotades den ‘ 18. Förvaltningsrådet helt och hållet, av allt att döma för nöjes skull. Men jag kan inte låta bli att återkomma till a) Förvaltningsberättelse b) Resultat- och balansräkning Ett sista (dött) exemplar hamnade i Oxford, dronten – det är sällan som förhållandet mel- c) Revisionsberättelse där det fanns kvar i uppstoppat skick fram till lan människa och natur låter sig gestaltas så d) Fråga om ansvarsfrihet för styrelsen 1755, då överbibliotekarien tyckte att fågeln konkret och rörande. Man undrar ju vad den Övriga ärenden såg för sjaskig ut och lät elda upp den. siste drontdödaren tänkte och kände när hen 19. Diskussion om organisationsutredningen ‘ dödat sin sista dront. Vad tror ni? 20. Övriga frågor 21. Ordet fritt Det här är varken första eller sista gången 22. Slutupprop människan avsiktligt tar kål på en helt lev- 23. Landskapets avslutande

22 23 Posttidning B A Kalmar nation nation Svartmangatan 3 3 753 12 UppsalaUppsala

ekännelse: jag gillar egentligen inte att inte någon särskilt poetisk, romantisk eller ens resa. Jag inser att några som läser det praktisk förklaring, men för mig är det en per- Bhär kanske kommer tycka att jag låter fekt illustration av känslan av att höra hemma som världens tråkigaste person (och eventu- någonstans. Känslan av att inte bara hitta så ellt är jag det också), men så är det. Jag har väl i ett rum att man kan ta sig fram i mörkret på grund av denna egenhet tackat nej till in- utan att stöta i möbler, dörrkarmar eller den bjudningar till spännande semestrar, avböjt där tvätthögen man verkligen hade tänkt flytta förslag om utmanande utflykter och förstulet på, utan också av att vara så trygg där man är duckat frågor om vart mitt nästa äventyr ska att man inte saknar ljuset. Känslan av att veta ta mig. Sanningen är att nya platser gör mig precis var man befinner sig och inte vilja vara nervös. Jag gillar att åka till ställen där jag någon annanstans. varit hundra gånger förut. Jag gillar att följa Jag tror inte att man kan ha bara ett hem, invanda mönster, att åka samma buss, äta eller att ens hem alltid behöver stanna på samma mat, sitta på samma plats. Jag gillar samma plats. Jag tror att vi tar med oss vårt när nya städer äntligen slutar skrämma mig hem, att det flyttar med oss och att vi kan ska- och blir till hemma. När jag har lärt mig hitta pa ett nytt vart vi än hamnar. Men hur lång tid längs smala bakgator, när jag listat ut var man det tar, hur villiga vi är att göra det, och hur kan hitta den godaste glassen, när tågstatio- länge vi klarar av att vara ifrån den plats där nens biljettsystem inte längre är ett mysterium vi känner oss som allra mest hemma, det är och när jag inte längre behöver känna mig som olika från person till person. För mig går det en främling, en nykomling, en besökare på en långsamt. Jag måste få känna in en plats, få plats som egentligen inte tillhör mig. (Att allt lära mig alla dess hemligheter, få bli bekväm detta kräver att jag någon gång ibland tar mig i min roll där innan det händer, och jag gör någonstans där jag inte varit förut låter jag det inte gärna. Men när det har hänt, när man gärna bli att tänka på.) plötsligt en dag vaknar upp och inser att man Det finns lika många definitioner av vad inte längre längtar någon annanstans, när man hemma är som det finns människor i världen, funnit sin plats i ett nytt sammanhang och får men jag har alltid tänkt att ett hem är där man känna sig delaktig i en helt ny värld, då kan kan vakna mitt i natten, gå upp i mörkret, ut man knappt föreställa sig att det någonsin va- i köket och hälla upp ett glas vatten utan att rit annorlunda. Att resa i all ära, men det finns behöva tända lampan på vägen. Det är kanske ingenting bättre än att slutligen hitta hem.

S.W.