Today’s post is all about Roommates. This is one of the biggest and most important differences in collegiate life between the USA and the U.K. In the USA you are … Continue reading Studying in the USA vs Studying in the UK Episode 2: Roommates
I’ve written several posts in this series on my arrival to the American campus scene, how I made friends, and how I began to assimilate to the American way of … Continue reading Studying in the USA vs Studying in the UK Episode 1: Drinking
Sometimes I think people forget how vulnerable and human writers actually are. It’s easy to ascribe them the mythical characteristics of unstoppable badasses when they’re pumping out works of such … Continue reading Creative Writing Essentials!
I’ve been enjoying some R n’ R on the Greek island of Crete these last couple of weeks. Since I’ve taken up residence in the USA for much of my … Continue reading 40 Notes From Crete
I picked up Lesley Poling-Kempes’ novel Bone Horses whilst my roommates and I were on one of our signature runs for second hand books and Vietnamese smoothies in South Houston. … Continue reading Bone Horses by Lesley Poling-Kempes
I’ve been spending some time relaxing on the Greek island of Crete recently, and I’d be lying if I said my time spent exploring nearby Minoan ruins and getting my … Continue reading Philia: My Thoughts on the Love of Friendship
Wisconsin will always be my favorite U.S state because it’s the first state that I lived in, and one in which I lived in three non-consecutive periods. It’s the state … Continue reading Wisconsin Name Origins & Misnomers!
As I mentioned in the previous episode, my Americanization was by no means a smooth transition. There were several character flaws I had to unlearn in order to stay above … Continue reading Lessons in Being American Part 3
In my last episode in this series I talked about the subtleties of American culture and how my personality began the process of assimilation. It was by no means a smooth … Continue reading Lessons in Being American Part 2
Recently I finished playing a real nugget. I unearthed The Observer on the Playstation 4 last week and completed it a few days later, playing for a few short hours … Continue reading The Observer: A 10-Step Review
I decided that in the wake of the Game of Thrones Season 7 finale I would do two posts- one being a review of the episode and the other a … Continue reading Game of Thrones Season Eight Q & A
In “The Dragon and the Wolf” we got the longest episode of Game of Thrones to date, and to my mind, one of the most satisfying. It may not have … Continue reading Game of Thrones: The Dragon and the Wolf
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