When winter comes around, the evenings are dark, it’s cold and the weather is usually miserable. For a lot of people, this can make them feel low. This is often referred to as ‘The Winter Blues’ or ‘Seasonal Depression’. Of course, for most people, it’s […]

I am Italian, from a beautiful island whose name is Sardinia, and for one or another reason, I haven’t been able to go home for two years. Today I have been looking for a particular song in Sardinian. This piece gives me goosebumps, and I […]

Although astronomical winter doesn’t start until 21 December, it’s definitely getting colder! I don’t know about you, but my Winter coats have come out and my heating has been turned on. Personally, I love winter. I love wrapping up warm, getting cosy in the evening while […]

Do you get fed up and roll your eyes when an older relative or family friend spouts some saying or well-meaning words of wisdom in an effort to give you some advice? Have you heard it all before? Well perhaps you shouldn’t be so quick […]

When I want to relax, one of the things I do is watch Anime. For those who don’t know, Anime are Japanese animated works. I started to watch them when I was a child, but I didn’t think they were Japanese, as probably many of […]

Last week, I spent my time applying for lots and lots of postgraduate courses! This meant writing quite a few personal statements which is something I hadn’t done for three years. I’m aware some of you reading this won’t be university students yet but some […]

As you will have probably noticed, my name, Killoran, is quite unusual. It is the name of a town in Ireland and Scotland and has Gaelic connotations. I was also told by someone who knows these things that the “Kil” bit means church and therefore […]

100 years ago, an important discovery was made, and it continues to save millions of people in the world: insulin. I am type 1 diabetic, and without it, I wouldn’t be writing this post. But my purpose is not to make you sad, but to […]

Now that Halloween and Bonfire Night are over, I think it’s perfectly acceptable that the Christmas festivities begin! Christmas is my favourite time of year, so I like to start celebrating as early as possible. I always swear to myself that I will get organised […]

Birmingham: more trees than Paris, more canals than Venice – and the biggest German market outside Germany or Austria. No student could have missed the fact that the annual spectacular is back in town after a Covid-induced absence. And no doubt many will be wanting […]