My thoughts turn to the next chapter of my journey as I prepare to finish my first volunteering project and leave Cusco on my own!
To Plant a Tree
To plant a tree is an act of selflessness. Lowering the young saplings into the ground, I am reminded that I will not get to bask under their shade. I…
Art versus Artist
I’ve experience misogyny at gigs before. We all know how that turned out.
In Defence of Instagram (and Lake Humantay and Moras/Moray trips)
Catch up on week 2 of my adventure!
I Spit On Your Grave & the Rape-Revenge film
Not for the faint of heart.
A Gringo’s Guide to Altitude Sickness (for the Modern Self-Affirming Woman)
“Gringo” is Latin American slang, essentially meaning “an idiot abroad”. Which I am.
The Bechdel Bitch Abroad
The Bechdel Bitch is about to set off round the world (well, South America) – keep up to date here!
Emilia review (The Globe) – Review
“Men, who forgetting they were born of women, do like vipers deface the wombs wherein they were bred.” – Emilia Bassano Lanier
The Incredibles 2 – Review
“Boys are jerks and superheroes suck.” – Violet Parr, The Incredibles 2.
Philosophy Bros.
In which I discuss the gendered phenomenon of emotional labour…