I wrote this article back in April 2016 for an adoption magazine which will be published shortly. I really enjoyed writing it and I thought I’d share it with you all. Some of the things in the article I want to expand upon (an adoptee’s view on going back to China for one) but otherwise …
If travelling around the world for seven months followed by a week in Paris hadn’t been enough for me, I jetted off to Sweden for the first time and spent a few days exploring Stockholm. Sweden, the home to IKEA, H&M, Daniel Wellington, Volvo & Fjällräven, was a place I was looking forward to visiting. I …
HEY SWEET FRIENDS, I’m still alive (and so is my blog…) and I have now successfully moved over to: http://www.apieceofviola.com This has taken a while to sort out because I’ve been swamped with university work (and, to be honest, I still am) but I should be spending time over the next couple of months tweaking […]
Hello my lovely blog readers, Today I woke up and I was searching some things up on Google, when I just decided that I wanted to take the plunge and go self-hosted today. I’m trying out this new routine where I can schedule blogging and YouTube in daily, and it seems to be working so far. … Continue reading
If we were having coffee, I would tell you that I can’t believe it’s been almost an entire month since I last wrote one of these! Where has the time gone/why haven’t I written one sooner to give you guys an update?! If we were having coffee, I would tell you that I’ve been back at university for … Continue reading
I haven’t written a post like this in a while but I thought it was time to write down all of the thoughts and feelings I’ve been having, especially now that I’m finally able to put them into words. It gets pretty personal. I guess you could say for the past week or so, I haven’t … Continue reading
I’ve finally got round to importing and editing a collection of photos from my latest trip to Shanghai. We spent five days being tourists and exploring the bubbling metropolitan city. We wandered around markets and street stalls filled with small restaurants and shops selling small trinkets. There were also parks, temples and gardens: We had … Continue reading
I am frequently inundated with messages and emails from readers, subscribers, friends and students on how I managed to fund my Gap Year entirely by myself. As this is something I’m incredibly proud of, and something I’ve achieved on my own, I think that I can share with you some travel-saving money tips… 1. ‘Take care … Continue reading
If we were having coffee, I would tell you that I’m currently sitting in Burger King at Shanghai’s International Airport. I’ve just devoured a spicy chicken meal and I’ve been catching up on blog comments. The airport wifi is definitely the fastest wifi I have come across so far on this trip! Did you see my … Continue reading
The last time I was on a plane which was more than a couple of hours was my flight back from Beijing last June. I spent most of the flight sleeping and resenting the fact that I was flying back home after a seven-month trip. I really, really didn’t want to get off that plane … Continue reading
Now that I’ve been back from university for a solid two and a half weeks, I’ve had plenty of time to finally catch up on all of the shows I’ve been dying to watch. Always scouring the internet and blog posts in search of the next TV show I should become obsessed with, I thought … Continue reading
If we were having coffee, I would tell you that I’ve now been on holiday for two entire weeks. It’s actually quite crazy how fast it’s going. Did you read my Hilary Term reflection post? Have I done nearly as much work as I should have done? No way in hell. I have three full days free before … Continue reading
A Piece of Viola 