From Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting to Quad Bikes, here are 5 great ways to laugh and have fun… Unfortunately, the summer has come to an end and all the fun outdoor activities will soon have to be shifted indoors. Still, that shouldn’t stop us from dreaming of the next summer […]

Halloween has always been one of my favourite holidays. When I was a little girl, I loved to dress up. I would plan my costume weeks in advance, with the help of my mother who despite working long hours as a nurse would take time out of her hectic schedule […]

Stumbling through the door of your Uni halls, vision blurred and loudly singing your favourite song as your housemates groan at your intrusive and thunderous entrance. I think it’s safe to say we’ve all been in this position if you’ve experienced the carnage of Freshers, for better or worse. Last […]

The most ironic aspect of this whole endeavor I am  undertaking (that is, writing an article) is that I am really supposed to be studying for not one, but two exams, both of which are looming with the same eerily depressing allure of a storm cloud. The thing about storm clouds is that […]

On 19 June Ed Miliband outlined Labour’s welfare reform proposing to deny some young unemployed people benefits dependent on their willingness to partake in training. His proposal is that those people under the age of 21 who are applying for Job Seekers Allowance and are not trained should have to […]

If you are a veteran of the Ibiza clubbing scene then you will know all about Ushuaia Beach Hotel’s famously extravagant open air parties on the seafront of the fabulous Playa d’en Bossa beach. The parties are infamous in their own right and if you haven’t been before you can […]

When I packed a suitcase and took myself out towards Madrid, it was with trepidation. Having not spoken Spanish for several years, I knew that communication and language for me was to change beyond my control. Language, of course, plays a significant role in shaping identity, and so it was […]

A student house – in theory, a Utopian-style existence: you are free to live with your chosen few, are free from the shackles of living in Halls with the messy/weird/loud/argumentative student who you’d never be compatible with in a million years, there are no more dreaded fire drills, and there […]