Being a student requires a lot of self-responsibility. Unlike in school, there isn't a teacher who tells you exactly what to do. In university, you’re simply expected to prepare assigned readings, write essays, prepare presentations and study for the next exam. No one’s going to remind you of your next submission date—you need to learn … Continue reading Study Tips: How to Study Effectively
"The book is always better than the movie." I guess this is a sentence most of us have read or heard at some point when it comes to book adaptations. But how do we define 'better'? Why are books so often put on a pedestal and movies easily dismissed? Personally, whenever I hear that a … Continue reading Book vs. Movie: In Defence of Book Adaptations
Willkommen zurück! I'm glad so many of you were interested in my first crash course German post and I hope you've had time to revise some of the things you've learned 😉 I've notices that quite a lot of you seem to struggle with sentence structure and word order so I thought I'd explain it … Continue reading Crash Course German #2: Sentence Structure and Word Order
"I turned on the news. The minor epidemic they’d been talking about earlier wasn’t behaving in the usual way—a local outbreak, one they could contain. Now it was an emergency. They showed a map of the world, with the hotspots lightning up in red—Brazil, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Bombay, Paris, Berlin ... The news jockeys were … Continue reading Why You Should Read Science Fiction
Being stuck at home sometimes feels like being stranded on a desert island. If you come to think about it, we're all living the lives of castaways at the moment: We rarely have contact to other humans, time is a mystery, there ain't enough food around, and toilet paper isn't anywhere to be found. If … Continue reading Social Distancing Tips From Robinson Crusoe
Today marks the 456th birthday of William Shakespeare and the 404th anniversary of his death--For Shakespeare was born and died, supposedly, on the same day: April 23. Either way, today is all about remembering Shakespeare's genius. For some, it rests in his play's timeless appeal, for others in their complex language or insightful themes. If … Continue reading Celebrating Shakespeare’s Heroines
In the past weeks, I've read many posts about things to do during quarantine. I've noticed that one activity that is featured in almost every post is "learn a new language." And as I'm German myself, I thought why not use the time to teach others a little German? I personally love learning new languages … Continue reading Crash Course German: The Basics
