Photo by Getty via Unsplash+ No-one ever tells you that being an adult is hard, that there are challenges waiting patiently around every corner. When I was young, I was ecstatic to be an adult, to have the freedom that my parents had and the excitement over not going to school anymore. Getting up early to put on a uniform I didn’t like. However, I was wrong about a lot of … [Read more...] about I’m an adult now
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A library guide
The dear silence that you are promised once you sit down defines the word ‘library.’ As much as staying at home is melody to my ears, I know I will not be as productive at home surrounded by constant distractions. A busy period of assignments and exams is fast approaching, and I thought what better time to take you through my typical day at the library. The key to making the … [Read more...] about A library guide
November nights in for you
It’s that time of year when Halloween crawls back into its grave to rest peacefully for another year and an even colder more jolly force starts to envelope society. The time for wearing t-shirts and shorts is now a distant memory as the days batter us with rain and a cold chill sticks in the air. Spending more nights in is growing in popularity amongst people of all ages at … [Read more...] about November nights in for you
Let’s talk about dreams
I’ve never been a fan of dream interpretation, but that doesn’t stop people from asking me what their dreams mean. I’m an international student, and at my home university, I work at a lab that specialises in sleep. Photo by George Lemon on Unsplash While the type of research I do isn’t related to dreams in any way, pretty much everyone I’ve told has always asked me to … [Read more...] about Let’s talk about dreams
Sweet Sleepy Saviour
Luna snoozing on the back of the sofa. Photo by Jonathan McHugh The drones of my alarm which burst through my sweet dreams are seriously a buzz kill. Why do 9am lectures even exist? For many of us students, our lives consist of trotting in from a nightclub in the early hours of the morning, with lots of us maintaining the notion that we will still make it to our 9am … [Read more...] about Sweet Sleepy Saviour