Writings
Marísól and the Seaplane
My first novel, a children's book I wrote and illustration in cooperation with my son. (Icelandic language) Published by Leó Publishing in Kópavogur, Icleand, in September 2022.
About leadership in China
"In China the chief rules, again" feature article in Kjarninn online newspaper. 18 October 2017, (Icelandic language) https://kjarninn.is/folk/2017-10-17-i-kina-raedur-foringinn-aftur/
Where Even the Birds Wear National Colours
Visiting Cuba feels like reading a poem about tragic love of what could have been. Most people there lead a lifestyle where the needs and wants of a person often feel more relatable than the modern problems of people born into generations named after letters that sound like variables in a math problem.
In Cuba after Castro
Feature article in Kjarninn online newspaper. 29 December 2016, (Icelandic language) https://kjarninn.is/folk/2016-12-28-kubu-eftir-castro/
The Oriental Love Story that conquered Europe
A feature articled on the relationship between Kusumoto Ine og Philipp Franz von Siebold. 12 November 2016, (Icelandic language) https://kjarninn.is/folk/2016-11-12-austraena-astarsagan-sem-sigradi-evropu/
The Pop Star, Ambassador and Jewellery Designer from Uzbekistan
A feture article on Gulnara Karimova 12 September 2016 (Icelandic language) https://kjarninn.is/frettir/2016-09-09-poppstjarnan-sendiherrann-og-skartgripahonnudurinn-fra-usbekistan/
When a Spy is arrested in East Asia
Feature article about Kim Hyon-hui in Kjarninn online newspaper. 8 November 2015, (Icelandic language) https://kjarninn.is/skodun/2015-11-07-thegar-njosnari-er-handtekinn-i-austur-asiu/
The Pink Wave of Politics in Latin America
“The Pink Wave of Politics in Latin America” feature article in Kjarninn online newspaper. 28 August 2022, (Icelandic language) https://kjarninn.is/skyring/bleika-alda-inkanna/