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I have been having an incredible experience at university – I still maintain that choosing to come to the University of Leicester was the best decision I’ve ever made – but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t bad days. I’ve had a tumultuous relationship with my mental health for the past few years and, […]
Wishes for Twenty-Nineteen
2019 has finally arrived! Only one more year and we’re into the Roaring Twenties! But there are 356 days until we reach the modern era of the Great Gatsby, so I started thinking about what I wanted to get out of 2019. Honestly, 2018 has been such an amazing year for me, amidst the […]
Birmingham Christmas Market
Hello, everyone! The day (or should I say night) is finally here: Christmas Eve! I hope you all have a wonderful evening tonight, and an awesome day tomorrow, whoever you’re spending it with! I know I’ll be all curled up on the sofa, with some chocolate and the Nightmare Before Christmas, later on, to […]
King Lear
Directed by Claire Paddison and James Flood, and performed by the University of Leicester’s Theatrical Society, this King Lear production was an interesting exploration into some of the subtler elements of the characters. It was a new twist on an old classic, and reinstated my love for both directing and King Lear itself. The […]
Worldwide
This week, a lot of university students received confirmation about their study abroad applications: I was excited to hear from my American Studies friends about where they would be going, next year, in America. I’ll admit that I was a teeny bit jealous when I heard about all the amazing places that they would be going to: Arizona, Oregan, […]
It’s Warm Inside
With it getting darker so much earlier in the evening, and the days getting colder and colder, I thought it was time for a feel-good post to get you in the warm, festive spirit! Christmas isn’t far away, where there’s the satisfied glow of being inside in the heat, protected from the miserable Winter […]
Monster MUA
Last week, it was my absolute favourite festivity of the whole year: Halloween. As a gal with a love of alternative fashions and creepy things generally, I always get excited about the 31st of October. And not only do I get to indulge in all things sinister, scary and spooky, there is an additional […]
There You Are An Ocean Away, Hamilton
In a political musical where a “bastard orphan” is relentlessly trying to make himself heard – amidst the shouting of other loud-mouthed figures – I was a little disappointed that Jamael Westman’s Alexander Hamilton was hard to hear over everyone else. But this is the only really negative thing that I have to say […]
Don’t (Type-) B Negative
Warning: No graphic descriptions, but I will be describing the process of donating blood. This is a bit of a weird, niche blog post, this time around. A lot of my fellow bloggers have written some awesome posts about starting university, settling in and Freshers’ Week – they’re really interesting and entertaining, so go […]
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