Your Average Adventurer

 Hi Friends, I arrived in Paris, at 00:15 on Thursday, one week after finishing university. I am here to visit my lovely cousin Clarissa, who is working there for 3 months. My other cousin Alice, Clarissa's sister, is also coming out, but both of them will be working during the week so I have lots of time for solo activities. My flight had been delayed over an hour so all the easy trains and shuttle bus routes into Paris were stopped for the night. I got chatting to a girl from outside the arrivals, who I later learnt was called Hannah, as she looked equally as lost as me. It turns out she was studying French and History in Paris, but was from London. We asked around for the direction of the night bus, which lacked any adequate signing i'd like to clarify! I realised after getting on the bus that I wasn't going to be able to pay by tapping a card and needed to have a ticket, which I obviously did not have. Luckily, my new friend turned out to be a guardian angel, and gave m...

Hi Friends, I am a at a big crossroads in my life, recently making the decision to finish university this year with a BA in History with Innovation, instead of carrying on to get my originally intended integrated MA. That is a discussion for another time! It seems like my writing starts and ends with dramatic moments. Last time I posted on here was March 2020, when I had come back from India unexpectedly, and was blissfuly unaware we were about to head into full blown lockdown. A big chunk of my life since then is therefore missing, but I don't see the point in filling in the blanks, instead I see this as an opportunity to re-start and figure out what exactly it is I want to blog about! For the time being, I like the idea of heralding average adventures. I genuinely believe that no matter the circumstance, every facet of exploration is adventure, nothing should be seen as average. I certainly felt a pressure whilst planning my travels back in 2019 to do something different, purpose...