Anyone seen the famous movie about the dog, Hachiko? The dog that was so dedicated to his owner and waited for him, even though he had passed away nine years prior? Hachikō is known in Japanese as chūken Hachikō (忠犬ハチ公)
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Famous Hachiko statue!
Travelling Alone: A mistake?
Travelling Alone: A mistake? Stepping on to a plane that would take me across the world to an unknown place, away from my friends, my family, my comfort, filled me with a lot of anxiety there’s no denying that. The idea of travelling
Read moreOne Monthiversary
I have now been in Adelaide for one whole month, scary times! I was talking to Molly – a fellow Soton gal here – about how it feels like we’ve been here for longer, but at the same time, it’s weird to
Read moreA Recap of My First Week (and a half) in Adelaide
I’m feeling too sensitive to do proper work so I thought I’d write another blog post about my first full week here. So where did I get up to last time… Okay finally got wifi working on my laptop and
Read moreIf You Wanna Be a Badger Then Come Along With Me…
By the bright shining light of the moon! That is just a short snippet of the many University of Wisconsin varsity songs that I sang over and over at basketball and ice hockey games. I have been back in the
Read moreCanadians Hate the Cold (Pre-Reading Week)
Howdy folks, Into the second blog post already, the time is flying! I thought I’d cover just a few things I’ve been up to and what’s surprised me over these past couple of weeks in the run up to Reading
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