Who is Shamini?
Shamini is a 30 year old female who’s currently living in Trondheim, where she’s attempting to get her degree in Graphic Design. She was born on an August night in Bergen, more accurately Laksevåg. When her parents decided to move to Steigen in 1980 she became a northerner for real, and haven’t been back to visit Bergen since then. She spent her days in Steigen up until 2007 when she decided to finally uproot and leave this godforsaken place, even though she reluctantly admits to occasionally miss her home and the nature, which really is the one thing that makes Steigen a place worth loving.

Why the diary?
Since she has spent most of her life in a wheelchair, she has always had a lot of spare time on her hands. Time that’s often been used for thinking thoughts not always happy, but she always does her best to keep a smile on her face anyway. People often consider her to be a strong-minded girl who won’t let hardship and struggles get her down, but some times the negativity still manages to overwhelm her, bringing her down and making her head spin from uncertainty. She has discovered that her diary really helps her, that it’s liberating to let all her thoughts loose on “paper” instead of keeping them locked up inside her head. She’s been keeping a diary for many years now, but never on a regular basis. During 2002 she decided to start a diary on her website, and in 2003 it really caught on. She’s got a few mental barriers that makes her wanna censor a lot of what she’s writing, but she’s working on shaking the urge to do so. Along the years her diary has been password protected, but eventually she decided to open her diary to all interested in taking part in her thoughts.

Shamini still wants to leave a disclaimer: These are her own private thoughts, and she asks that you will show respect and continue with an open mind. A diary is filled with thoughts, feelings, experiences and everyday challenges, and this one is no exception.

More information about Shamini: http://www.shamini.no/shamini.php
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Last updated in January 2010