With the term time fridge looking a little despondent, the frosty vista of campus life, and the looming dread of a dissertation deadline, the spring term can feel a tad uninspiring. Spring is a fantastic time to travel, discounted rates and general lack of interest from the working population make it an affordable time for…
Lost in translation
The flagstone cellar of the hostel is abuzz with foreign tongues, no signal here for tweets or status updates, just conversation, chemicals and heavily debated table football. She grabs me by a fray in the waist of my jeans and demands I stand still so she can capture me. I hear a succession of noises…
Fear and loathing in San Francisco
It was dusk when I rolled into San Francisco, exhausted, but excited. This was my first time on American soil and I had that rare feeling of hope that can only exist in those initial moments on a foreign shore. Every warm breeze promised levity and each winking tail light was an indication of adventure…
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