The Unofficial Guide to Life
As an Englishman, there are a number of well-known institutions that I naturally hold dear. First and foremost, I should mention the country’s national sport. There’s nothing quite as exhilarating as settling in to watch every blissful second of a five day long game of cricket (only ever worth interrupting to make yourself a fresh cup of Yorkshire tea.)
Continue reading “For the Love of Pubs”
May 12, 2016
Last week, Paris was bright and sunny — this week, the rains have come but I don’t mind so much. Paris in the rain is hardly any less beautiful. In fact, I think someone once said that Paris is actually the most beautiful in the rain but I can’t recall who at the moment. I think I am so in love with Paris that even if there were thunderstorms and grey skies for eternity, I would still love it just the same. Continue reading “On a Rainy Day in Paris”
December 15, 2015
The other night one of my friends in Madrid went on a date. The rest of us went to a nearby restaurant just in case the date wasn’t going well and she needed an intervention. At first, we wanted to go the same restaurant they were going to but then decided it was safer to go to a different one because I would be the person unable to control my laughter as soon as we walked in and saw them sitting there, causing unnecessary embarrassment to all. Continue reading “My View on Love at 23”
July 24, 2015
These past few weeks, I have been alone with my thoughts more than usual and I’ve realized some things: I don’t think I understand people as much as I thought I did, and I don’t think I understand myself as much as I thought I did either. I think that maybe I’m just as confused as I always was, only in another part of the world. Continue reading “On Feeling Lonely (And Other Things)”
Things I Learned Growing Up 