Life At Bonnier - Malin Westman

Malin Westman: Looking Back

By Malin Westman on 2009-07-21
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GROW's Malin Westman enjoys a group outing, Bondi Beach and Weldon Owen's own choir.

On the 4th of July Weldon Owen had a group outing.  We went to do the Spit Manly to walk, a 10 km long trail along the waterside. We all met up at 9:30 am at the Spit Bridge in Mosman. It was a sunny, warm and clear day. Everybody assured me that this is what Sydney winters "really are like", after weeks of pouring rain. The scenery varied from beaches and huge waterside homes to bushy, small trails with Aboriginal carvings in the rocks. A couple of hours later we reached Shelly Beach in Manly.

Malin in Balmain

By Malin Westman on 2009-06-12
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Our GROW blogger Malin is not used to lefthand driving.

I've come to realize the traffic lights are not very efficient here in Sydney. You have to wait for everybodys turn to go, one lane at the time. Theres no co-ordination really. I haven't let myself jaywalk as I am still not used to the cars driving on the lefthand side and not sure from which direction they might hit me. The only thing that is fast is the green light for the pedestrians. I get a third of the way across the road and then it goes red.

Design Around the World

By Malin Westman on 2009-05-18
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GROW ambassador Malin Westman takes her design skills from Stockholm to Sydney.

A little bit more then a week has passed since I arrived at the Sydney airport (5 am) where Sue Burke, Creative Director at Weldon Owen Publishing, kindly picked me up. Then off to the apartment which has a great view of the city. I can even see the roof of the Opera House—not bad!

The colleagues are not only friendly but fun! The humor hits a good level in this office. Today my new co-workers imitated sounds and calls of Australian birds, very educational. You can tell this is a non-fiction publisher—they know their facts.