During the height of exam stress and housemate drama last year, I would tell my friends (mid-mental breakdown in the library) that I was going to start a “crying society, where we all just sit in a room and cry together… Our slogan can be ‘you bring the tears, we bring the tissues’”. In a desperate attempt to remind ourselves that we weren’t the only … Continue reading Starting the Wellbeing Society was the best decision of my life
Anyone who has known me throughout my 2nd year at uni has probably heard my housemate horror story, and with a week to go until I’m finally able to deeeeeep clean my house until it’s rid of their germs, I can safely talk about how I survived such a painful living situation. To run the story as short as I can, I moved into the box room … Continue reading Honest advice for surviving the housemates from hell
*TRIGGER WARNING* This post discusses rape, assault, violence, racism and miscarriages in relation to abortion rights. If these topics might upset you, I would advise you to stop reading now. I have always wanted to use this platform as a means of speaking up on things that I care about, and today it is going to be abortion rights. It’s been all over social media … Continue reading Let’s talk about abortion rights
Anyone would tell you that I’m not an argumentative girl – I don’t like conflict and I always think it’s better to calmly step away from something than to get involved in some full-blown drama. So, whilst going through school didn’t really involve many major fall-outs, making *and keeping* friends at university is a whole new ball game. My second year has involved so much … Continue reading Why losing some friendships was the best thing that ever happened to me
If you haven’t read about the college admissions scandal by now, you’ll need to tell me which rock you’re under so I can hide there for future reference – it’s a massive story, and understandably so; in what Forbes claims to be “the largest prosecuted college admissions scandal in U.S. history“, 50 people were charged in relation to paying between $200,000 and $6.5 million in … Continue reading Dear Olivia Jade: My take on the college admissions scandal
*TRIGGER WARNING* This post discusses sexual harassment, racism and rape, with links & screenshots which could be triggering. If this is something which might upset you, I would advise you to stop reading now. This was an incredibly difficult post to write (and I have been trying to do so for a few months now) and it addresses some horrifying content. The reading and research … Continue reading Submitting to sex under pressure is not consent. It is acquiescence.
Hello friends! I hope you’re all well and are having a wonderful Spooky Season (I’m dressing up as a frying pan for Halloween and no one can stop me); with the release of my first single coming up this week, I thought now would be the right time to put this blog together. With my second year of university now in full swing (genuinely, I … Continue reading Hello & Welcome!
Thivya K 