The terror of a dinner party
One of the motivations for moving into my own flat is so I could have people over without it feeling weird. Not that any of my previous flatmates would have minded, but I was always ...
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London, panic and a dinner four years in the making
London can keep you on a panic high for months. You are so busy riding the London stress train with flats, friends and visas all going wrong at once and there never seems to be ...
The Runawaykiwi life rules
It’s ok to turn off the news if it is scaring or depressing you. Never wear a jacket to an interview, they should hire you for your brain not what you are wearing. Always say ...
Why are we all so bad at admitting that we are not ok?
If anyone has the perfect life please speak now. Please. We will flock to you like butterflies to rotting fruit and commit acts of worship until we learn your ways. Sadly no one has the perfect ...
How to make friends in London – the Thinking Bob edition
My biggest complaint when I arrived in London is that if I wasn’t into sports or drinking, how was I supposed to make friends? I had no interest in spending £100 getting wrecked as I ...
How to make friends in London
Forget the cold, forget the weird use of the word ‘pants’, the biggest shock for everyone arriving in London is the sudden and overwhelming lack of friends. After a month or so, when no friends ...