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Salmon has always been an important cultural food for me, connecting me to my Finnish heritage. As someone who struggles with a sense of belonging, certain foods are a comforting connection to my family. Even during my ‘stricter vegetarian’ years I would grant myself a rare meal of salmon when I ached for home. I… Continue reading On Salmon, Grief and Hope

On the 4th of June there was a screening of the documentary Anthropocene: The Human Epoch in Leicester city centre. These are my reflections, which I have been sitting on for a little while. Anthropocene was an ode to large machinery. A glorification of the ‘human dominion’ of the world. With a dangerously lacking message,… Continue reading Review of Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

We need to talk about the mental health impacts of Indonesia’s peatland fires. Sebangau Forest in Indonesia was were I found exactly what I wanted to do, and it has also been a place of great personal growth over my years returning to it. I was only 19 years old when I first came to… Continue reading Facing the fires: when they consume more than peat