This post is dedicated to the wonderful world of literature.

Ever since I was a little girl books have been my go-to’s, my escape, my friends, basically a retreat from the world. It wasn’t a compensation but a passion that filled my days. Cooped up in my little pubescent ivory tower, I could think of nothing better than to sink into a world of excitement, a world where fantastical, thrilling and horrible things happened, with emphasis on the happening part. Partly because I come from a Dullsville type of town, where the most rallied people get is at the local football match, I never really felt at ease with the place and many of its people.

So I read. A lot. All the time. When I wasn’t watching TV. I read about Biko and learnt about a country called South Africa and the term ‘Apartheid’, I jumped in the hole with Alice In Wonderland, went on adventures with Robinson Crusoe and Jules Verne, and personalized WWII in Anne Frank, while I swallowed Nordic literature from one language to another. I was lucky to have a mother whose bookshelf was amazing – stocked with all sorts of books – so when one book was done with off I went down the stairs and picked another one. My favorite time in public school was, surprise surprise, when we got to go to the school library.

All grown up, I have discovered that my passion is not a solitary one. I used to think that I could not get more isolated from people and society than when I was wrapped up in a book, and you still will have a hell of a time trying to get in contact with me when I am reading (mission impossible). But where I once was used to keeping my opinions to myself after the closing lines of a novel, I now find myself in the midst of a bustling scene, where books have an impact on society. They arouse thought and feeling, and one key element; they can play an immensely important role when it comes to discussion and debate. My life has been filled with books, and constantly I learn about different shades of life through them.

So this is my way of paying back for the great gifts I have received in the world of books.