{"id":567,"date":"2020-07-13T13:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/driftingnarratives.net\/midnightsun\/?p=567"},"modified":"2021-01-16T19:35:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T19:35:12","slug":"episode-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/driftingnarratives.net\/midnightsun\/episode-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 6 &#8211; The Good Neighbour"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>&#8220;It is not just about the houses; it is about the community&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p><iframe title=\"Katarina Sundelin, The Good Neighbour\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/437782195?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A home means many different things to Katarina Sundelin. She feels it in the kitchen where her grandmother once used to cook; she sees it in the comfort of having coffee while talking to her neighbours; she builds it every December when she puts up the Christmas tree right outside her house.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-567-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/driftingnarratives.net\/midnightsun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/knitting.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/driftingnarratives.net\/midnightsun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/knitting.mp4\">https:\/\/driftingnarratives.net\/midnightsun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/knitting.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Nobody needs an invitation. Her house is open to all those around her. She doesn\u2019t see them as [strangers] people; she looks at them like they are part of her community, her family.<\/p>\n<p>Now, what happens when someone from the outside tries to break apart your home and this community?&nbsp; You feel anger and sadness. But Katarina chooses a different path. She chooses to be strong. She reminisces about all the beautiful memories she\u2019s made in this house. Right from the time she used to come here on vacation to taking over the house and making it a home for everyone nearby.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>\u201cIt was like a kick in the stomach, I couldn\u2019t breathe. What shall we do? It was a shock. You don\u2019t just lose a home, a house, you lose your entire community, your people. This is my home; I don\u2019t have the right to my home anymore, but I still live here.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-730\" src=\"https:\/\/driftingnarratives.net\/midnightsun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-13-at-18.53.32-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftingnarratives.net\/midnightsun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-13-at-18.53.32-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/driftingnarratives.net\/midnightsun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-13-at-18.53.32-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/driftingnarratives.net\/midnightsun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-13-at-18.53.32-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/driftingnarratives.net\/midnightsun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-13-at-18.53.32.png 1418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While the rest of the people in the world continue with their chaotic lives, not many ever come close to knowing the existence of this gem in one corner of Sweden. <b>Sakaj\u00e4rvi<\/b>, in the S\u00e1mi language, means the space that is near the lake to meet. It was&nbsp;a gathering place&nbsp;for S\u00e1mi from the wider area.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cWe don\u2019t meet every day, but I know his or her story, and their family, I know who they are. And that\u2019s very important, I think. Maybe we don\u2019t see each other daily, but we know the people are there,\u201d says Katarina, with her heart full of love.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Katarina was always used to living life alone. But moving to Sakaj\u00e4rvi gave her a sense of belonging. She found friends, love and strength in this small, simple village.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cIt was like a kick in the stomach, I couldn\u2019t breathe. What shall we do? It was a shock. You don\u2019t just lose a home, a house, you lose your entire community, your people. This is my home; I don\u2019t have the right to my home anymore, but I still live here.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>@galaxymars<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is our home, this is where we live. 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