#blesi

[miyoshiiwasawa]

Blesi

Geysir, Iceland  2019

[anglosaxonpersonalnames]

Blesi

Blesi is a short form of a Norse masculine name containing bles (blaze).

Reference:

Blesi [Eilert Ekwall 1947 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Place-Names, 3rd edition, page 46].

Stem:

bles = bläs [Lena Peterson 2007 Nordiskt runnamnslexikon, page 45].

Suffix:

“Short forms of names in Class A formed by the addition of the suffixes -i (masc.) or -a (fem.) to one or other of the elements” [Gillian Jensen 1968 Scandinavian Personal Names in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, page xxxi].

Evidence:

The place-name Blesebi, or Blaseby, recorded in 1086, is believed to mean “Blesi’s by” [Eilert Ekwall 1947 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Place-Names, 3rd edition, page 46].

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Visiting Geysir Iceland + Blesi and Konungshver Geyser - Only By Land

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Geysir is a location where you'll find many geysers and is part of the Golden Circle of Iceland.  Whilst visiting Geysir Iceland you'll discover why it's also known as the Great Geysir.  Things to see in Geysir include; Strokkur Geyser Konungshver Geyser Blesi Geyser Geysir visitor center and cafe Gullfoss Falls Geysir is just over an

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Because somebody just can't stand still...

[wanderingempress]

"BLESI", a short experimental film and story by Akwaeke Emezi.

"Where are you when you are in between?"

After roblogging Akwaeke's most recent short, Ududeagu, I clicked on her Vimeo to check out her other work. As soon as yagazieemezi started narrating, tears started forming in my eyes. I've never heard the term "Blesi" (BLACK + DESI) before but it was as if I had been waiting my entire life to hear it.

I am the granddaughter of "coolies", indentured servants from India and China, that made a life for themselves in Jamaica. Although Jamaica has a large Indian and Chinese population, I didn't really connect with that side of my heritage. In Jamaica we like to stress, "out of many, we are one", so there's more of a focus on national identity than individual ancestry. 

Once I emigrated from Jamaica to America at age 9, I had a hard time fitting in because of my looks. It was obvious that I was "other" and when I shared that I was Jamaican, people still wanted to know what that otherness was. I would explain that my maternal grandmother is Indian and my paternal grandfather was Chinese and their grandparents had both been indentured servants--people would quickly lose interested or roll their eyes are my long, complicated narrative. 

I certainly never felt welcomed in Indian circles until later in life and I rarely share that I have Chinese ancestry because I have found that most people believe only what they can perceive based on your physicality. It seems my blackness is the defining factor and although I self identify as black, it has been painful to disassociated from the other parts of my self. 

Anyways, thank you to these two beautiful sister for sharing their narrative. I have been following both of their work for some time now, but this short film has really been a tremendous gift. 

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