Few people ever actually get the opportunity to live out their childhood dream. However, I am one of those lucky few. Growing up, as a female football player, America was always portrayed as the pinnacle place to play as a female ‘soccer’ star. So you can imagine my delight when, […]

What can I say about Ralph Fiennes that hasn’t already been said? Some time ago now, I guess it must have been mid November I found myself sitting more or less front row (alright it was front row) admiring a scruffily dressed and bearded Ralph Fiennes.  The occasion was one […]

If I could give any traveller one piece of advice it would be this – give all the obvious destinations a break, Europe has much more than Paris, London or Milan to offer. Having exhausted Paris, I felt it due to spread my wings and find a new corner of […]

Russia is a place of great contrast, yet also at the same time, it is home to a large number of paradigms. It is a country, which to the most part in Britain remains shrouded in mystery and intrigue. Having removed the shackles of the old USSR regime, she is, […]

Many students choose their local University for study, but Danish Diwan’s University of choice; approximately 5,000 miles away from his home, certainly made him notice a culture difference or two. University is generally regarded as a major part of one’s life. A journey of self-discovery: learning exciting new subjects and […]

‘9 out of 10 stories on young people don’t report what they say’  ‘Less than 1 in 4 stories are positive about young people’ These are a couple of many sad but true statistics that portray the majority of young people negatively in the press and media, however, there is […]

In two hours time I will be sitting very nervously in front of two French university professors and a microphone, armed with an oral essay with a few nifty subjunctives shoved up my sleeve. It’s the first French oral exam that counts since I started at uni, and they really […]