Originally from Denmark, Karie Westermann is an award-winning writer and blogger based in Glasgow, Scotland. She writes on a series of topics including fandom, new media, women's issues, and the handmade movement. Karie's been watching the Eurovision Song Contest since she was 3 and her proudest childhood memory was winning a magazine competition to meet the winners of Eurovision 1984. These days Karie describes herself as "a bit of a Eurovision hipster" as she looks at how the contest continues to evolve. You can follow her on Twitter at @EurovisionKarie.