My Fifteen Minutes
 Photo Album: A Busy Week |
The past couple of weeks have been a busy time. I had rescheduled my plane trip home so I could be in the Faroes for several weeks after the publication of my book, and I am glad that I did.
Tuesday, a week ago, I scheduled a phone call to a class of 10 and 11 year old children in California. My daughter is the teacher. Each table group had a question for me - a total of 7 questions. My favorite was “What is it like to be famous?” It seems that 5th grade students think I must be famous, though I’m really not.
Friday, I had an hour to talk with more students. These were students learning English at the business and trade school in Kambsdal, a mile up the road from my house. It was much harder to get them to ask questions. I talked a little about my book, but I spent most of the time talking about cultural differences between the Faroe Islands and America.
The weather was good for the first time in more than a week, so I drove to Tórshavn in the afternoon for a last meeting with the publishers. I picked up a few more books to send to my family in America. They won’t be able to read it, but they can look at the pictures. Of course, the original document in English lives on my computer, and they can read that, if they want to.
Saturday, I was back in Tórshavn again, to sign books at the Rit og Rák bookstore in the SMS shopping center. I missed rehearsals for two different choirs in Fuglafjørður in order to go to the book signing.
Monday, I drove to Tórshavn one more time, for a live radio interview at Cafe Baresso, talking about my book for most of an hour, with a few breaks for some music.
Wednesday evening I will give a talk at the library in Fuglafjørður about writing the book, and I will read a few excerpts from the book. The talk will be in English, and the reading in Faroese.
Looking back at the last few paragraphs, it seems that I have the ability to talk a lot without stopping. This is something I didn’t know about myself until now. I think now is the time to stop.