After our first week in Korea, classes were about to start. The day before class, I heard that some others in the group got their textbooks. I thought it would be good preparation to get textbooks in advance. Although it was a rainy day, Niki, Waves, and I decided to go immediately because it was…Continue Reading First weeks of class!
I have a confession to make. Dawn and I are not the best of friends, In fact we rarely see eye to eye – I love to sleep, you see And this clashes with the sunrise, a time of day I often miss – However today was different. I woke up before her, She was still…Continue Reading Before the Sunrise
Shortly after the new year celebrations, we began our mid-semester exams. We have many small quizzes, speaking tests and exams during this programme. Finding time to study and make social plans has always been a task I struggled to balance. I always prioritised one over the other and wanted to find a better balance. One…Continue Reading New Year, New Habits
Welcome back to my page, everyone; I’m terribly sorry for taking so long to upload this blog! It’s been quite hectic since moving into the dorms and getting into the nitty gritty of university life here. I want to focus this blog more on these last 1-2 weeks of December, so I can give everyone…Continue Reading Living the real exchange student life
After a long eight-hour bus journey from Leon, we finally arrived in Monterrey on Sunday evening. My first thought of Monterrey was that it was a very mountainous place as the city was in the centre of very large mountains, as you will see in the pic below. My first impression of the Tec de…Continue Reading Final Week in Monterrey
Hand Sanitiser Snacks Tissues Converter/ Adapter Mosquito Repellent (DEET) Jandles/ Sandles /Slides Portable Charger Headphones …Continue Reading Holly’s Packing Guide for India
When you find family outside of your bloodline, your heart sends extensions and messages to new places within yourself that are complicated designs of nature. When things are complicated, they tend to be h a r d to describe. I’m having difficulty writing this. To describe love devotes itself to more than just words. It’s…Continue Reading Comforting Cocoon
Getting to Europe… well that’s another thing but oh the experiences you have when you’re here! I’m spending my semester abroad at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Utrecht is the perfect student town and here’s why: This block I have the standard two courses, however, I’m excited about the next block when I will have…Continue Reading A Taste of Utrecht
** TRIGGER WARNING: this podcast discusses violent topics (including acid attacks and sexual violence). Welcome back to another episode 🙂 Today I’m joined by Holly Stokes and Taryn Farr to share some trip highlights and then discuss our experience visiting the Sheroes Cafe in Agra (the only cafe in the world run by acid attack…Continue Reading She Heroes – Ep 9. Tea with Tia (ft Holly and Taryn)
Visiting the indigenous communities and bearing witness to the resistance against continued colonisation has been oxygen to the fire in my puku (belly) and also extremely heavy. It has been unsettling and also a time of celebration of how the indigenous hold space and will not be moved by the pressure from modern-day colonisation. I…Continue Reading Privilege Check