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All that is Pure
University of Leicester students are all short of time right now, what with it being the middle of exam season, so for this weeks’ blog post I thought I’d do something a little different. It’s a listicle, but it will be a short one with three suggestions for the purest, happiest things to get you […]
Life update: Dissertation Season is OVER
The end of April and beginning of May has been a busy time for me. I came back to Leicester after spending the bank holiday weekend at home in Suffolk and since stepping off the train it’s been non-stop. Leicester Vegan Festival & Handmade Festival It will reassure you to know that even […]
“It didn’t make it disgusting” The weekend my parents went vegan
I’ve been home for the long weekend, as I had some time off work because the Students’ Union was closed. It’s been a well-earned break from work, revision, and my dissertation as well as a chance to catch up on some much-needed rest. My parents decided to eat some vegan meals with me whilst I […]
Mental Health Update
Regular readers of my blog may know that I suffer from depression, and I haven’t really talked about my mental health on my blog for a while. With that in mind, this weeks’ post will be an update on my mental health. It’s going to be very frank, because I believe the best way to […]
Working While Studying
I’ve talked about my part time jobs on my blog several times before, and I firmly believe that the only reason I’ve been able secure a graduate job in the civil service is because of the transferable skills I’ve gained by working alongside my degree. So, for this week’s post, I thought I would talk […]
How to be vegan on a student budget
Since I’ve begun telling people I’m vegan, aside from the obvious ‘What do you eat?’ question the thing I’m most frequently asked is ‘How do you afford that on a student budget?’. It’s not a surprise after all, when a small block of red Leicester style ‘Gary’ (a joke name for vegan cheese) will set […]
My Year Abroad in Texas in Five Pictures
Lately, I’ve been feeling very nostalgic about my year abroad because of my impending deadlines and the terrible weather. I thought I’d relive some of the best nine months of my life through the medium of photos. Friends Ok, I know this isn’t one photo but I couldn’t pick just one picture of me and […]
Burnout
As the American Studies blogger, it’s easy to see how the past ten days since the inauguration of Donald Trump could have provided me with ample writing opportunities. Whether it be his dismissal of his acting Attorney General for refusing to comply with his orders or his travel ban on citizens of certain, predominately Muslim, […]
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