The Woman in Me is a tough book to read, for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it is hard to read through the actual content of the book. Britney details incredible amounts of toxicity and abuse in her life from her family, her partners, and the media. It’s not really a book you can say […]
Since I moved to Canberra for university, I’ve been working at the Canberra International Music Festival (CIMF). I started as an intern and moved my way up to now, this year, becoming production manager. It’s a job I really enjoy, and I find it so fulfilling to help make this music happen. It’s a festival […]
When I was in Europe, I was lucky enough to spend a day at Disneyland. As I explained to my American roommate at the hostel, I’m not Disneyland fanatic, but I do enjoy an opportunity to go when I can, considering there aren’t any in Australia or close by to us. I’ve been really lucky […]
Earlier this year, I broke my ankle. It was truly terrible: not only was it incredibly painful in the moment, but I then couldn’t put any weight on it for six weeks, and I couldn’t run for another 6 weeks after that (about three months total). As someone who works out in some way at […]
Last week, I took a big step in my life, and I moved to Bali. Technically, I was meant to move the week before, but an erupting volcano in Flores meant I had to quickly adjust my plans and I ended up delayed by a week. This was, as you can imagine, not the best […]
In Amsterdam, I went to the van Gogh museum. It’s pretty impressive and well worth the price of admission to go there and just see the entire history of van Gogh’s works, from his earliest studies to his later, more abstract works. But I couldn’t help but wonder, towards the end of the museum: was […]
The National Concert Hall (NCH) in Dublin is a very imposing building. It is a massive stone structure which would not be out of place as a Monarchial residence. It reminds me of the majesty of some buildings in places like Paris or London: buildings fit for Kings and Queens. Wikipedia tells me that it […]