Beyond academia

I was born in Iceland and spent my first eight years in Australia. Since then I have lived in Sweden, growing up in Lund and moving to Uppsala at the age of 17.

Languages

• SwedishNative
• EnglishNative
• IcelandicAlways spoken by my parents at home; I speak it reasonably well (C1)
• SpanishRelatively high level (C1)
• GermanBasic understanding (B1)
• FrenchCurrently learning (A2)

Volunteering

• 2022Mentor in Nya Kompisbyrån’s project Klara, Färdiga, Kvinna, helping two women with foreign backgrounds find work in Sweden
• 2014Volunteer with the Red Cross, teaching Swedish to immigrants and working at a summer camp for recently arrived children
• 2013Two months volunteering in Quito, Ecuador, with Minadores de sueños
• 2011Three months volunteering in Matanana, Tanzania, with Moyo kwa moyo

Student life

I was very active in student life during my studies at Uppsala University.

• 2015–2017Active member of the debate club of the Association for Foreign Affairs during my master’s studies, participated in an international debate tournament in Lund in 2016
• 2016Methods mentor, organising extra teaching sessions in quantitative methods for master’s students, with Pax et Bellum and the Department of Peace and Conflict Research
• 2015–2016Vice-chairperson, Pax et Bellum, Uppsala
• 2013Exchange semester at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, studying in Spanish
• 2011–2012Board member and chair of the events committee, Uppsala Politicesstuderande

Outside work

I have a wonderful son, born November 2025. I enjoy travelling and exploring new places, swimming, yoga, and dancing Latin dances. Since 2019 I have been an active member of a book club, where we read novels.