Two words – Absolute Hell. And yet, totally worth it. My climb started at 11am on Monday morning from the 5th station of the Yoshida Trail. We started off slow and just got slower. On average we walked for 5-10
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Take me out to the ball game (Peter does sports?!)
Baseball is as American as stars and stripes and an unhealthy dislike for the monarchy. There is hardly a person on the continent, at least in its north eastern parts, who do not support, watch or have played this quintessentially
Read moreNot a bad commute…
Starts, as do most across the civilized world, with a large thermos flask of something as hot as it is caffeinated. The first stage of my journey is the 10 minute drive to Hillsdale Station. Driving through the archetypal American
Read moreBack to Where it All Began/ 72 Hours in Hong Kong
Whenever someone asks me ‘where are you from?’, I never know what to say. I was born in Hong Kong but I don’t have a Chinese passport. I lived in Brooklyn and had an American accent but I don’t have
Read moreFourth of July!
As you might expect, the 4th of July does not mean the same as it does to you. To me, it is not so much about liberty, freedom of religion, or even fair representation. Well over a hundred years after the
Read moreSweet and simple: a layperson’s introduction to my research (I)
To whom it may concern, hello!, greetings, wassss upppppp!, and all other methods of saying hello on a blog… my name is Peter Latchem and I am a 4th year Chemist at the University of Southampton. I am taking part
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