7 years after I graduated High School, I went back to school.
I spent 10 days following the new students at Campus Kujalleq in Qaqortoq, South Greenland.
At the start of their new life at the campus, some are 17 and never lived abroad before,
some are in their 20s and have been working for years, some are 40 and got kids to raise.
From Qaanaaq to Narsaq, they came from across the country aspiring all to the same things.
They want to learn. To grow. To be able to be themselves. To be free.
I spent 10 days following the new students at Campus Kujalleq in Qaqortoq, South Greenland.
At the start of their new life at the campus, some are 17 and never lived abroad before,
some are in their 20s and have been working for years, some are 40 and got kids to raise.
From Qaanaaq to Narsaq, they came from across the country aspiring all to the same things.
They want to learn. To grow. To be able to be themselves. To be free.
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Bright and sunny morning. But still the air is cold. Makes everyone look like they’re smoking as they breath.
A black building surrounded by containers. Down the mountain.
There’s coffee inside. And newspapers. Morning readings and fresh gossips from the night.
A black building surrounded by containers. Down the mountain.
There’s coffee inside. And newspapers. Morning readings and fresh gossips from the night.
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M: She says here is different. A: She got her friends though. Like half of the class is from Nanortalik. M: She meant the school. Like it's another culture. Like one have to learn so many things. A: She'll get use to it. M: She misses home. Every night. Her mum's food. Like now she's eating only sandwiches. A: I can cook. M: You'll show her. A: Last time she came late and diner was cold. She thanked me anyway. Like it doesn't matter because I was being nice to her. M: I did that to. Helped her. A: She's so scared sometimes that she won't succeed. |
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T: I don't fear anything. M: I fear missing home but I don't. T: Here is your home. |
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P: You're the kind of girl about whom people say who is she? You can get whatever you want. A: Don't you think you can? P: I'm young, I got time. A: You'll find what you want. P: Where do I start? |
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M: Look at him. A: He has courage. M: He's older than us. A: I remember talking to him. |
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F: He wants to have an education. M: But he got kids. F: Yes, 5. He told me one isn't really his. He adopted him. Took care of him. M: He's a good person. F: He worked for the police. North in Ittoqqortoormiit. M: Why is he here. F: He wants to have an education. Construction engineering. 35. Still young. He can do it if he really wants to. M: I know he will. |
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B: I asked her about being born here. J: She looks like she's not from here. B: She wants to go to Japan. J: Nothing's impossible. B: She never left here. J: She speaks English though. B: A teenage girl from South Greenland in love with the world. J: She only travels in her dreams. |
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A: She moved here about a month ago. V: What about the kids? Heard she got 5. A: She took 4 with her. V: Where ? A: Somewhere up in the city. Heard there's a dorm for families in Blok P. V: So that's where she lives now? A: Yes. In the city. |
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P: She doesn't like pretty clothes. Doesn't have any tattoo. No one sees her. A: She's being herself. P: She said she'll wear all black for the party tonight. A: What's happening? P: First Year Integration Party. You gotta come. Please. Don't forget. A: I wish I wasn't fat. I could wear a dress. P: Stop saying that all the time. You're pretty. A: I feel free. That's more important to me. P. See. |
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M: I learned democracy means: power to the people. A: And you always should go vote. M: I want to write to the Mayor. A: I know who told you to. She keeps telling people. M: Maybe she's right. Maybe we do need this. A: A Culture House? M: All things. Like in Nuuk. A: Is it possible? |
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