Holding Out for a Heroine
Who do you put up on a pedestal? Are your role models right for you? Do you aspire to be like the people who inspire you? These are questions I’ve …
Read MoreWhy Life is (and isn’t) Like Improv
There’s nothing like exam season to motivate me to write a blog for the first time in ages! It’s something about the impending doom, the scent of failure permeating the …
Read MoreTravel Diary: Berlin and Paris
19th July 2017 –
I awoke from a nightmare of being stalked. Waking only made me feel worse. I dressed quickly, and packed up the remainder of my belongings, and left …
Travel Diary: Prague
12th July 2017 –
Last night I got chatting with two Californian guys in my hostel room. As an introvert, I sometimes love to be around extroverts, because what feels …
Travel Diary: Vilnius
4th July 2017 –
I woke in a weird mood. There was the usual anxiety of making sure I woke up early, to pack my stuff and get to the bus …
Travel Diary — Riga: days 1 to 7
27th June 2017 –
The walk to the bus station was eerily silent. If Tartu seemed quiet by day, it was completely empty at night. I love cities at night, walking …
Travel Diary — Tartu: days 1-6
20th June 2017 –
I’d set my alarm for 8am, but I woke at 7. My main aim was to avoid the Nutcracker as much as possible. Why was she back …
Travel Diary – Tallinn: Days 5 to 8
16th June 2017 –
In spite of the Nutcracker’s absence, I was nervous about going to sleep. I endeavoured to stay awake until I was sure all my roommates were asleep. …
Travel Diary — Tallinn: days 1 to 4
12th June 2017 –
It seemed to take forever for the time to pass. I looked out the airport windows at 4am, and it was getting light outside, but it was …
Travel Diary – London
10th June 2017
The grand journey began, as many journeys of self-discovery do, with the solitary figure of a girl, boarding a midnight bus in a small town, destined for the …