Farewell London

My last week in London was filled to the brim with seeing everyone that had grown dear to me, unfortunately I didn't manage to say goodbye to everyone but I still think I did pretty well. I also managed to squeeze in some sightseeing too. Last Monday a couchsurfer had very kindly offered to drive …

Rules and regulations

It's been so long since I've last blogged I don't even know where to begin... Exams are over and I can't get rid of the gigantic smile on my face. The sun has been beaming and in the space of two days the trees have blossomed and the grass is looking a lot greener. Finally, …

The Lonely Traveller

Having a constantly changing environment is stimulating. I've been to 4 primary schools, 3 high schools, and as of now, 2 universities. As a result, I tend to erratically twitch if I am in the same place for longer than two years. I need things to be constantly changing; I relish the challenge of adapting …

What’s in a blog?

How personal should a blog be? So many people are writing blogs now that it's usually a bore to keep up. I don't want to write a blog that's boring, I don't want you to read it because you're my mum or my best friend and you feel obliged. I want you read because it's …

Nawlins: A city of many faces

6 days, 10 grimy fingernails, sunburn, a grossly expanded stomach and a tattoo later I've just crossed the border back into Canada. Going into Canada takes a fraction of the time it takes when going in the other direction. US customs is unlike anything else, the bus driver sternly tells us to not make jokes, …

Life and stuff

This semester has been going wonderfully compared to the last, so much so that I don't really have anything to complain about. Now that I actually have friends we can work on assignments together and I can get so much more help and as a result my grades are dramatically higher, I am dramatically happier …

Travelling solo.

I was recently reading my favourite blog, The Vagenda, and they had posted an article about women travelling alone: http://vagendamag.blogspot.ca/2013/01/ovaries-in-transit.html Inevitably, this caused me to reflect a lot upon the topic. So much so that I feel it necessary to respond and contribute. Travelling alone has never been an issue for me. In fact, it's never …

The US of A

Firstly I must mention that mince pies and christmas puddings (they call it plum pudding here) are virtually non-existant. I was very taken aback by this, as surely anyone whose first language is English enjoys these Christmas traditions. I am not a fanatic lover of these delights, so it wasn't a great tragedy for me, but traditions …

Moviemoviemovie!!!

Shockingly and rather appallingly I have not posted a single photo. So here is an 8 minute movie, of footage from just before I left Scotland to my past few months in Canada. It's my first ever video so be nice. Apologies for the shakiness, and editing and music and generally everything. I can only …

Music is my life.

This year has been such a huge year for me in the terms of music. My horizons have opened into a vast chasm that keeps on pouring the most amazing sounds endlessly, of all shapes and forms. Thanks go to all of you who have opened this world for me, you know who you are. …