Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 5 (January 2017)
Well January disappeared in a shot didn’t it?! This is the fifth of my monthly updates (here’s the first, second, third and fourth) that I’m hoping to write throughout my 2-year Master’s, partly to keep a […]
Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 4 (December 2016)
Somehow we’re already at the end of 2016 and with it, I’ve left the Netherlands as I near the end of my first semester at university. This is the fourth of my […]
Where is home? Where are you local?
Where do you call home? Is it the place you were born, the place you spent your childhood in, the place where you live now, the place you miss the […]
Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 3 (November 2016)
It’s now December, which marks a full 3 months since I moved to the Netherlands to start my Master’s! This is the third of my monthly updates (here’s the first […]
Why Every Pupil Should Study a Foreign Language at A-Level
If I could write a letter to my 15-year-old self, I’d thank her profusely and congratulate her on taking one key decision. Although she had no idea at the time, […]
My Next Steps: Why I’m Leaving the UK and Emigrating to Europe
The year so far 2016 has been a year of infinite changes. So much change! I’m generally ok with change and I find it quite exciting, […]
For the Record: I Do Not Want to Leave the EU
I’m writing this blog post primarily for my readers from outside the UK. I want to put the record straight. So the UK has (very traumatically and blindly) voted to […]
Looking Back on 6 Months of Adventures on my Sabbatical
Today in a few short hours I will get dressed, have breakfast and travel into central London for my first day back at work after a whole 6.5 months’ sabbatical. I […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 