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Turning to appreciate the jacarandas: on circuit-breaking and truth-telling

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British Film Festival 2020

The annual British Film Festival (BFF) has arrived in Adelaide for its seventh year, playing at Palace Nova cinemas at Eastend and Prospect from 10-29 November.

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Rediscovering tea

I know we all say this every year, but I still can’t believe it’ll be 2021 soon. Although most of us are very much over 2020 and would like to say farewell to it, I’m still astonished to find that the end of the year is not far away now.

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Is the Ph.D. worth it

I feel like I am running out of time with my Ph.D. The struggle is indeed very real, but to be honest, it’s already worth it. 

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The sound of studying

Listening to music while studying has always been my method of choice.

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Woke

I’m so very proud of my friend, and although we’ll all be missing her, she’s about to embark on a big adventure in her career and moving away for work. She’s taking on a role within a not-for-profit organisation and on her last day in Adelaide, we caught up for a picnic with friends. It felt quite bittersweet because of course we’ll miss her, but I am so very excited for her at the same time! There is still a longing in me for an adventure and although I am in the middle of one of the greatest adventures of my life - being a mum to my fiery little one - I'm hoping that there'll be a couple more adventures to be experienced.

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Bringing back my childhood

As immature as I still am as an adult, there are certain things I miss about being a kid.

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Of birthdays in 2020

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The best pizza in Adelaide

There's no shortage of good pizza in Adelaide, and I'm fairly confident I’ve gathered a top five capable of pleasing even the most rigid sticklers for quality and tradition.

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Ramblings on knowing and doing

This morning, as I was in warrior pose during my morning yoga practice, I couldn’t help but allow my mind to wander. My thoughts were on thinking about the integrity of our world. What does that even mean - the integrity of our world? Does it imply that there is some other purpose than simply existing? What’s the purpose of things? What’s a worthy enough purpose?

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