Dear Daniel
Even though we didn’t have the longest or deepest conversations and didn’t spend too much time together you still managed to capture a corner of my heart and become a valuable part of my RCNUWC experience. Living together in little Flekke for 2 years meant that I saw you almost every day walking around and laughing with your friends, planning your great projects, sitting in the cantina or at a meeting and fixing the sound system during world today, movies, our show etc. We also had a lot of small chats while walking to the kantina, eating “fiskekake”, you trying to teach me to play the guitar (I had your guitar for months and months, Daniel! And you would laugh your heartily laughter every time you asked me how the playing was coming along and I would reply “ehm, not a single chord yet. But you just wait, soon you’ll see me as a superstar on MTV with your guitar in my hands" :) and while walking to wherever we had to be. I can honestly say I never ended a conversation without leaving with a smile on my face or laughing like a maniac. Even if we were talking about our problems, stress or our bad days a smile would pop up before we were done! That’s how I’ll remember you Daniel – Calm, optimistic, funny, caring, devoted and with all the time in the world for everything. You would seem calm even when the auditorium were shouting and shivering impatiently during a presentation or when we were preparing the travelling show with our first show was drawing nearer and we were freaking out every time the microphones weren’t working or weird noises came from the speakers. All these memories are a part of me now. I’ve noticed how much only now after reading the sad news about you and reading all the things people write about you. I guess living together in a little bubble ties stronger bonds than one sometimes realize!

It’s strange sitting here writing to you as if you were reading every single word. Maybe you are, so I have to say that it’s a shame I didn’t get to know you better and that the world won’t get to know you better either. Oh, and Daniel, do you remember our plans for a nude revolution? Just wait a while for me and the world will see the revolution we’ve been waiting for :)

Rest in peace, Daniel. I’ll keep you in my heart and memory!

With love,
The Norwegian who still sucks at the guitar, but thanks to you know a chord or two
Karina

For Daniel

Life is such a fleeting thing. It seems to run away the minute you turn your back. Daniel's life ran away far too soon. It seems like just yesterday that we were just hanging out at the dinner table over a cup of tea and Kantine food. I cried for Daniel because it is unfair that he had to leave us so early, with such a promising future ahead of him. Daniel was always there when you needed him, no matter what time of day or what the request, you could count on him to pull through for you. You inspired so many of us Daniel, I only wish I had said that to you more often. You live on in our hearts Daniel.

For Daniel: Where you were during 2004-06

This picture was taken on the day when the College held a memorial ceremony for Daniel.

Xiaohang