Sleeping on the Nightbus... ending up here...!!

On my travel from Salvador in Brazil to Lencois I took the nightbus. I had no idea what Lencois looked like or how long it would take me to get there, so I sleep happily and when I wake up I'm a few hours past Lencois! In this miniscule town, at six in the morning. I try to explain when I arrive, in very intuitive spanish, and wait for a few hours for the passing bus in the other direction. Ha ha, shit happens! 

Photos by Christina Skreiberg, Canon G9

Favela Painting by Haas & Haan, in Rio

I travelled on to Rio, where the duo Haas&Hahn has doen this project in one of the favelas. This is a few years ago, but I just LOVE it! Everything about it... The COLOURS! Doing work in the FAVELA and involvement of the LOCALS. The ART. The SPIRIT. The CREATIVITY!

Introducing Sophia!

Sophia Doitschinoff is 7, lives in Lençóis, and is the niece of friend Stephan and daughter of friend Deborah. Here she's off to carnaval celebrations in school, but before that we had a photo session! She's a natural poser...

Photos by Christina Skreiberg, Canon 5D, 50 mm lens

More pix from trip to Brazil: Strolling in Sao Paulo

I'm far from being done posting pictures from Brazil. I just got started basically. So I'll continue, although I'm back home in the crisp cold and sunny Norway. Here; walking in Vila Madalena (Sao Paulo) with my friend Stephan. I like the yellow we're both wearing.. Check out my nice yellow plastic shoes :)

Snaps by moi, Canon G9

Bananas and Black & White Stripes

The other night I went to Bikram Yoga with my friend Ruth-Hege. I carried this big stripy "banana-bag", but it was not at all intentional that I after yoga put on a pair of comfy tight with black and white stripes, and then on top of it, take out a banana to eat after the session! It all matched!! We had such a laugh, all high on endorphins.

Ruth-Hege snapped this of me with my iPhone

At the Playground

This is Theo, my 7 year old friend. He's the coolest 7 year old I know! Here we're playing in the winter-sun. 

Photos by moi, Canon G9

A DJ dressed in all Red

On monday I DJ'ed at the launch of Oriflame cosmetic's new product line. It was my birthday that day, and I dressed in all red for the occasion. I'm 30 now; a WOMAN :) It feels like a new era is about to begin and I love it. 

Jacek Utko: Can Design Save Newspapers?

I love this TED talk by polish newspaper designer Jacek Utko. If you're interested in graphic design and the future of newspapers, have a look!

Picture of the Year, Norway, 2010

The norwegian freelance photographer Luca Kleve-Ruud won the norwegian photo competition Picture of the Year with this image from Haiti. He has called it "Life and Death", or "Liv og død".

Frida's Pink Nails

Yesterday I hung out with my dear friend Linn's 2 year old daughter Frida. She's super cool and she  wanted pink nails too, just like mine! Here's some blurry iPhone pix :)

Flying Home

I've just returned back home. Still have plenty of pictures to show and things to tell from Brazil, but I'll post it in the next few weeks. I've had a wonderful trip, and it's always weird to leave a place and know that you'll be far away and things will continue as they are without me there. I wish I could be everywhere, and I feel so grateful for having these opportunities of traveling and also of having friends all over the world. Makes me happy!

And I'm finally done reading this book by Jonathan Franzen!! Yeah!

Pix snapped with Canon G9

Here's more on friend Stephan Doitschinoff

Here's more info on Stephan's fantastic project!!! 

TEMPORAL : The Art of Stephan Doitschinoff (aka Calma) from Jonathan LeVine Gallery on Vimeo.

The Masters of Fantastic Colour Combinations!!

The whole town of Lençóis looks like this. Almost like candy houses. It's a treat to be there for those with color-loving eyes. My eyes love it!

Photos by Christina Skreiberg, snapped with random camera's while being around. 

Stephan Doitschinoff's work in Lençois

Stephan aka CALMA spent almost two years in Lençois, to get some quiet time to paint. He then started painting some of the houses in town, and also a chapel and grave stones on the church yard. It's really really nice. I took these pictures last week, so this is how it looks two/three years later. Check out more of his work Stephan Doitschinoff's work!

Photography by Christina Skreiberg, Canon 5D

Açaí

This is my new favouuuurite thing to eat!! It's a fruit from the amazon and I have it almost every day. It is delicious!!

Photography Christina Skreiberg, Canon 5D

My mobile Office: Deborah's House in Lençois

I've been sitting in this quite spot working for a few days. No internet, but still, you get some stuff done. Thank you Deborah, for inviting me into your home! Check out the home-made "paper-flowers" that Deborah made for Sophia's birthday.

Photos by Christina Skreiberg, Canon G9

Cooking Fresh Pasta in Lençóis, Brazil

I've been visiting my friend Stephan's sister for almost a week, in the small town of Lençóis, by the beautiful natural area Chapada Diamantina. When I arrived I thought I would stay for a day or two, but ended up staying, as we had such a good time together. Deborah Doitschinoff is a chef and runs the really really nice restaurant Cozinha Aberta. Everything is slow food, made from scratch, inspired by her travels around the world. She has a daughter named Sophia, and here we are cooking fresh pasta in her kitchen!

Photos by Christina Skreiberg, Canon 5D, 16 - 35 mm lens