An Erasmus Student’s Guide to Making Notes in a Foreign Language: Part 2 – Making Notes After a Lesson

If you’ve studied abroad or are currently studying abroad then you’ll know that it takes a bit of work to get used to taking notes in a foreign language (or foreign to you, at least!). Certainly, it took me a little while to get used to all of my lessons and all of my notes […]

An Erasmus Student’s Guide to Making Notes in a Foreign Language: PArt 1 – Making Notes During your Lessons

One of the things that took the most getting used to on my study abroad has been the whole ‘studying in a foreign language’ thing. Which is kind of funny, because obviously I knew that it was something I’d have to do, I just didn’t realise how much of a change it would be. As […]

Classy Cocktails : The Graze Bar Portishead Review

For a while now, I’ve been eagerly awaiting an opportunity to visit The Graze Bar, a fairly new addition to my home town, Portishead. Unfortunately, I’ve not spent much time there recently and only just found the time to visit The Graze a couple of days after Christmas, much to my sister’s relief, as she […]

The Annual New Year’s POst

It’s the start of a New Year, once again, which means it’s time for me to write a blog post about all my goals for the upcoming year or whatever, once again. Of course, we know well enough by now that I hate all the New Year nonsense, the insistence that everyone needs to make […]

Embracing the Spirit of Christmas in the South of France: Festive Fun in Montpellier

Coming from the UK, I have always considered the south of France as a summer destination. The sort of place where you spend your days lounging on the beach in your swimwear on sunny days sipping from cocktails outside restaurants on warm evenings. The south of France is synonymous with the summer holidays. But the […]

The Unnatural Habitat: Things about French University that I did not Expect

Moving to France and starting a year at University Paul Valéry Montpellier has been one of the most confusing experiences of my life. From the admin that seemingly means nothing, to people casually smoking weed on campus, I’ve been perplexed by a fair few things in my two short weeks attending a French uni, so […]

The Unnatural Habitat: Montpellier, France First Impressions

Bonjour from Montpellier! Now, I’ve been here for just over a week and experienced my first full week at a French university, which has been something, to say the least. I figured I write you all a little post exploring some insights into French life I’ve experienced so far. Admittedly, I’m not sure if these […]

Under the Stars, Bristol Review

I’ve got to be honest, I wasn’t planning on reviewing this one but I’m lacking in inspiration and a review seemed like an easy option. The other week, after visiting Wookey Hole, Fraser and I popped into Bristol to grab a bite to eat. Under the Stars, a little restaurant on a boat appealed to […]

I Hate Leaving, But I Love Arriving: A Reflection

In a corner of a garage, packed neatly (or not-so-neatly) into a selection of bags an boxes, sit all of my worldly possessions. Well, most of them anyway. It seems strange, looking at this pile of things, knowing that this pile of stuff is essentially a physical manifestation of a person’s life. Across a bridge, […]

Holiday-Making in 2021

So recently, I took a little trip to Portugal with some of my family. When we left, obviously it was on the green list, but when we came back it was about to be moved to amber. Being one of the few major foreign holiday destinations that was actually on the green list (even if […]