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Mind your language
(4 minute read) Learning a new language in a foreign land can challenge your identity and psychology, Lisa Fraser explains.
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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.
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Broken by Brexit
(2 minute read) Alessandra Pili describes how the UK’s vote to leave the European Union broke her Sardinian-Scottish heart.
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First day at school
(3 minute read) Marie McCoy describes the triumph and trauma experienced by parents as children take their first step on the educational ladder.
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Why do Americans never take holidays?
(6 minute read) Monica Sharp examines the unhealthy work ethic which diminishes quality of life in the US.
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The return to campus – a survival guide
(4 minute read) Dennis Relojo-Howell offers advice on how to stay safe – and sane – as universities tentatively open their doors.
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Being the other at home
(4 minute read) Lisa Fraser lifts the curtain on the battle for Britishness and considers what integration really means.
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Food, faith and family
(4 minute read) Giovanna Eusebi reveals how to value food and make it a priceless bond in relationships.
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All that sparkles is not gold
(4 minute read) Marie McCoy says elite competitors can play a key role in challenging sexist attitudes in sport and wider society.
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The curse of busyness
(4 minute read) The phrase ‘I don’t have time’ should be banished from our vocabulary, says Tascha von Uexkull. Because the truth is quite different.
