Date of the
actual residency come closer and Nicola have all ready made some plans for us.
Children
are in day care the week that is usually autumn holidays in Finland and our
trip to UK will be holidays for them. As I am working now, Laurent is taking
care of the children daily, the time I am at work and children are no more at
day care. My working day continues usually until 6pm.Often I also work in week-ends.
There are
so many things I would like to see in my residency. So many places I would like
to visit, and I would like to seriously to do work of my own in the way I could
concentrate on it. I do have some plans, that I could put in to practise with
children, but I also have a lot of ideas that need time of my own.
People keep
saying to me ”Couldn’t your companion look after your children, while you are doing
your things.” They don’t catch that that’s what he is doing all of the time.
I would
like that this residency would be fun for all the family members. It is not fun
to travel another country just to be babysitter while I am looking around and
creating things. Children are also looking forward time, when I am not working
and they are not in day care to do something together. For them being together
is much more interesting than all the museums or other amusements. And they are
both a bit shy too to meet new people.
We should
find a way that pleases everybody. Both of us adults should get time for our
own projects, and we should do fun things all together. And at the same time manage
to create some art. This will be our challenge now. And I think this is one
main question on what the family residency is about.
