Tenho dificuldade de responder essa pergunta. De maio a setembro do ano passado fiquei em Berlim. Em outubro morei no RJ. Até meio de dezembro em Sampa. De lá passei um mês na Bahia. Depois Florianópolis no meio de janeiro. Em fevereiro, Bolívia. Março e abril, São Paulo, com visitas mensais a Belo Horizonte. E agora 15 de maio retorno para Berlim.
Alguém aí pode me dizer onde eu moro????
Falando assim, até parece uma maravilha. Mas tenho sofrido bastante com o desconforto (minha coluna já era) e muitas vezes é chato não ter seu próprio canto. Por viajar tanto, parece que sou jetsetter, mas não tenho tanto dinheiro.
Não tenho condições de alugar apartamento sozinha nos lugares que vou.
Conto com amigos e boa-vontade de estranhos.
Nos últimos tempos tô sempre alugando quarto na casa de alguém, usando computador na mesa da cozinha, viajando de ônibus muitas horas, enfim, zero conforto.
Mas no fim das contas vale a pena. Entro em depressão se ficar parada.
No início eu pensava, com o perdão do clichê, que estava tentando me descobrir. Mas será que o que faço mesmo é me perder?
for more: www.annaleevia.blogspot.com
5/1/11
BEVAR CHRISTIANIA
In 2009 I had the privilege to play in Loppen, one of the oldest pubs of Christiania, an sort-of independent community in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was one of the coolest gigs ever: when I stepped in, all the bartenders were wearing giant rabbit masks.
A lot further then its well-known hashish market, Christiania is a very curious social experiment. It begun in 1971, when a group of hippies, anarchists, musicians and artists alike occupied the further military 34 hectares area, as a protest do Denmarks government.
The police tried to close the community many times, without success. Christiania became a political problem, discussed many times on Denmarks Parlament. In 1973 a new government declared the intentions of throwing out all the habitants and close the place, with a deadline set to 1st of april of 1976. In the last minute, the Parlament withdrawn, to avoid physical confrontation with those that live there. This date became a symbol for "Alternative Denmark".
The police tried to close the community many times, without success. Christiania became a political problem, discussed many times on Denmarks Parlament. In 1973 a new government declared the intentions of throwing out all the habitants and close the place, with a deadline set to 1st of april of 1976. In the last minute, the Parlament withdrawn, to avoid physical confrontation with those that live there. This date became a symbol for "Alternative Denmark".
Through the years, the city improved its self government: today, around a thousand people live there, and there is school, garbage collect, beside many bike factories and art workshops.
In the 80s Christiania became a pole for drugs in north europe and after threats from the government, the community managed to extinguish most of the heavy drugs market. Only the hashish market keep going, and still suffers raids from the police from time to time. If you go to Pusher's street and ask for hard stuff, you may be invited to leave.
Many plans were elaborated to "normalize and legalize" the "freetown", and in 2009 a judicial decision gave the government full legal rights over the area. Now, the residents have until the second of may to accept the obligation to buy their "own" lands on the price of around 19 euros per square meter. Many argue that, for residents "who have renounced materialism", this is impossible.
For three days now, residents have erected fences at entrance points which they patrol, handing out flyers which declare that "Christiania will be temporarily closed until further notice".
In the statement handed out at the blocked-off gates, the residents said: "We believe that the ultimatum issued by the Danish government about dividing up Christiania and selling off parts of the land will mean the destruction of the open, self-managed, experimental and socially inclusive Christiania as we know it."
This video (in Danish) show Christiania citizens closing up their doors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJi0TQ-ulfU
Help spreading the word about this community in order to preserve this rare social experiment.
Find out more:
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If after all this you are still thinking about the hashish, please go to AMSTERDAM, where it is legal, as you can see in these pictures of mine:
4/23/11
DAMA DE FERRO, RIO DE JANEIRO
4/18/11
4/13/11
JONTY SKRUFF F at Lions Nightclub, Sao Paulo
Jonty Skruff F writes one of the best newsletters on the electronic
music scene. Yesterday he played an eclectic set in Lions Club, Sao
Paulo.
3/20/11
THERE WAS A BAR IN EAST BERLIN... THIS BAR CALLED 25!
Did you have the privilege of knowing Bar 25? If you did, consider yourself a lucky person, and prepare to revive special moments. If not, dont be sad, cause you can still get to know a little bit of the magic of this place: the movie of the Bar comes out soon! The project was financed by donations of the public, and its the first crowdfunded german movie. Stay tuned! :-)
"There was a Bar in East Berlin
This Bar called 25
Where freaks went there to celebrate themselves
And party every night
Till the sun fill the place up with light
There was a Bar made of wood and love and green
A mystic place where you forget your tears
As soon as you stepped in
You felt like you're in another world
And after that was hard to leave..."
I was the luckiest EVER! Got a chance to play a b2b with my friend Red Robin a little bit before the closing. :D
3/19/11
PIECE DE RESISTANCE
When the fork eats the spoon,
and the knife stabs
the face reflected in the plate,
dinner is over.
(Marilyn Manson)
and the knife stabs
the face reflected in the plate,
dinner is over.
(Marilyn Manson)
11/10/10
PIECES OF BERLIN IN SAO PAULO
Last week I went to a tasteful friends house in Sao Paulo and got to know the art of brazilian Sandro Akel. I identified myself instantly with his work, that mixes collage, reuse of garbage, painting and other materials, such as candle wax.
Sandro makes art putting together posters that he collects around in ♥Berlin, and transforms them into amazing pieces. Approaching the canvas, you start going into the before-hidden details. Just like Germany's capital. Beside the collages, Sandro is also part of the audiovisual collective Bijari.
For those who’d like to see with their own eyes, the artist will be exposing in Mendes Wood Gallery, in the center of São Paulo, starting on the 17 of october.
Are you curious? Go to www.sandroakel.com.br
11/9/10
GIVE ME A RIDE, PLEASE
In my trips, I always collect ideas of business Id like to start up in Brasil. One I've always admired is Mitfahrzentrale [www.mitfahrzentrale.de], a german website for "rides" and "lifts". It looks like a social network and works like this: you register, create your profile, and then you can start offering or asking for rides all over Europe. So, besides of finding people to share the gas everytime you travel, you can also find people going exactly where you wanted, when you wanted!
I used it a couple times in the past months. Last time I got a ride from Rostock to Berlin for 10 euros, and the driver even picked me up at home. If I was using train or bus, I would have to go to the station and spend around 40 euros!
Of course, we are always a bit afraid - what if the driver is a psycho? Well, then it comes the point of taking the chance or not - I, as usual, did it and survived it!
Today I found out that Mitfahrzentrale has a brazilian brother - Carona Brasil [www.caronabrasil.com.br]. So my dear brazilians, or gringos in Brazil, raise your virtual thumbs up and start sparing the planet of extra CO2 disposals! :D
ps.: From now on, Ill always d-_-b recommend a track d-_-b related to the subject in the end of my articles. ;)
Links:
http://www.mitfahrzentrale.de/
http://www.caronabrasil.com.br/
d-_-b Prodigy - Hotride: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvmGbkYDWz4
1/2/10
I WRITE, THEREFORE I AM.
I'm don't want to fear writing about my life and experiences. I don't think I'm that important that I have to hide feelings I've had, or aspects of my character. I'm not ashamed neither overly proud of who I am. I write because I like it, and because I wanna get better at it. Full stop.
12/15/08
I'M GOING TO BERLIN
I just got a scholarship to study 2 months in Berlin, with everything paid, including my flights. I'll be studying German and "Film as a collaborative Art" in Freie Universitäat. I was in Berlin when I was 13 and 15 years old and never came back. I'm boarding in the end of the month, spending new years in Portugal, then straight to the German capital. It's gonna be FREEZING, but I can't wait!
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