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Swede…ish

I remember learning a lot about belonging and identity during high school, as it was my year 12 HSC topic for English. At the time I didn’t think much of it and understood that “outsiders” have a heightened sense of not belonging. A lot of the examples which were examined were to do with people …

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A Loud Minority

It’s often difficult to discuss anything related to gender, women’s rights and even using the word ‘feminism’ in particular. I understand that it shouldn’t be so divisive to talk about such things. At this point in time it should be a given that women’s rights, equality, freedom, justice, empowerment and security should be respected and …

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The Crown

I have watched The Crown on Netflix a number of times through and I’m looking forward to the release of season five in November 2022. I’m aware that The Crown is dramatised and not an accurate version of historical events, nor is it a genuine representation of the British royal family. I do take an …

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Fishbowl

Now it’s even harder to connect with people let alone maintain a connection. We live in a time and generation possessed by technology, phones and laptops, and we are hijacked by our social media presence that we are ignorant to the basic ability to interact with each other. I got rid of Facebook for a …

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ANZAC Day

I recently attended the ‘Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War’ exhibition at Te Papa museum in Wellington, New Zealand. It was a very detailed, graphic and sensory exhibition. There were even giant sculptures of people crafted which had voice overs of stories being echoed. My sister and I noticed the detail in these sculptures, right …

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Pierro

After a life long odyssey around the world Pierro has finally lost the battle with humanity and has retrieved to his isle. Bombarded by the noise from the neighboring airport, he turns his ear to the sound of the waves and seagulls, sharing with us his knowledge about life, death and things in between.