December is for fun

December is here and I hereby dedicate myself to the pursuit of pleasure. I have worked hard this year and November in particular was a crazy month, with loads of work and of course NaNoWriMo to add to the load. Now it’s time to let my hair down and have some fun! It starts today [...]

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart is about the loss of identity and sense of self of the tribal people of what is modern day Nigeria during the colonisation by England in the 19th century. It is told through the experience of one man and his own loss of identity and sense of self as he grapples with [...]

Welsh choir in the valleys

By Caitlin Fitzsimmons The road into Senghenydd from the imposing Welsh castle town of Caerphilly snakes along the side of a steep slope that drops into a rocky valley. Lined with red-toned terrace houses in local stone, the village almost clings to the hillside, and though coal mining died out here long ago, the landscape [...]

Kayaking in the Arctic

By Caitlin Fitzsimmons The ice cliffs gleamed platinum blue and towered above us as high as a 50-storey skyscraper. We floated in our kayaks, cold even in our drysuits but enthralled. Every few minutes, the glacier calved, sending newborn icebergs out into the fjord. A loud crack and a deep rumble, then a huge sheet [...]

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