July 27, 2019 It has been almost a month since I arrived back in Sydney after my three months abroad, and I am adjusting back to the daily grind (by daily grind, I mean purchasing a delicious frothy soy latte that is infinitely superior to the coffee in Northern Europe). And with that comes the…
Month: October 2021
The Path of the Gods
July 14, 2019 The heat radiates from my arms as if they are trying in vain to release all the sunlight they have absorbed today. They are flushed red, emanating waves of warmth that pulse all the way up to my forehead, where a small headache is brewing. A thick slice of orange sits in…
From Naples to the Land of the Gods
July 13, 2019 I wondered if I had made a mistake when I got off the airport bus in Naples. In fact, I definitely had made a mistake, by getting on the bus that terminated at the train station instead of at the harbour where I needed to be. As I waited for the next…
Let Me Eat Cake
“I bake a chocolate cake from scratch every week.” Victoria Osteen As you may have noticed, my blog posts usually begin with a quote. As this post is kind of about cake, I thought I’d do a quick web search for “cake quotes” and let me tell you this is far more disappointing than it…
The Culture Capital
“You think you know fashion, well fashion’s a stranger You think fashion’s your friend, my friend Fashion is danger” Flight of the Conchords May 18, 2019 When I was last in London I bought a pair of hexagonal rose-tinted shades and hot pink shiny boots. I own a pair of trousers with pictures of cereal boxes on…
Great Coffee? Det tror jeg ikke…
“Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second.” Edward Abbey May 5, 2019 I have been in Aarhus for just over a month and as a PhD student I rely on a steady dose of coffee to get through the day. This is fuelled by two things: the first…
Some Place I Used to Know
“Today I dream of home and not of London anymore” The Waifs April 22, 2019 For the first time in three years I visited London again. This was a homecoming of sorts, because the cosmopolitan sprawl used to be my home, the same way it was home to so many other Australians who feel like…
Conquering Poland (G’day Gdansk!)
“You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction. You have so many computers, why don’t you use them in the search for love?” Lech Wałęsa April 16, 2019 A few days ago I would not have known who Lech Wałęsa is or why the airport in Gdansk is…
Searching for Lykke
“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” Søren Kierkegaard April 3, 2019 I’m sitting in the bedroom of my airbnb. To my left is large window throughout which I can see the neighbouring apartment building which no doubt looks exactly the same as this one, and all the…
The Chaos Children 