Translated Japanese literature has recently become a lot more popular in the UK book world. Where before, Japanese books about cats either being a metaphor for death or some other difficult life lesson were a rarity, now they come in their masses (and I’m not complaining, it turns out this is exactly my type inContinue reading “Before the Coffee Gets Cold”
Tag Archives: relationships
Long distance friendships
I love friendships. I love talking about friendships, and reading about friendships, and dissecting friendships. I love being a part of them and starting new ones. However, inevitably it seems, there comes a point where either I or my friend must leave and move. Sometimes this is due to the nature of our friendship –Continue reading “Long distance friendships”
Down with the single tax!
Now the title of this piece may lead you to believe this is going to be me moaning about being single in a subconsciously envious of couples way. I hope it won’t be that, but I guess I can’t make any promises. This concept came up when reading some form of feminist literature over theContinue reading “Down with the single tax!”
More memoirs please
Over the past few years, as I have recovered from university and rediscovered my love of reading, I’ve had the chance to read a wide variety of books. I quickly realised that many of my favourites ended up being memoirs. This didn’t seem to be too dependent on the author or the events of theirContinue reading “More memoirs please”
Love Languages Again
If there’s one thing I can regularly weave into my conversations with friends, it’s love languages and personality tests. Maybe even the fact that one of my first posts to this blog was about love languages can attest to my slight infatuation with them. I really identify with my results and appreciate it massively whenContinue reading “Love Languages Again”
Timidness
Over the summer, I took a leap and went to work for a family in Italy. I didn’t know them beforehand; although I knew I was staying with them I wasn’t entirely sure where that was. I hadn’t been told a lot about what I’d be doing, but had been given the umbrella term ofContinue reading “Timidness”
Friends are well worth the hype
My big revelation on turning 24 was that most things are improved by having friends around. This may seem like an obvious revelation, however, I find myself isolating myself from friends again and again for one reason or another. Often, this is due to feeling burnt-out and the only solution seems to be watching filmsContinue reading “Friends are well worth the hype”
Rebekah's Ramblings 