Nida note 3 My residency in Nida is almost over. The nine weeks spent on the Curonian Spit were both fruitful and inspiring, full of interesting meetings, but also many quiet hours of focused work. My final week was especially memorable. On Wednesday, I gave an introduction to contemporary British...
Weeks 3–5 THE LOCALS Pharmacy ‘Sveiki, where can I find Omega 3?’ ‘Laba diena, they’re right there on the bottom shelf.’ ‘Any recommendations?’ ‘I have only one recommendation for every disease. Drink a bottle of red wine in the evening.’ ‘You recommend drinking a bottle of wine every evening?’...
Nida note 2 One of my favourites scupltures in Nida is the ligthouse-library by the lagoon. I like to pass by it on my evening walks. It reminds me of the light books bring into our lives, and the way they can help us navigate through difficult times. In the beginning of March, I visited Klaipėda...
The translators from Estonia, Maria Esko and Maarja Pärtna, who won the "Artist Residencies" project scholarships to reside in the International Center for Translators and Writers, are almost halfway through their residency in Nida. The residents not only work productively on their creative work,...
Nida notes No.1 On my first day in the International Centre for Translators and Writers, something hit my window with a loud thump. I went outside to see what had happened, and found a treecreeper on the ground. A treecreeper is a small brown mouse-looking bird with a downcurved bill that forages...