You know those important steps in a relationship? Go on holiday together, have your first fight, join your Netflix accounts? Well, I had a big one when I went to Texas to “meet the parents”. This was just over a year into the relationship, and I hadn’t really met anyone’s parents since high school, so … Continue reading
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The Big Montreal-Florida Adventure
It’s been months and I haven’t yet written anything about my first ever trip to the North American continent. Maybe because it’s been such a long-awaited trip that I first had to digest everything before being able to talk about it. And I was also super busy with work and pre-Christmas preparations and other problems … Continue reading
Bridge Of Spies
Based on a true story, Spielberg’s new movie is powerful, gritty and political. Set during the Cold War, it follows insurance lawyer James Donovan (Tom Hanks) as he’s offered a case unlike any other: defending a convicted Russian spy, Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance). At first reluctant, Donovan accepts the case as the CIA starts to … Continue reading
Brooklyn
A while back, I saw the trailer for Brooklyn at the cinema. Immediately, I thought “Yes! I’ll go see that”, and wrote it on my extensive list of films to watch. Then one day as I was looking into Waterstone’s, I saw the book lying on a table, and bought it. I read it in … Continue reading