In Kirkenes - where there's only 15 kilometres to the Russian borders, the worlds of eastern and western Europe meet. This is the place for Russian fishermen harboring in Sor-Varanger to watch news, reed Russian papers and have a touch of their homeland. They even operate with both Norwegian and Russian time.
This week my stage is this one. A joint venture in Kirkenes, combining Norwegian and Russian military musicians for the first time ever, will result in a concert where we are on the stage together. If only this could be the standard way for military forces to resolve things.
41 year young woman from Northern Norway. Quilting, knitting, photograpy and music takes up most of my time. Working as a musician/clarinet-teacher while I'm deciding what to become when I grow up :-)