Little Stranger
My mother and I exit through the black gate and cross the drain, which was once a stream (or does it look smaller because I’ve grown older?), leaving behind the empty house that has
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Sziget Festival
As spring has arrived and people will soon be starting to plan their summer trips, I want to suggest a destination in Hungary: Budapest’s Hajógyári Island, where one of Europe’s biggest music and culture
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Tales From My Travels: A Camping Nightmare
This story may deviate from my usual style in travel writing, but it’s a travel memory nevertheless; one of those unprecedented events that eventually become dinner-table anecdotes, told with much enthusiasm. While they’re unfolding,
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On Life and Its Future
I have a friend who’s a great proponent of the mechanization of the human body. Eyes gleaming, he tells anyone who’ll listen about this new, invulnerable self, exquisitely constructed, free of death. Sometimes he’ll
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On the Psychedelic Edge, Part 3
I’ve been listening to reggae a lot lately; it hasn’t taken long for it to become my second-favorite genre. Still, I don’t feel confident enough to write about it just yet, so here’s some
Read More »Fantastic Bacteria and Where to Find Them
Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled, magical creatures that do awesome things. For starters, they live in our abdomens and secrete substances to kill pathogens that might want a share of our (and our gut bacteria’s)
Read More »Movies and Series About Music
This week, I will offer a short list of movies and series about music. Unfortunately I don’t have enough space to list all of them, so I’ll give priority to some of my personal
Read More »Backpacking the Aegean
It really took me just about a week back home during the winter break to start yearning for an exciting backpacking trip somewhere. I had decided with my boyfriend and regular travel partner to
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