I’ve developed this story that I’m not the world’s best bag packer. Every holiday, I tend to pack either too much or too little. At the start of the Easter long weekend, I was overwhelmed by the task of packing for a four-day trip. To be fair, other things were on my mind, such as […]
When you’re feeling worried, it can be hard to learn. I experienced this firsthand when I was an exchange student living abroad. When I was 16, I travelled to the south of Italy to live in a small village called Spinazzola. This had been my dream, and my parents forked out over $2,000 to make […]
Exams are an intense experience. This means you need to prepare yourself mentally and physically for them. You can work so hard to memorise large quantities of information for an exam, but if you’re not mentally and physically prepared, all that hard work can sadly go to waste. When it comes time to take your […]
A few years ago I received a gift from my PhD supervisor . . . A pair of two miniature Dutch clogs. It was a gentle reminder that I needed to take baby steps to finish my PhD. At the time, I was touched by the gift (the clogs looked so sweet). But I also […]
