Please tell me I'm not the only one. It doesn't matter how much I travel, I can never get over the anxiety that comes over me the day(s) before. It's a mix of excitement and dread. I feel light-headed, with butterflies in my stomach. Typically I never sleep too well and my heartbeat seems to … Continue reading Getting the travel jitters & trying to overcome them
Barcelona was my last big trip in Spain while in Erasmus. It was the place I wanted to visit the most and I couldn't wait. Unfortunately, I did get very sick just before the trip - the seasonal flu had got me a bit earlier that year, just towards the end of October. I pushed … Continue reading Erasmus Experiences: getting inspired by Barcelona (2012)
I continue to be a mad woman in all senses of the word mad. You may call me angry, you may call me crazy, hysterical. I do not care. Today I am mad because instead of seeing white women admitting to benefitting from white privilege, I see them falling victims of white fragility, excluding themselves … Continue reading It’s International Women’s Day and I am mad
I deeply dislike these days between Christmas and New Year's Eve. I can say I do detest NYE, to the point I don't even celebrate it most times, and try to think it's just a night like any other. But this is just pretending. There is no way for us not to think of the … Continue reading Highlights of 2021 – what a strange year
Christmas Eve is here and with it the end of my 10 days Blogmas! If you celebrate Christmas, I hope you have a wonderful time, if not, I still hope you do. Tonight, a feast awaits me and here is the desserts table... looks good, right? We have some more biscuits baking in the oven... … Continue reading 10/10 – 10 Days Blogmas – Merry Christmas!
The Winged Bone 