Lifestyle
Strictly come dancing
(5 minute read) Ballroom dancing can be a school of virtues, as Lisa Fraser discovered.
“I think the way governments around the world dealt with the pandemic led young people to get more interested in politics”
(5 minute read) 19 year old Neo Kalungu-Banda reflects on the last 18 months and explains how young people can grow through their challenges.
Prioritising: the secret to finding happiness?
(4 minute read) Lisa Fraser offers helpful hints on how to use time better. Can prioritising and planning really be the secret to finding happiness?
Misunderstanding, media and the menopause
(5 minute read) Madi Apthorpe dares to mention the unmentionable in a plea for more openness on women’s health issues.
The future of work
(3 minute read) In the ‘new normal’ employers will have to balance paternalism and liberalism in their approach to work, says Prakarsh Singh.
Dare we dream?
(5 minute read) Lisa Fraser is moved by a man who thinks a better world is not an idle fantasy.
Life in the (too) fast lane
(4 minute read) Monica Sharp says her native USA needs to change to become more humane.
Mind your language
(4 minute read) Learning a new language in a foreign land can challenge your identity and psychology, Lisa Fraser explains.
From faux pas to friendships
(4 minute read) Making friends in a new land means both losing and keeping one’s identity, as Lisa Fraser discovered.
Broken by Brexit
(2 minute read) Alessandra Pili describes how the UK’s vote to leave the European Union broke her Sardinian-Scottish heart.
