Journalist and editor
After my first, and certainly entertaining, year studying English Literature and Spanish at the University of Birmingham (and inspired by a wonderful piece by Juliette Rowsell) I thought it might be best to impart some wisdom for apprehensive new students to take with them when they embark on their first year of undergraduate adventures this September.… Continue reading How to survive your first year of university
My first year at university has been far busier (and far more bizarre) than I ever expected. At the start of the academic year, if you had told me I would be part of a record label and appearing on the radio, I would have laughed you out the door… so naturally the last few… Continue reading Records and radio
I’ve loved reading for as long as I can remember. English was my best subject at school and I loved it (so much so I now study it at university). I’d always be that kid in class who would revel in ‘quiet time’ so I could get on with the next chapter of the book… Continue reading Book List / My Life in Books
For those of you who follow me on Twitter and Instagram, you'll have seen a barrage of posts from my week in Barcelona. Although set up by my university, essentially it was a week of studying, walking around for hours, getting lost on the metro and drinking cocktails and sangria until we could barely stand. Sunday… Continue reading Travel / Viva La Barça
Sometimes the stress gets too much for you. You're sick of rereading your essay title and trying to come up with a thesis. You're having a crappy day and need to take your mind off it. Sometimes the best thing to do is take a break. Make yourself a hot drink, snuggle up in an… Continue reading Book List / Perfect Reads to Wind Down
I don't have to be the one to remind you that the world we live in nowadays is a digital one. Hell, you're probably reading this on a phone screen or some other kind of tablet that's yet to be invented. We were always told at school: 'don't talk to strangers'. It was practically drummed… Continue reading Breaking social media barriers
I love London a hell of a lot. Having not been there since December with my best friend, it was time to revisit one of my favourite places in the country. I ended up selling one of my tickets for Catfish and the Bottlemen at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, mainly due to lack of money (and… Continue reading Loner in London
Kirstie Sutherland 