Greenland from the Outside In

Driving in Greenland

The car rejected reverse in any kind of cold weather. And in the winter it snowed on the inside. It was the worst…

Arctic winter snow

For someone who grew up in 30 degree plus summers, with winter holidays involving slushy snow and sleet, the plethora of forms of…

So much for the Kingdom of Denmark

*Cartoon by Buuarsikkut Soon there will be an election in Greenland. Elections are a time when Greenland, sometimes, makes it into the international media….

Money for nothing: the hidden danger of resource millions

Greenlanders would like to have a successful resource industry to help them on their path to independence from Denmark. So how could large…

Culturally appropriate education

It’s well-recognised that we learn more effectively if new information is presented in a context that is familiar to us. We learn based…

Stuck in the middle

Three years of working in Greenland has brought me into project partnerships with Danish and American agencies. From both, there is a clear…

“You’re annoying me”

*Map of mobile coverage in Greenland, from Telepost Mobile coverage in Greenland is rather limited. And where it does exist, it’s sometimes…

Where can you lose a plutonium bomb?

*Still image from ‘Camp Century’ film (1963) Greenland is a big place. Things get lost, forgotten, hidden, and some things noone ever…

Falling through the cracks

As I fell, I heard my leg snap beneath me, and the sound of myself screaming. Since Greenland achieved self-rule in 2009, one…