Something about me

Maybe it was the bullying at the new school I had started as a 10-year-old that made me eventually feel the urge to get out and about. As a 16-year-old, I received a scholarship to the IB school United World College in the US and a whole new world opened up - literally. There, I was one of 200 students from more than 70 countries, and identity, conflict and peace work took on a whole new meaning. an observer in Guatemala and then threw me a bachelor's degree in international relations and spanish. I even managed to be kidnapped in Yemen in 2012 and understood the extraordinary power and magic of empathy during my 12 days in captivity. I first became acquainted with IVK in 2002 through my work at the Center for Peace Building and Conflict Management (CCM) and became acquainted with IVK's founder, Marshall Rosenberg, in Brazil in 2005. I had the pleasure of training with him for 23 days and after many more years of training and practice I became Norway's second authorized IVK trainer in 2018. I have previously held courses and practice groups in Argentina, Panama, Yemen and Germany, and now offer courses, guidance, practice groups and online courses on IVK in Norwegian, English, Spanish and Portuguese. In addition, I work as a professional teacher at a primary school. Yes, it's actually the same school I was bullied about 30 years ago. Now I want to contribute to learning, conflict management and security for today's students.