Life Stories

This post was contributed by Sophie Jacoba den Hartog. I’ve just hit 20 and to be honest… I’m losing my sh*t a little bit. Every...

It’s 2019 so allow me to start off with some encouragement: Appreciate the crown on your head. As a natural, it’s important to remember why...

When I announced to friends and family that I’d be embarking on an early January trip to Portugal, their confusion – concern, even – was...

I spent a week in Poland while traveling through Europe teaching music, and this short amount of time was by far the most interesting part...

This post was contributed by Monica St. Amant. I rushed out of the house – late, as usual. I was supposed to take the morning...

This post was contributed by Chimdi Ihezie. Disclaimer: Unfortunately, catcalling and street harassment happen way too often in many places, but here is this writer’s personal...

Aaah, January in Leeds. It’s nighttime all the time; when it rains, it snows; and the wind whistles through the cracks in your student housing....

Time flies when you’re eating bread. I recently passed the 6-month mark of living in Paris – the city of lights, love, and a metro...

This post was contributed by Heba Tannira. Self-love starts by staring in the mirror. Stare hard enough, in very bright light, until you see every...

We all have our favourite places to take a trip. It might be because it’s part of our ancestry, or because we used to go...

This post was contributed by Thomas Wiegand. I consider myself a very organized and structured person, however when final exams roll around my usual habits...

This post was contributed by Tracey Crosby. When you think of studying abroad in Europe, you probably imagine traveling to different cities and countries every...