I can't remember when it first appeared. This pull to go to Mexico, but I had put it off due to fear for about a year. Fear from what we see on the sensationalized news about Mexico. But in a small corner of my mind, I could see colours, music, a history I didn't know …
Learning a language is no easy feat. People start learning for multiple reasons- for fun, for work, family/partners or living arrangements. It requires memorising, pulling apart sentences and learning how to reconstruct them and putting aside your pride to speak with errors with a native speaker. My French learning started in high school with compulsory …
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Deconfinement: to be out of the state of confinement or restrained movement. (sortie d'un état de confinement où les mouvements sont restreints ; retour à une possible circulation des personne). Our world here is slowly awakening from the social distancing measures that were put into place for COVID-19. Granted, Australia was lucky. Our Government had …
If you are looking up things to do in Mexico City, Teotihuacan will inevitably come up. About a 1 hour bus ride north east of Mexico City and it is home to some grand pyramids that are dated to be about 2000 years old and is pre-Aztec. Little is still known about this site however, …
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Salut! Je m'appelle Sophie, l'autor de cette blog. J'habite a Sydney, Australie et ma langue maternelle c'est anglais (plus ou moins- une autre blog post peut-etre). En Australie, parceque le distance de l'autre pays, apprendre la langue extranger ce n'est pas une importance dans la societe et a l'ecole. Je pense que c'est un gaspillage …
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I've come to learn and research quite abit around memory in my scientific life (neuroscientist by training here!). I know how unreliable and fleeting memories can be which I think is just a guarantee of life- that you will not have your memories forever. To try and capture my own memories, I've been on a …
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One of my favourite lockdown activities to do is armchair travelling. Going around the world without leaving the comforts of my room. There are so many different ways to armchair travel and I'm sure there are many more! Wanderlusting: I enjoy reading other people's travel blogs about where they went, what they saw, what they …
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You may know the age old adage, the more butter the better it tastes. This is certainly true for the croissant. Crispy on the outside and a healthy layering taste of butter on the inside makes the perfect accompaniment to coffee.I have to admit, I never really truly tasted a proper croissant until I went …
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Everyone has an opinion about these lockdays. I personally have been really liking this change. It's forced me to slow down more and focus on refining what I do on a day to day basis. Being lucky enough to work from home, I just have so many more hours. I channeled my time into food …
Hi everyone,I hope you are all keeping well. I think I've revelled in all the current changes long enough and now to put finger to keyboard. I've been wondering now what life will look like after this pandemic is over. Whenever that will be. I know of many people who are without work or have …
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