As a vegetarian residing in South Korea for the summer I honestly felt like I walked on the edge of death: Korean dishes involving all the nutrients required to lead a healthy life alongside a sound moral background are hard to find. A diet of bibimbap and bibimbap alone arguably READ MORE
The Struggles of a Curly Girl
Everyone wants what they can’t have, right? This is pretty much the story of my life; I have spent the entirety of it despising my unruly, curly and frizzy hair. Whilst my dad had an afro and my mum, waves, my hair became a clash between the two, a ball of messy curls. Growing READ MORE
How I Faced My Fears By Getting Naked in South Korea
Ask someone from the west how they’d feel about getting naked and bathing among other naked people, their response will probably be like mine: no. fucking. way. In South Korea, however, this is very much normal; your horror at the thought is just impossible. I got told that I READ MORE
Sexual Harassment at University UPDATE: The South Korean Way
This is a follow up post to my initial story of my experiences of sexual harassment at university. If you haven't read it yet you can find it here. I am spending this summer on the other side of the world, at Korea University in Seoul, jumping head first into a culture that is READ MORE
Caitlin Moran Has Changed How I Feel About Abortion
If you'd have asked me before today how I feel about abortion, I'd have given you the same answer I've been giving my whole life; it's neccessary to protect women that are victims of rape, but in any other case it's totally inhumane. As a vegetarian, the thought of killing READ MORE