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Following the announcement that Nottingham University is suspending Modern Languages courses, here are several reasons why it's beneficial to learn a new language. I first started learning French when I was four years old. I then started learning Spanish at 11 in high school. I studied both French and Spanish at GCSE level, and wanted to continue both at A-Level. Unfortunately, I was only allowed to study one language in sixth form, which I chose to be Spanish. My sister has

Wednesday, November 5th, is Stress Awareness Day, so here are some tips on how to overcome stress creatively. In our everyday lives, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and stressed. With the world advancing in some respects faster than we once believed, and the threat of international problems rising, it is more common to feel stressed than not to be. That's why I wanted to raise awareness of Stress Awareness Day. On the first Wednesday of November, the International Stress Manage

Here are 24 film recommendations, ranging from action blockbusters to romcoms, for those who enjoy watching things on the big screen. This week, it was my birthday, and I turned 24. I had a lovely day and was thoroughly spoilt by friends and family. On my birthday, on my bookish social media accounts, I shared 24 of my favourite books. The list included thrillers, romance novels, fantasy novels and more. It got me thinking about what to write for my next blog post. Obviously,

Here are some tips and advice on how to write a novel, based on my experience studying novel writing. Growing up, I always loved storytelling. I would come up with story ideas and stage plays in the hope that one day I would be brave enough to write an entire novel. If you've read a few of my blog posts before, you'll know that I am, in fact, writing my own novel. It's been a dream to be able to say I've written a whole manuscript, and I'm so close to doing so. With my person

Richard Osman's cosy mystery book, The Thursday Murder Club, has been made into a movie on Netflix, and here is my review. As a reader, I'm always wary of book-to-film adaptations. Over the years, there have been some great movies inspired by novels; however, there have also been some not-so-great ones. A film has to differ in some ways from the original book; you can't put every detail from a novel onto our screens and have the film fit within a normal time limit. Richard O