Our destination on this Norwegian adventure was Tromsø, a little town nestled in the Arctic. A place of midnight sun, and the location of the midnight sun marathon on summer solstice. Apart from running a very long distance, this trip was a treat because Tromsø is a truly charming city. This city is home to … More Tromsø, Norway
The essential ways to travel in Bangkok, Thailand … More Traveling around Bangkok: Motorbikes, tuk tuks, longtail boats
Things that have made me guffaw in public: Furiously happy [audiobook]. This book is the most hilarious books which reflects all of the most ridiculous things. It is about depression, but also about taxidermied raccoons riding house cats, and glitter-eating monkeys. I am sure the print version would be a delight, but I highly recommend the … More Reading list: Smart, poignant, beautiful, true, and ridiculous things other people wrote
If you have been following my Pedalling for Mental Health adventures or if you saw the Wild in my Garden post, you will know that my amazing older sis made me a bivy sack! It is really the most marvelous thing and I got a bunch of requests for more info on how one might … More Re-blog: How to make a bivy
I use two computers at the office. While my desktop is running code, I use my laptop to research, read, and write. Sometimes, while Stata spins, I use the time to read about great adventures and get inspired about ways of being. Alastair Humphrey has long been one of my favourite adventurer/writers, and I particularly … More Re-blog: Packing | Alastair Humphreys
Eidfjord – so beautiful, I can hardly believe it is real. … More The prettiest little town of all: Eidfjord, Norway
A bit of Bergen – the start of my week-long trip to attend a conference! … More A little peak into Bergen, Norway
I still can’t believe it is happening! As bits and pieces start to fall into place, I am so excited to announce that I am heading off on a big, shiny, new adventure this fall. I have accepted a position to do my PhD at University College London, studying the social and spatial epidemiology of psychotic … More Sparkling new adventures!
I was watching Lena Dunham’s advice videos that are promoting her new book Not That Kind of Girl. While all of them are charming, insightful, and earnest, one of the segments particularly resonated with me. She was talking about body image and confidence, and how confidence has nothing to do with the number on the … More Confidence is living a life you are proud of
About a year ago, I started looking into conferences that would be appropriate for my thesis research and I came across ESSSB. It sounded excellent and so I decided to head to the Baltic region for the very first time. But when I decided to go, many of my friends seemed baffled at my choice. They would … More Tallinn, Estonia
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