Okay, so I’m done with my thesis defence! I’ll tell you about that one some other day but for now let me just say how hard it was to sit down and study sometimes. The sunny weather didn’t help at all… I thought since some of you might also need study motivation, I wanted to […]
A Japanese movie to watch when you need study motivation aka Flying Colours Read More »
Post-modern period (ca. 1945 – present) Sophie: Finally, the end! Ahmed: Actually, I’m kind of sad that it’s almost over. Christopher: Don’t be. Literature will continue to change. Only now, you will be the ones to experience it yourself. Bask in the joy of getting to see the themes and characteristics of literature changing around
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The Modern Period (ca. 1914 – 1945) Ahmed: Ugh, I think I’m getting sick of travelling through time. Sophie: If I’m correct then we’re almost done. Christopher: Yes, my lovely students. After the modern period we only have post-modernism left. Ahmed: See, how he calls us lovely now? Sophie: That’s because we are lovely. Christopher:
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Right now, I would rather watch the new Squid Game epsiodes that came out but I am forcing myself to study instead. Why is it that tv series tend to be more intersting when you have other, more important, stuff to do? Then, once exam season is over, the shows just don’t seem that interesting
Learning the history of English literature through a play: Part 1 – Old English Read More »
It’s been about two years since my trip to Rome, Italy. Have I forgotten most of it? Yes, ’cause my memory is horrible. But will I ever forget the feeling I had while walking through unknown places, staring at beautiful buildings and just being alive? Never! To start off, I should say, that this trip
Eating the best pizza and roaming old streets aka my Italy trip Read More »
Winter is coming! And so is the time to rewatch Gilmore Girls for many fans 😀 Today I just want to share some of my love for that show. I think I was in high school when I started watching Gilmore Girls. It ran on TV late at night on a weekday and I would
A grandmother, mother and daughter talking way too fast aka Gilmore Girls Read More »
The atrocities I would commit if I could turn invisible…! Just kidding. I’m a good soul (well, I try to be). Still, wouldn’t it be nice to have that superpower? Whenever I was asked what kind of superpower I would want to have, I always answered with “flying”. Up to this day I long for
Hear me out: There’s so much I am currently afraid of – writing my final thesis, getting an internship, the future, but most and foremost getting my drivers licence. I started taking lessons before but had to stop since I moved to a different city. I had to retake the theoretical exam because my first
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Okay, I absolutely loved this one. I was searching for slow-burn romance movies to watch and stumbled upon this one (on Reddit or MDL, I think). These days, I like to read reviews before going into a tv drama or movie – I must have become picky somehow, which is bad because going in blind
Reading the screen for 2 hours aka Haru (1996) movie review Read More »
When I was younger I used to read mangas everyday. I miss the time when I would look forward to visiting our local library to see what mangas I hadn’t read yet. I must have been in second or third grade when our school took us to that library and made us our very first
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