My name is Joana and I was born in Lisbon in November 1980.
In 2007 I gave birth to a December boy. His name is Samuel Lee and there are no words to describe my feelings for him.
Birth, on the other hand, could keep me writing for hours. Never total awareness was so close.
I have been living in Amsterdam for the past years, and this is where I fell in love with a scientist that changed my life for good.
It was also in this city that I started exploring my passion for design. I am self-taught and so far this is the way I like to learn things.
I have never been much of a talker, I much rather read and write.
I recently published a collection of poems written during the 9 months in which I carried my son inside my belly and I should add that pregnancy was the most amazing experience of my life. There hasn’t been a single day since in which I do not miss my pregnant womb.
In the near future I want to travel the world with my family in search of bigger trees. If we find a quiet place along the way I hope we can settle there.
I appreciate simplicity and humbleness, finding that what’s ordinary in life is also what interests me the most. On the other hand I totally despise cars.
My strongest ideological believe is that you can only change the outside from the inside.
If I could not see growing up as a work in progress I could never keep up with all the bad things that bring hate to my heart.

Thanks for taking the time to read and to visit our website. It means a lot to me.

joana@parkarma.org
Amsterdam, 16th April 2008