Category Ramblings
March Music Favourites
I haven’t posted for a while and seeing as I’m on holiday at the moment and reading very little, I thought I’d do another music favourites post. Here are my favourites for March so far: 1) Passenger – Let Her Go 2) The 1975 – Chocolate (I have no idea what he’s saying but I […]
Cambodia Update
I’m getting really excited for Cambodia now. My flights are booked, my CRB check is going through and I’m in the midst of organising my vaccinations. I can’t believe I’m going to be there in four months – scary but exciting! I’m doing some research about what I should do and see in my time […]
Indecisiveness
So this is a bit of a random post, but it occurred to me as an epiphany a couple of days ago that when it comes to trivial matters like my academic career and my food choices, I am indecisive. And I mean really indecisive. The kind of indecisive that when ordering dessert I have […]
Poem of the Week: First Love by John Clare
John Clare is one of those infamous poets that everyone seems to love and I’m no exception. I pretty much love everything I’ve read of his, but instead of the usual ‘I Am’, I thought I’d go for a different Clare poem to share this week. The rhythm and rhyme scheme of this poem is […]
Poem of the Week: Jacklight by Louise Erdrich
I absolutely love poetry but I definitely don’t read enough so I thought it’d be a nice idea to share once a week a poem that I’d read outside of my studies. Hopefully this will motivate me to read some more! First up is a bit of a cheat because I just read it as […]
Meditating on Meditation
I’ve always been intrigued by the Buddhist culture, partly because of my vegetarianism and partly because of Lisa Simpson, but my impending trip to Cambodia has reignited my interest in the whole concept of it all. After some thorough Google research, it seems that I’ve been missing out on a lot! The thing about Christianity […]
I’ve got 99 problems and my blog’s just one
So I’ve been super busy over Christmas and I’ve finally got around to some blogging, hooray! My two essays have been handed in, I have finished at my job, my car has been welded and fixed and now I finally have some breathing space to think and rest and just generally revert back to my […]
What’s in a Name?
I thought maybe I should explain the name of my blog to those of you who don’t understand the cleverly disguised metaphor and connotations, gawwdd. Basically, I went to France a couple of years ago on holiday with my family, and we stayed in the nicest villa. The weather was just perfect and we spent […]
Ich werde zu der Weihnachtsmarkt in München gehen!
It’s that time of year again. November’s arrived, Bonfire Night’s passed and all I seem to be seeing on TV are Christmas adverts. Now everyone who knows me knows that I am a complete Christmasaholic: snow, trees, decorations, advent calendars, cheesy Christmas TV – I love it all. I also absolutely love Christmas in Germany, […]
Hooray for being me
So after my previous rant about the woes of trying to find work experience and internships, I’ve finally been successful and managed to bag myself a two week work experience at Penguin publishing in Easter. (Woop!) I’ve also been fortunate enough to potentially become a new blogger for a student website and I will be […]
Bethany Wren 