INDIAN EMBROIDERIES.MAHILA: KULVINDERS LETTER OF THANKS 2

THE SECOND PART OF KULVINDERS LETTER OF THANKS

KULVINDER IN HER ROOM IN TÄCKLEBO

(the second part of the letter will here be shown with pictures, please scroll down!)

Dear mam
hellow

this is a thanks letter and a letter about my trip to Sweden

At first I am thankful to Elsa mam and all persons who gave me a chance to come there. It was possible because of your help otherwise I could not afford this. I never thought about go to Sweden, it was only my dream. Always I wanted to come there and meet all of you. But now I think if we want something from bottom of our heart then it can be possible and now I believe dreams come true.
What I have seen in Sweden I can't explain in words because I am totally speechless. Sweden is totally different from here and for me also. Roads, people's behavior, systems, tecnology and lifestyle is very different. After this trip I felt more strong myself.
I met people in the meetings that were very polite and nice to me. They liked our program in Bheel Basti and our work. It gives me new thoughts to develop my work.
I‘ve seen there health care Center with good and helping staff.I’ve seen old age home where people lived just like in a home. I’ve seen schools and their education system. I think pupils feel free in their schools. Everywhere was very clean.I’ve seen there amazing Skansen Park in Stockholm with old wooden houses. Now I can imagine how Sweden looked many years ago.
We have done sight-seeing by boat that was very great experience for me. Around me water and water, I never seen anything like this in my life. That time I thought is this true or am I sleeping and just see a dream.

The text above is shown with pictures in the first post Kulvinders letter of thanks 1

I saw there light house on an island and so called breadbasket that was unbelievable for me bcoz I’ve seen how ice moved and made big hole in the stone- ground.

På väg till Hållö i en liten båt, Kulvinders första färd i liten båt.
On our way to Hållö, in the very first trip in a small boat for Kulvinder

Utsikt uppifrån fyren, Havshorisont nära 360°
View from the lighthouse, The Horizon is near 360°

Kulvinder satt här länge och begrundade hur fritt och naturligt människor rör sig tillsammans med nästan inga kläder på sig.Skulle vara omöjligt i Indien säger hon sorgset. Here K sat for a long while thinking about how natural people are moving together, with nearly no clothes on. This would be impossible in India, she says sadly.

De märkliga jättgrytorna på Hållö, kallas för "Brödkorgen"
The so called "bread basket"

I met in Sweden many social workers that are very honest for their work. I know I cant change community here, but I will try myself and I do my best. One thing that inspired me was the community grocery shop, fuel pumps and parking places, nobody there, but people followed the rules. I've never seen here in India.

På bryggan, första morgonen, mötte Kulvinder Sociala omsorgschefen i Sotenäs, de hade ett samtal om socialarbetet i kommunen. At the sea the first morning k. met the social chef in the Commune Sotenäs. They had a talk about social work in the commune.

VISIT IN GOTHENBURG

SOCIALT ARBETE I GÖTEBORG/SOCIAL WORK IN GOTHENBURG

Kulvinder får träffa en kollega, socialarbetaren Lotta Gustavsson, som är drivande bakom Konsortiet VÄGEN UT, kooperativ som stöder människors väg tillbaka till samhället efter fängelsevistelse eller andra institutioner. Här fick vi en härlig vegetarisk lunch i kooperativets Restaurang och vi fick se textilåterbruket och T-shirttryckeriet.
K. is meeting a colleague, Lotta Gustavsson,who is the spirit behind the cooperativeWAY OUT, which is supporting people on their way aou from prison or other institutions. Lotta guides us to their different activities.

Gåva: en T-shirt med tryck av upphovskvinnan t.h.
"Nationalism är ett värdsligt problem, Vi är alla Jordlingar"
Kulvinder gets a T-shirt from the woman who designed it. "Nationalism is a wordly problem. We are all Earthlings"

Hos textilkooperativet KARINS DÖTTRAR fikar vi med Katarina, chefen som själv har erfarenhet av fängelsevistelse.
Här fick K idéer till nytt verksamhetsområde för socialarbetet hemma i Indien.
The textil cooperative Karin's Daughters, we mwet the boss Katarina who also has experiences from a time in prison.

I Per Agéliis ateljé och hemma hos Per och Karin

Dagen med fantastiska tårtor! Vi åt med god aptit!

Hos konstnären Barbro Andrén med SOLEN och TÅRTAN!

KRING GÖTAPLATSEN / STADSBIBLIOTEKET
Main Library

I Barnavdelningen Här stannade Kulvinder länge
In the children's apartment K. is relaxing for long...

…och det råkade vara Indiska språk som var månadens språkområde
This month happened to be the month for Indian Languages...

Två bilder från Konstmuséet
From Gothenburg Art Museum

KONSTCENTRUM RÖDA STEN/ ART CENTER RODA STEN

En f.d. industrilokal precis under Älvsborgsbron har blivit centrum för den "unga konsten"

Grafittidraken av Per Agélii som ändrar skepnad hela tiden.
The Graffitti Dragon is changing its skin all the time...

Här mötte vi Olle Agélii och familjen

…och alla tillsammans!

People's life style is also very different from here and I noticed women are not under pressure.They are more free and independent. Here also many women are independent but they have no right to use their salary for their own. Sometimes I think because this is our culture. But after this trip I think why do women sacrifice always. I realized if we give respect to ourselves then others give us respect.

OLIKA LIVSSTILAR
DIFFERENT LIFESTILES

Folk håller inte i varandra i Indien!
People don't walk like this in India!

annorlunda livsstilar Pappor med barn
Different lifestiles- fathers with children

Before the start of my journey I was affraid and scared but I was wrong I never felt alone there, everybody was ready to help. And especially I want to say thanks to Elsa mam she was always caring me like a daughter. I lived in her house but I never felt that is not my house.

I noticed there people loved art because I met many persons who are artists.
One more thing that impressed me was their food. Their food was different but very tasty. I have eaten many type of food and I learn also. I’ve always eaten here very similar food in my life.
This trip was very educational, interesting and inspiring for me. It gave me new energy for my work.
I wish this will not be my first and last trip because I want to go there again and again and I think travels give us more energy. And our way of thinking and work can be changed with travel experiences.Now at last I want to say again thanks to all of you for your financial and moral support to me.

thanks

Kulvinder

Sista kvällen i Täcklebo läser Kulvinder kokböcker, hon har blivit intresserad av svensk matlagning.
The last night in Täcklebo Kulvinder reads cook-books, she has been interested in Swedish Cooking!