Inside a Mind

Category: Interests

  • Literary Quotes for Sant Jordi

    Today is St George’s Day. Which is the national day of England, however we don’t celebrate it much because those who do often do so with xenophobic intentions. Not to say it can’t be celebrated nicely, but we don’t have any lasting cultural traditions related to this day. However, it is also celebrated as the Valentine’s Day…

  • Berlinaroids

    I’m still, at times, thinking back nostalgically to Berlin. Perhaps mainly because the coffees here in Brussels are tiny compared to milchkaffees. And I haven’t seen a black turtleneck at all here. But I have my little collection of Polaroids I took during my five month stay in Berlin. The cold weather kept a a very…

  • Womens’ Writing Berlin Lab

    This post is a promotion of a very good cause! I’ve been looking for volunteering opportunities, and came across this up and coming organisation. Women’s writing Berlin Lab is a virtual and physical space for women (with focus on intersectionalism) who have a passion for writing. It hosts events and a blog for women across…

  • A Little Taste of Nature

    I’ve had a bad day for chronic fatigue, so I decided to go on a walk with my camera to capture the beautiful autumn colours to try and see if the outside would help energise me as it sometimes does. It didn’t, I had to get the bus back and I’ve been napping since, but…

  • View of the Thames, London

    I had a 24 hour trip to London, because I had tickets to see the RADA fundraiser production of Hamlet, directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Tom Hiddleston. It was an amazing show, so intimate, and so well performed. Tickets were very limited and in high demand, so I was thrilled to access the Under…

  • Shakey Wakey

    Slumville sunrise Nobody cares or looks twice Shine away in the morning Across this place where I was born in Every bruise, every flower Illuminated by the dawning I decided to photograph Wakefield – at least the centre to try and capture its vibe accurately. Although it is not my favourite city in the world,…

  • Carrers de Barcelona

    After my trip to London, I was a little frustrating that many of my photos had come out blurred. I decided I needed to practice, and so as a reward for being so close to finishing my university deadlines, I went on a stroll with my Nikon. I explored the neighbourhoods of the Barrio Gotico,…

  • Nomad Songs

    Every life, every moment deserves an awesome and fitting soundtrack. Although I think calling myself a nomad is a little pretentious, and not true, I haven’t really lived at “home” in a long time. Nowhere I can think of as permanent, and when half of my belongings are in boxes somewhere in Yorkshire, and I…

  • Parc Guell Revisited

    I did a post on Parc Guell a while back when I visited Barcelona for the first time. This time around a friend and I went to take pictures, because he had just bought himself a new camera, and I’m glad to have friends who are also into photography. We missed out the section you have to…

  • Novels to make you think

    Being tied up with university and far too many deadlines has meant my reading for pleasure is on hold for the moment. I miss it. I got so many books for Christmas, and had to leave them all behind *sob*. But I was reflecting on novels I have already read. Novels that stay with you…