Alone Time | How to Cope

Alone time. At some point in our lives, we all desire it. Some of us need it every day, maybe even at regular intervals, to be able even just to function. For some of us, ‘alone time’ is a coffee alone in the morning or a bubble bath at the weekend. Some of us thrive…

Herby Stuffed Squash

If in doubt, stuff a vegetable. That’s my motto. Yeah, okay, it might not be that handy when in a life or death situation (although, I’m not dead yet. Just saying). But it works wonders when you want something that packs a punch but is pretty easy to prepare.  This week it was Feta-Topped-Herby-Lemony-Quinoa-Stuffed-Roasted-Butternut Squash….

More Plants Please | Eating for the Environment

Honey, I’m a flexitarian. “What the dickens is a flexitarian?!” I hear you cry. It’s probably up there with smashed avocado and The Office memes on the ‘Did you know I’m a Millennial?-scale’. To put it simply, it’s the idea of basing your meals around plants rather than meat or dairy, but not placing a…

Lessons From Life Abroad

“Oh yes, I totally understand what you mean. See, when I was on my year abroad….” Wow, am I now going to be that person? I’m afraid I might just be. I will try my best to limit the level of cringeworthy content in this post, but I can’t guarantee that there won’t be phrases…

Drawing to a Close || The Sevilla Saga #6

Well, here we are. It’s been a little full on recently, hence the lack of updates. I’ve just indulged in some yummy time at home celebrating my big sister getting married to her best friend. It was a dreamy few weeks, not to mention full of emotion. I can’t count the times my eyes have…

Flea Markets and Fairs || The Sevilla Saga #5

In contrast to the very travel heavy blog post I wrote last, this one will stay a little closer to home. These past few weeks have mainly comprised of me churning out work for both Seville and Sheffield, reading, cooking, flamenco dancing (more on that later!) and just meandering around this beautiful city. This week…

A Drop of Sherry and a Splash of Rain || The Sevilla Saga #4

As I was warming up my fingers to tap out another blog post, I realised that it has been a whole month since I last wrote. How has that happened? Time seems to have just evaporated into thin air these past few weeks. It’s possibly because my studies have recently stepped up a notch, so…

Visits and Vistas || The Sevilla Saga #3

The sun surely did get its hat back on. For reference, it’s been hot enough to get an accidental sunglasses tan when eating lunch outside. That was a look, I can tell you. But the sun wasn’t the only thing to bring warmth to my life these past few weeks – I got to see…

Architecture, Angel Hair and Achy Hearts || The Sevilla Saga # 2

I was right when I said that I wouldn’t be short of blog inspiration whilst I’m out here in Spain. Over the past few weeks, I’ve made the most of the terrace of my house to enjoy reading my bible in the sun, I’ve sampled some more Andalusian specialties in quaint and quirky tapas bars,…

Plazas, Palaces and Porky Surprises | The Sevilla Saga #1

About three weeks ago, I was sat at home like a deer in the headlights of what stood before me. I was going to be moving to a new city with nowhere to live, with no connections or any idea of what I was going to be doing at uni, knowing full well that my…