Chennai, India - September 4. 2009

Today I went to a factory which are doing printing and embroidery on fabrics, it was amazing to see how they do it.


My privat limmo, picking me up every morning and drive me home from the office every night :-))

An ordernary day on my way to work in Chennai, India

The smell is inexpressible

One of the men from the goverment is getting married and make sure the town wont forget it

At the factory

Delhi, India - August 23. 2009

This is our last day in Delhi. Tomorrow we will fly to Katmandu, Nepal. This has been a great experience to bring along on my way to be a designer. I'm thankful for this amazing experience and opportunity Carma is giving me. It has been hectic and very inspiering but also a bit emotionally. It has been differcult at times to feel the poor and sick people so close. I've seen it on TV, but it is inexpressible to actually see it live. Now it's soon bedtime for me, I need to rest to be awake and enjoy an other beautiful day tomorrow. I will keep you posted on our trip every day as long as I have a internet connection. Good night! :-)


On our way to work:

Breakfast (The bindi I wear is just for fun, nothing religious)

Look at all the dust, not a healthy enviroment to live in

At work in Delhi

A small break feels good even it's more hot and dusty outside then indoors

Linda is a good advertisement for Indian Summer, matching colors

I look almost like a indian woman in my new skirt

On our way home after a long day in Delhi

Some of the stuff we are sending home to Norway

Delhi, India - August 22. 2009

Today the heat really hit me, yesterday it was raining twise which cleard the air a little bit, but today it's been sunny all day, very nice but very hot and dusty. Linda and I have been running around doing purcases from 10am - 10pm,... it must have been a good day since neither of us have been thinking about the time once. If am tired? No not really, Here are some pictures from our day in Delhi:

I met a sick baby with her mom in line to get medicine today, the sweetest little girl. The hardest thing down here is to see all the suffering children, this little girl was one of the lucky children who has someone to care for her.

Linda in action, make a choice!



Handwash after a visit at one of the merchandisers,
all the stuff was full of dust from the streets.

An older man reparing a old typing machine,
I didn't know those existed anymore

Working guys outside in the heat, I thought of how lucky we are to be
working indoors with aircondition, at least it was some shops which had that.

I wonder for how long he can hold this?

A "shitty" line of work, but the guy was happy!
What do we have to complain about?



Public toilett, it's just a hole in the ground, this toilett is one of the cleanest one.

The Delhi electrisity, no wonder the power goes on and off :-))

The guys who sells local food nearby our hotell,
I haven't tried it and I don't dear to!



- but we had this indian food today, spicy & good!! :-)

Delhi traffic

The day is here and I'm ready for takeoff!

Linda and I at the Oslo, Gardermoen Airport

My little dog was not happy with me leaving,
neither was he happy for the bath I gave him before I left.
Look at him, all wet in my suitcase! :-)

Jeg er endelig reiseklar! Jeg skal reise fra Gardermoen i kveld sammen med min mentor og venn Linda Lekven som er eier av produksjonsselskapet i sør India, Carma Garments og Carma Tekstil. I dag er starten på resten av mitt liv og på min eventyrlige reise til Nepal og India. Jeg vet ikke om det helt har gått opp for meg at jeg skal få lov å oppleve dette. Jeg håper det går opp for meg før jeg kommer hjem igjen om 5 uker he he... Målet med reisen er å sanke ny lærdom innenfor økologisk tekstil design og Fair Trade. I India får jeg lære litt om østen's forretningsdrift og se hvordan fabrikken og spinneriene arbeider. I Nepal skal jeg besøke en Fair Trade Village. Vi flyr til Katmandu for derfra å reise 3 timer inn i fjellene til landsbyen vi skal besøke. Jeg får lære å kjenne befolkningen fra innsiden og deres kultur på begge stedene, samt forskjellene mellom øst og vest. Alt dette vil komme til god nytte for meg senere når jeg skal handle økologiske tekstiler med produksjonen i India til mitt klesdesign. Jeg skal ha med meg min venn Mac Book på reisen og kommer til å legge ut rapporter, bilder og film underveis. See you soon! :-)

Nedtelling til India og Nepal turen - 2 dager igjen

Tiden har gått så utrolig fort den siste uken med mote messe og events at jeg først i dag fant ut at jeg reiser allerede i over i morgen. Jeg må pakke lurt da jeg kun kan ha med meg en koffert på 20 kilo og jeg skal ha med meg både varme klær til Nepal og lettere klær til Chennai i India hvor temperaturen aldri går under +30. Jeg har fått noen barneklær i ull og noen bobledresser fra søsteren min sine barn som jeg også gjerne skulle ha hatt med meg ned til Fair Trade Village i Nepal, så kofferten blir garantert full. Jeg ringte Finnair sist uke og spurte om de kunne sponse en god sak slik at jeg kunne ta med meg en ekstra koffert med barneklær ned til Himalaya, men jeg fikk tvert nei til svar. Dermed må jeg legge igjen alle barneklærne jeg fikk fra Fretex som jeg kunne ha gitt til barna i landsbyen vi skal besøke. Det er utrolig hvor lite behjelpelig enkelte flyselskap kan være, Finnair fikk ikke akkurat noen stjerne i boka mi etter dette!