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Karen E. Politte |
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A Scottish-born native, I have lived in the United States of America since 2002, having been drawn to this country by a feverish passion for storm chasing that was ignited by an old documentary shown on Channel 4 in my home country when I was fourteen years old. I was born in the city of Perth in Scotland and lived my entire life before emigrating in the small Highland Perthshire town of Aberfeldy. Life in the U.S. is markedly different than the lifestyle I am used to, coming from such a rural area of a completely different country - however I have definitely learned over the past year that home is categorically where the heart is. Therefore, my home is now in Conway, AR. After spending the first four years after emigrating in central Oklahoma, love and life changes brought me to live in Conway, AR - which I might add bears more than a fleeting resemblance to my beloved homeland of Scotland. Arkansas is, I have learned - a land of striking mountains, blue lakes, rolling hills and picturesque vineyards - alongside cosmopolitan cities, down-home charm and outstanding restaurants. Pictured right, my husband Jason Politte and I chase together as a team. I am so very fortunate to experience these things with him and to have the support and love of such an enthusiastic, intelligent and selfless individual. I find it hard to talk about such things as varied and complicated as life itself - especially when time and space dictate how much I can put on a page of this nature. I am person of determination and drive, of passion and humor - and I think if you are someone who works towards your goals with singular stubbornness and acts on what feels right - then you will be able to come to the understanding of how I have shaped and molded my own life. Life is for shaping and growing, pruning and nurturing, burning and sowing. It is not a ladder to climb, but more a river with shallow, white rapids over rocks. Sometimes I swim with the current, sometimes I drift in the doldrums, and sometimes I haul myself out of the icy depths, stride over a few boulders, and choose another waterway altogether. The one I am in right now, however, is more to my suiting than any other I have encountered beforehand. I hope that you can be strong enough to treat your own life in the same way - as it is ultimately for the better. Karen Politte, March, 2008. |
"This was to be our
last ride
Exchanges in the
currency of humans bought and sold
Shall we lose ourselves
for a reason?
Shoot high break low... |
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