Inside a Mind

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Here’s to the Chronic and Single

    This was just sitting in my drafts, but why not publish it on the day people love to hate – Valentine’s Day? My current date is a stomach bug (thanks travelling) – and I’m about to spend a long weekend with strangers in a hostel, wish my belly luck! I was reading a lovely article…

  • Favourite Cafes in Berlin

    If there is anything I really appreciated in Berlin, it was the amount of cafes ideal for “freelancing”, or studying. in. I would have loved to have lived longer in Berlin, partly because a lot of my time was dedicated to studying and finishing my master’s dissertation rather than fun tourist things or getting really…

  • A Passion for Travel Writing? Help Me Help You!

    In undergrad I wrote briefly for Exploration Online, an online travel magazine aimed at mainly students. Now, I am the Latin America Editor! And I’m looking for people willing to write some articles for me 🙂 It can cover any country/city within the region, can provide advice, experiences, anything insightful and inspiring! It’s all voluntary,…

  • How to Help Charities as a Spoonie

    If there is one thing having a chronic illness gives people, it is compassion. A desire to be more considerate of others, and to help when you can. Sadly, as any spoonie knows, putting in more effort than what is required of you in work/school can be too much. But if you still want to…

  • Angry, Hopeful, and Active

      Photos of me as an activist: from my first demonstration against tuition fees in Leeds, 2010 aged 16,  marching for refugees in Burgos, Spain 2015 aged 21, marching against Trump in Barcelona 2017 aged 22, canvassing for the Green Party for the elections in Sheffield, 2017 aged 22, collecting signatures for Amnesty in Berlin,…

  • Why living like a hermit crab simultaneously ruins you and makes you

    I am currently living in my third city abroad, and moving to another next month (eee!) After, I fully intend on returning to the UK and finding one of them stable job things I’ve heard so much about. It will mark 3 years of unforgettable experiences. Anyone who has ever lived abroad, either permanently or…

  • Charlottenburg Palace

    Located in the neighbourhood of Charlottenburg (shocking), the palace is one of the most famous in Germany. Named after Sophie Charlotte, who died an early death, and had commissioned it with her husband Friedrich III. It is a lavish palace with baroque and rococo styling, although more was added by their descendants. When visiting it…

  • Looking Back on 2017

    Happy new year!! Last year I reflected on my own experience of 2016. So, I thought I’d do the same for 2017. Because why not. I’ll also be focusing on the positives, because although there have been moments of fear and sadness, I like to end the year on a high note. Again, I won’t…

  • Gendarmenmarkt

    Another cold December weekend, another Christmas market! This time I went to the Gendarmenmarkt, another big and well-known Christmas market of Berlin. I ate roasted chestnuts, and cheesy fatty amazing food, and of course drank mulled wine. I decided to try white mulled wine, but honestly red mulled wine reigns supreme. I also bought some…

  • Male Photographers and the Female Body

    Helmut Newton – Museum fur Fotographie This is something that has been playing in my mind for a while, but I really came to reflect on it when I visited the Museum Fur Fotographie, in Berlin. The museum itself is a nice visit – it mainly displays the works of the German photographer Helmut Newton,…

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