Well, this is it. Or, as Macaulay Culkin put it so eloquently in Home Alone: "This is it, don't get scared now." After months of saving, weeks of planning, and... well, a couple of hours of packing, I'm here in Barcelona once again. Only, this time it's personal. I don't know what that means, …
Scrapbook Entry // End of Summer Report
For reasons best left untold, the summer term was one I’ll never forget. July brought joy and the promise of a new beginning. Spring had started hopeful, with small steps forward in my journey as an artist. I rediscovered my love of drawing, with the help of a teacher a little too fond of tautology. …
Travel Guide: Barcelona by the Barri
Ah, summer. Finally on its way, and always around this time of year, I get a barrage of messages from friends and colleagues telling me they're off to Barcelona, and have I got any tips on what to do and where to go? Yes. Yes, I do. So, in an effort to save repeating myself, I thought I'd put …
Book Review: The Sound of Loneliness, by Craig Wallwork
Daniel Crabtree comes from a long line of young writers who believe that great work is born only from great suffering. Accordingly, Crabtree has left the comfort of his parents' home to live alone, in an unfurnished apartment in Salford, where he survives on a diet of flour and John Smiths. Inspired …
Scrapbook Entry // Half-Term Report #2
February flew past in a flash. March turned into to April and August no longer seems so far away. Snowflakes fell and still there was no sign of spring, but that didn’t stop me from looking forward. Spend! Travel! Explore new places. Book that next flight, take that next trip. Take a chance. It’s …