Q&A

Q&A- CLUB MATE, MOVING IN TOGETHER AND BEING EXCLUDED FROM VEGAN COMMUNITIES

Ett skepp kommer landat med frÄgesvar! (Har fÄtt sÄ mÄnga fina och engagerade kommentarer pÄ sistone, tycker det Àr sÄ himla kul! Vill bara kramas med er alla!)

Whoop! Here’s another bunch of answers/questions! (I’ve got so many nice and dedicated comments lately, and that makes me so happy. I just want to hug all of you!)

Kommentar 1: Hej Ebba! Har en mycket viktig frÄga som jag hoppas du kan svara pÄ. Jag var pÄ ett hipsterfik i Stockholm för ett tag sen och ville dricka Club Mate, men nÀr jag bestÀllde i kassan sÄ rÀttade killen mitt uttal. Jag sa det aningen engelskt, tÀnk klabb mejt, medan han sa det med lÄngt a, klubb maaate. Hur uttalas det?! Vill ju inte riskera att förolÀmpa Ànnu en hipsterkille :))) Kram!

Kommentar 2: Hejhej! Det uttalas in fact klubb maatee. Nu ska inga mer hipsterkillar förolÀmpas!

Haha underbar frĂ„ga. Blev sĂ„ förvĂ„nad nĂ€r jag sĂ„g Mate pĂ„ var och varannan matbutik nĂ€r jag flyttade till götet. Jag sĂ€ger varken mejt eller maatee, utan har nog mer ett “tyskt” uttal, tĂ€nk typ “matte” fast med lĂ€ngre, och mer betoning pĂ„ a:et. Kanske lite som hipsterduden. Fasiken vad svĂ„rt det Ă€r att beskriva uttal i skrift, haha.

Comment 1: Hey Ebba! I have a very important question that I hope you can answer. I was on a hipster cafĂ© in Stockholm a while ago and wanted to drink Club Mate, but when I ordered at the counter, the guy corrected my pronunciation. I said it somewhat English, think “Klabb Mejt”, but he said it with a long, club maaate. How is it pronounced?! Do not want to risk offending another hipster dude :))) Hugs!

Comment 2: Hey! It’s actually pronounced club maatee. Now no more hipster dudes has to be insulted!

Haha I love this question. I was so surprised when I saw that they sell Mate in almost every grocery store nowadays when I moved to Gothenburg. I say neither Mejt or maatee, probably more of a “German” pronunciation, maybe like the hipster dude. It’s so hard to describe pronunciation in writing, haha.

Hej. Tack för en inspirerande blogg! Kan snart knappt rĂ€kna pĂ„ fingrarna hur mĂ„nga Ă„r jag följt dig hehe, kĂ€nns som vi vĂ€xt upp tillsammans. Och aldrig har jag kommenterat heller! Meeeeeen tycker det Ă€r sĂ„ spĂ€nnande det hĂ€r med din relation och Gbg/Berlin och hur allt funkar sĂ„ undrar bara hur det kommer sig att du flyttar tillbaka till Berlin nu. Hur gör du med skolan dĂ„? Pluggar distans? Varför mĂ„ste Sean bo i Berlin? Är han frĂ„n Sverige? Är det Berlin du ser dig sjĂ€lv bo i nĂ€r du tĂ€nker pĂ„ framtiden?

AlltsÄ! Vad fint! Det kÀnns ju verkligen som att jag vÀxt upp med er ocksÄ!
FörstÄr verkligen att allt flyttande hit och dit blir förvirrande! Jag ska ha 3 mÄnaders praktik pÄ en pr-agentur i Berlin frÄn mitten av april till mitten av juni, det var dÀrför jag bestÀmde mig för att Äka till Berlin nu ursprungligen. Jag har vÀl inte riktigt sett det som en flytt riktigt förrÀn nu, nÀr jag kÀnt mig sÄ kÀr och glad dÀr att risken att jag stannar kvar Àven efter praktiken Àr vÀÀldigt överhÀngande. I sÄ fall kommer jag ta studieuppehÄll i min nuvarande utbildning och plugga nÄgot intressant pÄ distans i höst. Vi har ju aldrig bott tillsammans pÄ riktigt innan, sÄ det hÀnger ju sÄklart pÄ att allt funkar. Just nu kÀnns det vÀldigt lovande.
Yes, Sean Àr svensk och uppvuxen i Stockholm. Anledningen till att vi hamnar i Berlin Àr dels för att jag gillar Berlin mer Àn vad han gillar Göteborg, och att jag liksom har massor med jobb och vÀnner i Berlin redan, medan han skulle fÄ problem med sin musik-karriÀr i Götet. Dessutom Àger han en lÀgenhet i Berlin, nÀr jag hyr i andrahand, sÄ jag har helt enkelt bÀttre förutsÀttningar för att flytta. Jag vet inte var jag ser mig sjÀlv lÄngt i framtiden, tÀnker att Berlin nog Àr roligast att bo i som ung vuxen och kanske inget stÀlle man verkligen vill slÄ rot eller skaffa kids pÄ. Men jag vet inte. Det finns inget stÀlle jag kÀnner mer för just nu i alla fall.

Hi! Thank you for an inspiring blog! I can barely count on my fingers how many years I’ve followed you hehe, I feel like we’ve grown up together. And I have never commented either! Buuuut I think it’s so exciting this with your relationship and Gothenburg/Berlin and how everything works, I just wonder why you move back to Berlin now. What will happen with your school? Will you study on distance? Why does Sean have to live in Berlin? Is he from Sweden? Do you see yourself staying in Berlin when you think of the future?

Wow, thank you! It really feels like I have grewn up with you, too!
I really understand that all my moving back and forth is confusing! I’m going to have a 3-month internship at a PR agency in Berlin from mid-April to mid-June, that was why I decided to go to Berlin again originally. I haven’t really seen it as a real “move” until recently, since I’ve been feeling so in love and happy there that the risk that I’ll stay even after the internship is veeery big. In that case, I’ll take a study break in my current education and study something interesting on distance in the autumn. But Sean and I haven’t really lived together for real before, so of course it all depends on that everything works out fine. Right now that feels very likely.
Yes, Sean is Swedish and raised in Stockholm. The reason we’ll live in Berlin is partly because I like Berlin more than he likes Gothenburg, and I already have lots of work and friends in Berlin, while he would have problems with continuing his music career in Gothenburg. In addition, he owns an apartment in Berlin, and I am renting mine second hand, so I simply have better opportunities to move than he does. I don’t know where I see myself far in the future, Berlin is probably most fun to live in as a young adult and perhaps no place you really want to settle down or get kids at. But I don’t know. There’s no place I like more for the moment, anyway.

Does it feel a bit odd not to belong to vegan/vegetarian community anymore? I was omnivore for 12 years, then lacto-ovo vegetarian for 10 years, and now I’m pescetarian. I still eat mostly veggies but I do eat fish couple times a month. I noticed it’s a pretty touchy subject because ”real” vegetarians/vegans often frown upon any eating behavior that differs from theirs. On the other hand, meat-eaters often have totally different mindset and different morals than I, so I find it hard to relate to anyone lately.

Yes, I really relate to this! I feel exactly the same way. In heart I still feel like a vegan (I know some of you might find that provocative), and I have absolutely no valid arguments at all for eating meat or fish even though I sometimes do. But I’m not allowed to be a part of that community anymore, just as you said. Don’t really know what to do about that though, I guess I just have to get used to it or go back to vegan.

Q&A- THE MAKE UP DILEMMA AND MY PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT

Sitter pÄ kontoret med en sovande hund pÄ mina fötter och en Sean som knattrar pÄ sin dator framför mig. Jag hade tÀnkt göra ett inlÀgg med svar pÄ era frÄgor, men hann bara svara pÄ tvÄ av dem innan jag insÄg att inlÀgget skulle bli olidligt lÄngt om jag svarade pÄ fler. Jag hade visst massor av tankar att skriva av mig angÄende smink-dilemmat och min fotoutrustning:

I’m sitting in the office with a dog sleeping at my feet and Sean writing on his computer in front of me. I was going to make a post with answers to your questions, but only managed to answer two of them before I realized that the post would become unbearably long if I answered more. Apparently I had a lot of thoughts to write down about the make-up dilemma, and my photography equipment:

“I thought that i would really like to read a post about your relationship with make-up…i don’t know if you’ve done this before. My relationship with make-up is quite conflicting…i don’t like wearing it (i don’t like how it feels on my skin), and yet I find it very challenging to go out without a bit of BB Cream to hide my acne and/or mascara to make me look less tired. I saw in some of your pictures that you seem to be wearing quite a lot of make-up : how do you feel about this ? is this something that you like (like a nice accessory or something) or that you feel obliged to ? Are you annoyed with these women (quite often the “parisian” tyPe of girls) taking pride in being “natural”, not wearing make-up, etc. (i am). I would looove to know your point of view on this topic!”

Hi there! THANK YOU for this question, this is really something I think a lot about. I wear make up more or less every day, and most times I don’t feel very confident in public without it. On the one hand, I’m suuuuper annoyed by people (mostly dudes) bashing down on all the girls ”wasting” time putting on make up, calling them superficial etc (that part of me just want to put them in to place by using tonnes of shading and glitter eyeshadows). On the other hand, I’m annoyed by realizing that I live in a society where I, as a girl, am expected to look pretty all the time (that part of me just want to boycott the whole beauty industry and everything that has with make up to do).

Right now, I use make up every day because I do think it’s really fun to put it on, it’s somehow a creative process of creating an aesthetics that I want to communicate (like editing a photo or choosing an outfit). I love playing with it and use it more like an accessory that completes a look, like painting fake freckles, making glitter eyebrows or using a very strong accent color.
But it’s always healthy to analyze WHY I think it’s fun tu put on make up: probably because I feel prettier or cooler. And WHY do I want to look pretty? probably because our society premiers good looks. And so on.

But I can also see a feministic part of the make-up industry. We’re not just a bunch of girls forced to manipulate our looks to feel good enough- there’s also a strong wave of confident girls reclaiming the make up. It feels like we are starting to putting on make up for our own sake, because we think it’s fun and because we like it. Not as a tool to please some random dude who wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between a rouge and a highlighter anyway. I mean, just look at all the powerful girls in the beauty genre in social media.

Do you guys have any wise opinions about this? To be honest all these thoughts makes me very confused. It would be very interesting to read what you have to say.

I would love to read a bit more about your photography! I love how there is always really nice lighting in your outfit photos. I noticed you rarely shoot in direct sunlight – you are usually in shade, or the photos are backlit. How do you achieve such a good and even lighting in such conditions? I mostly take landscape photos but I noticed that the lighting is something I struggle the most when I occasionally take portrait shots. Do you use reflector discs? Or flash? Who takes your outfit photos for you? Back in Umea, did you use tripod and remote shutter? I find it quite hard to disguise the remote shutter in my hand, it always looks like I’m awkwardly holding my hand closed. Are you happy with your current camera+lenses (Nikon D600+ 85mm f/1.8 I believe)? I know you had them for quite a while now. Do you think you are going to upgrade to something else in the near future and if so, what? Would you splurge on 85mm f/1.4? I started reading your blog back in the days when you still used D90, and you inspired me to buy my first DSLR 🙂 It’s been five years since, and it’s falling apart so I’m trying to decide what to buy next.

Thank you! I love experimenting with lightning, and I agree that its super difficult to create the perfect conditions for a nicely lit picture. I’ve started to experiment more with direct sunlight, but I usually prefer ”soft” light. Here’s a post where I’ve experimented with direct sunlight, for example.
I think the ideal timings for good pictures is cloudy weather, or just when the sun is about to set/just after it has rised.
Sometimes it’s hard to see exactly how the light is (you get better at this over time though) but the best way is always to snap a test-picture to get a good overview. And never underestimate the magic that can be done i photoshop afterwards!
I use a reflector sometimes for food or product shots, but almost never for portraits.
I’m still super happy with my Nikon D600+ 85mm f/1.8, but I’m going to get a new lens, 28mm f/1,8, for more casual everyday pictures, since the 85mm is so incredibly zoomed in, haha.

(I use my Olympus Pen for taking photos on the go)

Q&A- AIRPLANE POLLUTION, NARCISISM AND CLOTHING RACKS,

HejhallÄ! Medan jag ÄterhÀmtar mig frÄn gÄrdagens dunderfest tycker jag att vi kan kolla igenom dessa svar om narcissism och like-hets och miljö-aspekten av att flyga var och varannan vecka. Massa söndagskramar!

Heyo!! While I’m recovering from yesterdays huge party, I think we can have a look at my answers to some of your questions about for example aircraft pollution and like thirsting. Hugs!

Jag har en frĂ„ga! Hur gör du för att hĂ„lla dig ”neutralt” och klarsynt instĂ€lld till nĂ€r du t.ex Ă€r med i himla Vouge Japan (som jag tycker Ă€r JÄTTESTORT)? Att vara glad för och att Ă€ga sin framgĂ„ng ska man sjĂ€lvklart göra, men jag menar att inte fĂ„ hybris, bli osympatisk, se ned pĂ„ de som har mindre framgĂ„ng osv. Detta Ă€r iaf sĂ„ jag uppfattar ditt förhĂ„llningssĂ€tt till uppmĂ€rksamhet etc. För du Ă€r ju bĂ„de i din karriĂ€r vĂ€ldigt lyckad och du fĂ„r mycket beröm och bekrĂ€ftelse av ditt utseende. Är det kanske bara sĂ„ som du Ă€r lagd? Jag blir lĂ€tt sĂ„ narcissistisk och skev av framgĂ„ng/komplimanger/dylikt och gillar det INTE.
HEJ! Jag tycker detta Àr en jÀttebra och relevant frÄga i dagens like-samhÀlle. Vi bÄde tar och ger varandra mer uppmÀrksamhet och komplimanger Àn nÄgonsin men ÀndÄ har jag en kÀnsla av att vi aldrig varit sÄ Àngsliga.
Generellt tror jag att jag aldrig vÀrderat karriÀr sÀrskilt högt, utan mer imponerats av sociala och personliga bragder.
För mig Àr det nog lite tvÀrtom jÀmfört med det du beskriver- IstÀllet för att försöka undvika att fÄ hybris av alla kommentarer och uppmÀrksamhet har jag fÄtt kÀmpa med det motsatta- att inte fÄ alldeles för höga krav pÄ mig sjÀlv. Jag tror de flesta fungerar sÄ egentligen: bara för att man nÄtt upp till en slags framgÄng sÀtter man sig inte ner pÄ rumpan och Àr nöjd, istÀllet höjer man ribban ytterligare och förbereder sig pÄ att pusha sig sjÀlv till en Ànnu högre nivÄ. Detta sÄklart pÄ gott och ont.
Jag menar inte att jag Àr otacksam- jag gÄr omkring med en konstant kÀnsla av tacksamhet i kroppen. Jag kÀnner mig alltid hedrad över att ha sÄ spÀnnande vÀnner som jag har, sÄ fin pojkvÀn, sÄ trygg familj och fantastiska lÀsare. Om det Àr nÄgot jag behöver jobba mer pÄ sÄ Àr det i Àrlighetens namn att kÀnna sig lite mer queen oftare.

I have a question! How do you do to stay “neutral” and grounded when you are featured in for example freakin Vogue Japan (which I think is huge)? You should obviously be happy about your own success, but I mean not getting hubris, getting unsympathetic, look down on those who have less success so on. I’ve got the impression that you have a good attitude regarding the attention etc., but you’re both in your career very successful and you get a lot of praise and acknowledgment for your appearance. Is it maybe just the way you are? I easily become so narcissistic and skewed by success/compliments/likes and do not like it.
HEY! I think this is an interesting and relevant issue in today’s like thirsting society. We both take and give each other more attention and compliments than ever, yet I have a feeling that we have never been so anxious.
Overall, I think I never valued career so high, but been more impressed by social and personal achievements.
For me it’s me, it’s probably a bit the opposite of what you describe- Instead of trying to avoid getting hubris of all comments and attention I have been struggling with not getting too high demands on myself. I think mmost people work that way: just because you have reached some kind of success you sit not down relaxing, feeling satisfied, instead you raise the bar further and push yourelf to an even higher level. Which is both good and bad.
I do not mean that I am ungrateful- I walk around with a constant sense of gratitude in my body. I always feel honored to have so exciting friends, such a nice boyfriend, so supporting family and so many fantastic readers. If there’s something I need to get better at, I honestly think it’s feel a little more like a queen more often.

Du Àr ju sÄ magiskt PANG-SNYGG pÄ varje bild! Men jag har en frÄga: till exempelvis detta inlÀgg och bilderna, vem fotograferar dem? Eller har du med dig stativ och fjÀrrutlösare ut?
TACK!! MÄste bara lÀgga till att jag verkligen inte blir bra pÄ varje bild, för varje outfit-inlÀgg fotas vÄr sisÄdÀr hundra bilder varav 10 vÀljs ut för bloggen. Resten kasseras pga snor/dubbelhakor och annat tjafs. Hehe. Det Àr olika personer som plÄtar varje gÄng! NÀr jag bodde i Berlin samarbetade jag med ett gÀng fotografer dÀr, men nÀr jag inte befinner mig dÀr Àr det oftast personer i min nÀrhet som fÄr stÀlla upp; Lou, Sean, Mamma, och sÄ vidare. Alla mina nÀrmsta har fÄtt agera fotograf bÄde en och annan gÄng, hehe.

You are so stunning in every picture! But I have a question: for example this post and pictures, who takes the photos? Or do you have a tripod and remote?
THANKS!! I just have to add that I really don’t look good in every picture, we take about hundred pics of which 10 are selected for every outfit post. The rest is discarded due to snot/double chins, and other nonsense. Hehe. Different people shoot the pics every time! When I lived in Berlin, I worked with a bunch of photographers there, but when I’m not in the area people around me gets to act photographer: Lou, Sean, Mom, Fanny and so on. All my closest friends and family has got to snap photos of me lots of times, haha.


(haha, every other pic in a shoot looks like this)

What is your main Field in your study?
Digital marketing and sales analytics!

Ebba!! Vad heter dina clothing racks frÀn ziito? Jag behöver verkligen exakt samma upplÀgg, men kan inte hitta dem pÄ deras hemsida.
Åh, mina ziito-klĂ€dstĂ€llningar Ă€r verkligen mina favvo-möbler ever. TrĂ„kigt nog fĂ„r de inte plats i min nya lĂ€genhet </3 HÄR Ă€r direktlĂ€nken till den jag har (hade).

Ebb!! What’s your clothing racks from ziito? I really need exactly the same format, but can not find them on their website.
Oh, my ziito-racks are really my favs furniture ever. Sadly, they don’t fit in my new apartment <3 HERE is the direct link to the one I have (had).

Jag undrar dock lite hur du ser pĂ„ och motiverar alla de flygresor som du gör? Jag menar att resa till Thailand för en enda person slĂ€pper ut lika mycket som en personbil gör pĂ„ ett helt Ă„r (cirka tvĂ„ ton). Det Ă€r ocksĂ„ lika mycket som en persons hela hĂ„llbara utslĂ€ppsutrymme för ett Ă„r. Och sĂ„ lĂ€nge jag följt din blogg kĂ€nns det som du flyger nĂ„gonstans mer eller mindre varje vecka? Hej!! Jag mĂ„ste vara Ă€rlig hĂ€r och sĂ€ga att jag inte tĂ€nker sĂ„ mycket pĂ„ mina flygresor. Jag cyklar, gĂ„r och reser med lokaltrafik varje dag till vardags, men nĂ€r det kommer till jobb utomlands Ă€r det oftast flyg som gĂ€ller. Det skulle tyvĂ€rr inte gĂ„ att resa med tĂ„g eller buss med mitt tighta schema, dĂ€r jag bollar skola, jobb och fritid. Att resa Ă€r nĂ„got av det bĂ€sta jag vet och jag önskar innerligt att det gick att resa tidseffektivt pĂ„ ett miljövĂ€nligare sĂ€tt Ă€n det i dagslĂ€get gĂ„r att göra. Jag fĂ„r göra mitt bĂ€sta och kompensera med ett hyfsat ”miljövĂ€nligt” leverne i övrigt, tills ett bĂ€ttre alternativ uppfunnits typ. Tycker att detta Ă€r ett intressant och tĂ€nkvĂ€rt Ă€mne, har ni nĂ„gra Ă„sikter?

I wonder how you think about and motivate all the flights you travel with? I mean to travel to Thailand for a single causes as much pollution as a car does in a whole year (about two tons). It is also the same as one single person’s entire sustainable emissions space for one year. And for as long as I have followed your blog, it feels like you are flying somewhere more or less every week? Hi!! I have to be honest and say that I don’t think too much about my flying habits. I bike, walk and travel by public transport everywhere in my everyday life, but when it comes to work abroad, flying is the only alternative. Unfortunately it wouldn’t be possible to travel by train or bus with my tight schedule, where I try to have time for school, work and social life. Travel is one of the best things I know and I sincerely wish that it was possible to travel time efficiently in an environmentally friendly way. I do my best to keep a fairly “green” lifestyle in general, until a better alternative is invented. I really think this is an interesting topic which I haven’t thought enough about, do you guys have any opinions/thoughts?

Q&A #1 RELATIONS, DIETS AND CREATIVITY

Hejhej! Skrotar runt i mjukisbrallor lÀgenheten och piffar inför inflyttningsfesten jag ska ha ikvÀll. Ska bli kul att fÄ fylla mina 23 kvadrat med fina mÀnniskor jag tycker om för första gÄngen. Medan jag pysslar pÄ med det tÀnkte jag dela med mig av mina svar pÄ era frÄgor. Det blev riktigt personligt denna gÄng kÀnner jag. Kram!

Heyo! I’m just walking around at home preparing my moving in party tonight. It’ll be so much fun filling my 23 square meters with people I like for the first time. While I’m busy prepping, I thought I’d share some answers to your questions. I feel I got really personal this time. Hugs!

HÀr kommer ett tips pÄ inlÀgg: Göteborg som studentstad.
Ska börja plugga dÀr till hösten och Àr sjukt peppad men sÄklart nervös eftersom jag knappt varit dÀr och inte kÀnner sÄ mÄnga. Har dock intrycket av att det Àr en hÀrlig stad! SÄ, vart hÀnger en? Hur trÀffar en kompisar? Hur hittar en lÀgenhet? Skulle du vilja ta en öl/kaffe? Tar vÀldigt gÀrna emot alla tips kring detta.

HallÄ dÀr! Jag har inte bott hÀr sÄ lÀnge Àn, men jag kan göra mitt bÀsta. KÀnner att det kanske blir lite vÀl saftigt att svara pÄ allt i detta inlÀgg, sÄ jag ser till att ordna en liten gbg-guide nÄgon gÄng framöver. SjÀlvklart vill jag hÀnga! SlÀng ivÀg ett mail sÄ hörs vi!

Here’s a post suggestion: Gothenburg as a student city.
I’ll move there to study in the fall and am super psyched but obviously nervous because I barely been there and don’t know many people. However, my impression is that it’s a lovely town! So, where should I hang out? How do you make new friends? How do you find an apartment? Would you like to have a beer/coffee with me?

Hey there! Well, I haven’t lived here for that long yet, but I can do my best. I think it would be too juicy to answer all of your questions in this post, so I’ll make a separate post with a Gothenburg Guide sometime soon. Sure, let’s hang out! Hook me up on fb or throw me an email!

Ebba, du Àr min no.1 inspiration i livet och fÄr mig att undra; hur hinner du med att leva? Du gÄr i skolan, antar du mÄste plugga, du fotar, du reser, du bloggar, du Àr med vÀnner. HUR? SjÀlv fÄr jag inte ens ihop bloggen och skolan i ett.. Kanske beror det pÄ planering, men oavsett vad, hur gör du? GULLE! TACK, blir sÄ glad. För mig handlar det nog mest och att jag bollat blogg, skola och fritid sÄ lÀnge att det blivit naturligt för mig att utnyttja all fritid (typ bussresor, vÀntan pÄ flygplatser), alltid planera nÄgra dagar i förtid och alltid ha en plan B i bakfickan. Detta resulterar i att jag Àr vÀldigt dÄlig pÄ att spontan-hÀnga, det Àr sÀllan jag ba springer ner pÄ stan för att ta en kaffe med en kompis, utan vill helst ha planerat det nÄgra dagar innan.

Ebba, you are my No.1 inspiration in life and makes me wonder; How do you have time for everything in your life? You go to school, I imagine you have to study, you’re shooting, you’re traveling, you blog, you are with friends. HOW? I myself have a hard time finding time to just blog and school .. Maybe it’s planning, but no matter what, how do you do it? THANKS, that makes me so happy. I think the key is that I’ve been blogging, studying and doing other stuff for so long that it has become natural for me to use all the little spare time I get to work (like bus trips, waiting at airports), always plan a few days in advance and always have a plan B in the back pocket The result is that I’m very bad at the spontaneous hang outs, I almost never go to town to have a coffee with a friend without planning it a few days before.

Ebba, do you have any tips for getting more creative? I often want to do something but I donÂŽt know how to start? That’s a hard question, I think creativity is different for each and every one of us. Personally, the main ingredients for getting more creative is 1. Time (when I’m stressed out there’s no space to be creative at all) and 2. Inspiration. I like scrolling through magazines and blogs, reading interviews with people who’s doing cool stuff or just discuss my ideas with family and friends.

AlltsĂ„! Har lĂ€st din blogg rĂ€tt lĂ€nge nu (♄) men kan inte for the life of me fĂ„ saker rĂ€tt i huvudet. Är det Sean du Ă€r ihop med? Vem Ă€r gnusse? Bor din pojkvĂ€n i Berlin? NĂ€r blev ni ihop? Har liksom inte kunnat fĂ„ ihop varken tidslinje eller namn med ansikten, sĂ„ förlĂ„t för storm av frĂ„gor.
HEJ! Jag har fÄtt sÄ mÄnga frÄgor kring detta och jag förstÄr verkligen att det Àr förvirrande, eftersom jag tidigare knappt skrivit om kÀrlek pÄ bloggen. Jag kÀnner mig lite skyldig att reda ut detta en gÄng för alla:
Jag och Gnusse (som alltsÄ Àr samma person som Gustaf, som ni kanske förstÄtt) trÀffades nÄgon mÄnad efter att jag flyttade till Berlin och han blev snabbt en jÀtteviktig person i mitt liv (vilket var ganska intensivt för mig som oftast behöver Är för att komma nÀra nÄgon). VÄrt förhÄllande var alltid vÀldigt oklart och flytande, det var nog dÀrför jag inte kÀnde att jag kunde berÀtta om det för er pÄ nÄgot bra sÀtt. Jag visste inte riktigt sjÀlv vad vi höll pÄ med, mer Àn att det var fett spÀnnande. Han har lÀrt mig massor om life och alltid inspirerat och provocerat mig pÄ samma gÄng. Nu Àr det rÀtt lÀnge sedan vi var tillsammans men vi Àr fortfarande vÀnner- efter att ha spenderat ett halvÄr som utbytesstudent i kina bor han hÀr i Götet igen. NÄgon som inte bor hÀr Àr Sean, som jag trÀffade i Berlin i somras dÄ jag egentligen inte alls var ute efter nÄgot. Jag hade ju bestÀmt mig för att lÀmna Berlin och ville ha en ny, frÀsch start i Göteborg. Det tog mig flera mÄnader innan jag insÄg att anledningen till att jag hela tiden gav mig sjÀlv skÀl att umgÄs med honom var att det fanns nÄgot mer mellan oss ÀndÄ. I efterhand Àr det rÀtt komiskt, men det dröjde Ànda till i julas innan jag pÄ riktigt kunde erkÀnna hur jag kÀnde. Sedan dess Àr vi ihop och jag skulle ljuga om jag sa att det Àr oproblematiskt för mig att ha ett lÄngdistansförhÄllande, men det Àr vÀrt det alla dagar i veckan.
Det kÀnns förresten vÀldigt speciellt att berÀtta allt detta för er, inser att jag nÀstan aldrig slÀppt in er pÄ det planet förut. KÀnns lite lÀskigt.

So! I’ve red your blog quite some time now (♄) but can’t for my life get things right in my head. Is Sean your boyfriend? Who is gnusse? Does your boyfriend live in Berlin? When did you get together? I’ve never managed to get together either timeline or names with faces, so sorry for the storm of questions.
HEY! I’ve received so many questions about this and I certainly understand that it is confusing, as I previously barely written about love and relationships on my blog. I feel a little guilty to sort this out once and for all:
Me and Gnusse (the same person as Gustaf, as you might already have figured out) met one month after I moved to Berlin, and he quickly became a very important person in my life (which was pretty intense for me, who usually require years to come close to anyone). Our relationship was always very vague and floating, that was probably the reason I didn’t feel I could tell you about it in a good way. I didn’t really know what we were doing, more than it was really exciting. He has taught me a lot about life and always inspired and provoked me at the same time. Now it has been some time since we were together but we are still friends- after having spent half a year as an exchange student in China, he lives here in Gothenburg again. Someone who doesn’t live here is Sean, whom I met in Berlin last summer when I wasn’t really looking for anything. I had decided to leave Berlin and wanted a fresh start in Gothenburg. It took me several months before I realized that the reason I constantly gave myself reasons to spend time with him was that there was something more between us than friendhip. In retrospect, it’s quite funny that I didn’t admit my feelings until winter, even though we kinda acted like a couple before. Since then, we are together and I would be lying if I said that it easy for me to have a long distance relationship, but it’s worth it every day of the week.
It feels very special to tell you all this to you, I realize that I almost never let in you on that plane before. Feels a bit scary.

WHO IS SEAN?!?
Haha. Det finns sĂ„ mycket att sĂ€ga om honom. Han Ă€r rĂ€tt komplex. Första gĂ„ngen jag var i hans lĂ€genhet var golvet tĂ€ckt av maskiner, byggmaterial och sĂ„gspĂ„n. Efter att ha klivit genom vad som senare skulle komma att bli ett kök och ett vardagsrum, fortfarande med skorna pĂ„, minns jag att jag lade mĂ€rke till att han hade boken “Quiet- the power of introverts in a world who can’t stop talking” pĂ„ sin sĂ€ng. Minns att det var första gĂ„ngen jag kĂ€nde att jag började förstĂ„ mig pĂ„ den dĂ€r svĂ„rlĂ€sta djsnubben. Han Ă€r en sĂ„dan som bara gör saker, och gör dem bra. Bygger en lĂ€genhet, studio och kontor frĂ„n noll till hundra, producerar elektronisk musik som Ă€r bra pĂ„ riktigt, vet sĂ„ mycket om byrĂ„krati och ekonomi. Han ogillar saker som inte fungerar som de ska, vare sig det Ă€r politiska system eller kabinvĂ€skor. Han Ă€r verkligen ingen showare, men fett rolig. Helt otroligt omtĂ€nksam. En magiker i köket. Jag tror att vi har sĂ„ lĂ€tt för varandra för att vi Ă€r vĂ€ldigt lika, förutom att han Ă€r en person som gör saker frĂ„n grunden nĂ€r allt jag tar i blir spretigt och fel, och att han Ă€r en jĂ€vla stjĂ€rna pĂ„ twister nĂ€r jag tappar balansen av att stĂ„ pĂ„ alla fyra. Typ sĂ„. Det bĂ€sta med att ha ett sĂ„ nytt förhĂ„llande Ă€r att jag fortfarande kĂ€nner att det finns sĂ„ sjukt mycket mer att upptĂ€cka.

WHO IS SEAN?!?
Haha. There is so much to say about him. He is pretty complex. The first time I was in his apartment, the floor was covered in machinery, building materials and sawdust. Having stepped through what would later become a kitchen and a living room, still with my shoes on, I remember that I noticed that he had the book “Quiet- the power of introverts in a world who can not stop talking” on his bed. I remember that was the first time I felt that I began to understand that dj dude. He’s a person who just does things, and do them well. Builds an apartment, studio and office from zero to one hundred, produces electronic music that is seriously good, knows everything about bureaucracy and economy. He dislikes things that doesn’t work as it should, wether it’s society structures or cabin bags. He’s certainly no clown but he’s really funny. Incredibly kind and caring. A magician in the kitchen. I think we are very similar, except that he’s the kind of person who makes things from scratch when everything I try to do is sprawling and wrong, and he’s a fucking star on twister when I lose balance standing on all fours. Haha. The best thing with having such a new relationship is that I still feel there’s so much more to discover.

Skulle vilja veta hur dina matvanor ser ut idag. Du var ju vegan förut (du fick mig att bli vegetarian!) men ser att sÄ Àr det inte lÀngre. Vore kul att veta. WOW! Blir alltid sÄ impad nÀr jag fÄr höra att jag pÄverkat nÄgon till att bli veggo. Heja! Jag kan inte riktigt sÀga att jag hÄller mig till nÄgon speciell kost alls just nu, jag har oftast vegetabilisk mjölk hemma, men Àter filmjölk och yoghurt ibland. NÀr jag Àter ute, eller ska lyxa till det Àter jag gÀrna fisk, men hemma Àter jag mest veganskt eller vegetariskt. Har inga direkta regler för mig sjÀlv, men tycker oftast att det Àr onödigt att Àta animaliska produkter om det inte Àr nÄgot speciellt tillfÀlle.

I would like to know how your eating habits is today. You were vegan before (you made me become a vegetarian!) but I know you’re not a vegan anymore. Would be nice to know how you eat atm.
WOW! I always get so impressed when I hear that I have influenced anyone to become vegetarian. Yay! I can’t really say that I stick to a particular diet at all right now, I usually have vegetable milk at home but eat normal yogurt sometimes. When I eat out, I love to fish or seafood, but at home I eat most vegan or vegetarian. I have no direct rules for myself, but I never see a reason to eat animal products if there’s no special occasion.


Recipe HERE

Vad brukar du anvĂ€nda för hĂ„rinpackning? Tycker att alla inpackningar som slutar pĂ„ “plex” Ă€r bra (olaplex-varianter alltsĂ„). Jag har en just nu som heter fiberplex som gör underverk.

What hair mask do you use? I like all hair masks that has a name ending with “plex”, haha (sister products to olaplex). I have one right now called fiberplex which makes my hair shine like never before.

Puh. Det var allt för idag! FortsÀtt skicka in frÄgor sÄ försöker jag svara pÄ dem senare. Ha en bra lördag!

Phew. That’s all for now! Keep on sending me questions and I’ll try to answer them later on. Happy saturday!

ANSWERS – PHOTOGRAPHY & EDITING

Vad har du för kamerautrustning? Jag har en Nikon D600 samt ett 85mm f/1,8-objektiv som jag anvÀnder till 90 procent av mina bilder och ett 50mm f/1,4 som jag anvÀnder dÄ jag behöver mer vidvinkel. Men OJ vad det kliar i fingrarna efter ett riktigt vidvinkelobjektiv nu. Alla tips mottages med tacksamhet!

Vilka appar anvÀnder du för att redigera dina instagrambilder? Nuförtiden gör jag nÀstan alltid sÄhÀr: 1. LÀgga pÄ filter, minska brus och öka skÀrpan i photoshop-appen. 2. Justera mÀttnaden i Snapseed. 3. Fixa lite finlir i instagrams egen redigerare om det Àr nödvÀndigt. Done!

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Vad anvÀnder du för dator? Jag gick över till apple förra Äret och anvÀnder nu en 13-tums macbook PRO med retina-skÀrm, vars 8GB minne tar slut varannan vecka men som jag Àlskar till döds ÀndÄ.

Where did you get your mac computer skin? Check out my post about it here: http://ebbazingmark.local/s-t-o-n-e/

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Who is you favorite photographer? Hm, it’s really hard to say! I think Lina is amazing. Vitali, who I did the Junkyard shoot in NY with, are a true artist. Stefan Dotter (who happen to be a friend of mine lol) is a really really great talent too. To name a few.

What Program do you use to edit you photos and through which procedure your pics become so beautiful? Haha, thank you! I use photoshop CS5 for all my pics.

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What tool did you used to use for merging your photos together so there was no lines and it looked like one photo? I used Photoshop CS5. I just put the different photos in different layers and used the eraser tool to merge them together!