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  • How Getting Laughed At Helped Me Learn Japanese (Thanks, Dad!)

    They say the best way to learn a language is to just speak it no matter how stupid, broken, or downright ridiculous it comes out of your mouth. Sounds great in theory, right? Except when you’re a shy teenager with a dad who happens to be your biggest heckler. When I first started learning Japanese, I Read more

  • Recent Gloom

    I went for a run the other evening (yeh, shocking, I actually leave the sofa occasionally) and found myself mulling over the latest depressing headlines you know, one poor Ukrainian girl stabbed on a train, and a bloke in Utah shot. Grim stuff. First things first, may their families somehow find peace, patience, and maybe Read more

  • Let’s Get Straight to It: Why I’m Not Having Kids and Why You Shouldn’t Ask

    Right, let’s not faff about. I’m just going to say it: I don’t want children. Never have. Not once. Not even when I saw a family wearing matching pyjamas and taking golden-hour photos in a sunflower field. Not even then. I’ve never looked at a rich, glossy, colour-coordinated family of five and thought, “Yes, please! I Read more

  • Why Group Work in Online Uni Is the Academic Version of Being Mugged in Broad Daylight

    There is a very specific type of madness that grips a person when a lecturer casually announces, “There will be a group presentation to help build your communication and teamwork skills.” Communication? Teamwork? In an online class? With strangers who’ve all vanished like your will to live after midterms? No, Professor Karen, what you’ve actually Read more

  • I Ran a Marathon in My Sleep and Now I Want Compensation

    Right. So the other night, my body was tucked up in bed, warm, relaxed, dead to the world. Lovely stuff. But apparently, my brain decided that was far too boring and went, “Hey, let’s make this night absolutely unhinged.” Next thing I know, I’m in a full-blown crisis dream I’m late for school (despite not having attended Read more

  • Where Have All the Faces Gone? 

    by Hannah, an accidental philosopher Right, so picture this: It’s a random Wednesday evening. I’m just minding my own business, probably procrastinating some very important life task like washing a spoon or becoming a better person, when BAM out of absolutely nowhere, my brain hits me with a deep philosophical thought: “Oi, remember those YouTube Read more

  • Why Are Men So Good at Sleeping, Meditating, and Not Caring? I Need Answers

    So there we were, mid-dinner, minding our own business, just having a nostalgic chinwag about our high school days. Then Dustin, bless him, goes: “You know, I used to put my head down on the desk, close my eyes, cross my legs, and imagine I was floating in space. All the noise would disappear, and Read more

  • Hot Girl Hobbies: Why I Wear a Ballgown to Starbucks (and You Should Too)

    There are days…no, eras, when my divine feminine energy rises like a phoenix in Gucci heels and commands me to dress like the absolute queen I am. On these sacred days, I march into the woods, armed with my book and a paintbrush (because it looks poetic), pretending I’m the lead in a coming-of-age indie film. The main Read more

  • Why Do Doctors in Japan Hate Questions? (Asking for a Friend… Literally)

    I think I have a bit of a problem. You see, I tend to overprepare before visiting the doctor. I go full Sherlock Holmes researching every possible scenario, potential cure, dietary recommendation, and prevention method. Why? Because the last thing I want is to sound clueless during a consultation. Now here’s where things get a Read more

  • That 3AM “Oh No” Moment (Yes, the Assignment Was Due Today)

    Has this ever happened to you (especially to the girls, but honestly, no one’s safe)? It’s the middle of the night, you’re tucked in bed, trying your absolute best to fall asleep like a responsible adult, and then BAM your brain decides it’s the perfect time to replay every poor life decision you’ve made since Read more